Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s prisons have increasingly deteriorated into a deeply discriminatory state mechanism. Within this system, imprisonment for those with wealth and power translates into a “life of pampered luxury” while for ordinary, poor citizens, it amounts to a “living hell”. Although institutional operations across the country’s 72 prisons are carried out under the humane and reformist slogan ‘not a jail, but a correction centre’, the reality on the ground tells a diff…
Latest Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 News & Updates
Dhaka, Jan 13 (IANS) With Bangladesh moving closer to its 13th parliamentary election scheduled for February, a sharp rise in violence, including targeted killings and the widespread use of illegal firearms, has sparked growing fear among political parties and prospective candidates across the country, according to local media reports.Reports suggest that killings linked to political rivalry, the struggle for dominance, and personal disputes have escalated, fuelling growing security concerns amo…
Dhaka, Dec 24 (IANS) At least 663 people were arrested by Bangladesh police across the country in 24 hours as part of ‘Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2’, a nationwide crackdown launched to restore law and order and recover illegal firearms, local media reported, citing a senior police official.Confirming the development, Assistant Inspector-General (Media & Public Relations) of Bangladesh Police Headquarters, AHM Shahadat Hossain, said that 663 people were taken into custody and nine firearms we…