Paris, June 10 (IANS) Several prominent international human rights organisations have filed an urgent action petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), raising concerns over the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of 49 Awami League activists, including 17 children, following a peaceful political rally in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district.The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD), alongside Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), made the…
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Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals from a hotel in central Kolkata for overstaying in India after their visas expired, the police said on Tuesday. Officers from Park Street police station raided the hotel in Collin Street, after receiving information that six Bangladeshis were hiding in the city in fear of returning to their country, as their visas had expired a long time back.In the initial investigation, the police have learned that all these Banglade…
Agartala, Dec 22 (IANS) The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala on Monday notified that all visa and consular services at the diplomatic mission will remain closed from December 23, officials said. This is to inform all concerned that, due to unavoidable circumstances, all visa and consular services at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala will remain closed from tomorrow, 23 December 2025, until further notice.The First Secretary and Head of Commission of the Banglad…