Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s police have arrested a woman in connection with the shooting of a National Citizen Party (NCP) leader, local media reported on Tuesday, citing an official.The victim, Mohammad Motaleb Sikder, the Khulna divisional chief of the NCP and a central organiser of NCP Sramik Shakti, was shot on Monday at a house near Gazi Medical College Hospital in the Sonadanga area of Khulna city.This incident came just days after radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi was shot o…
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United Nations, Dec 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is very concerned about the violence in Bangladesh and minorities there should feel safe, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.“All Bangladeshis need to feel safe”, the spokesperson said when asked about the violence against minorities in that country and the recent lynching of Hindus.“We’re very concerned about the violence we’ve seen in Bangladesh”, he said.“Whether it’s in Bangladesh or any of the countries, that…
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) Chief Adviser of the government of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to holding the country’s general elections on February 12, stressing that the Interim government is fully prepared to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful vote. “The nation is eagerly waiting to exercise their voting rights, which were stolen by the autocratic regime,” Professor Yunus said during a telephone conversation with Sergio Gor, the US Special Envoy for So…
Washington, Dec 22, (IANS) Strongly condemning recent killings, attacks on media institutions, and a rise in assaults against Hindu and other minority communities, two influential US lawmakers on Monday expressed grave concern over escalating violence and unrest in Bangladesh. Indian American Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Suhas Subramanyam, in separate statements, warned that the current wave of violence reflects dangerous instability following recent political developments. They demanded …
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…
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) As Bangladesh continues to grapple with worsening law and order situation, radical platform Inqilab Moncho on Monday threatened to launch a movement to topple the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government if justice is not delivered in the murder of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi, local media reported. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, the platform’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber said that a 24-hour ultimatum announced during Hadi’s funeral on Saturday has expi…
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) A student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) leader was shot by miscreants in Bangladesh’s Khulna on Monday, just days after the killing of radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi, as the violence continues to grip the South Asian nation. According to local media reports, the injured was identified as 42-year-old Mohammad Motaleb Sikder, who was serving as the Khulna divisional chief of the NCP and a central organiser of NCP Sramik Shakti.The incident occurred around 11:45 a…
Ottawa, Dec 22 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, currently serving as the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh interim government, remains silent instead of standing for justice while the South Asian nation continues to grapple with violence and human rights abuses, several human rights bodies said in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.In the letter, issued by the human rights representatives, which was shared by Canada-based think tank organisation ‘Global Centre for Democratic Governance…
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Saturday cautioned people against falling for rumours and misinformation, saying certain quarters were attempting to draw misleading parallels between the recent murder of a Hindu man in Bangladesh and an unrelated incident in West Bengal’s Murshidabad that occurred about eight months ago.Using its official X handle, the police said such comparisons were inciteful, factually incorrect and intended to disrupt public order.”Malicious efforts are bei…