Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Awami League has strongly condemned the arrest of Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, former Parliament speaker, calling the case against her “baseless and fabricated”. Chaudhury, the country’s first female Speaker, was taken into custody by Bangladesh police from her residence in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi early Tuesday morning.Citing sources, Bangladeshi daily Dhaka Tribune reported that a case has been lodged against Chaudhury in connection with the fatal shooting of gol…
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Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) As violence against minorities escalates in Bangladesh, another Hindu man has died on Saturday after being brutally attacked by a mob of miscreants in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district, local media reported. The victim, Khokon Chandra Das, a businessman from Damudya, was hacked and critically injured before the assailants poured petrol on him and set him on fire earlier this week.The incident occurred near Keurbhanga Bazar in Kaneshwar Union of Damudya late Wednesday.He …
Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) In yet another heinous incident spotlighting the escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, another Hindu man was brutally hacked and seriously injured by a mob of miscreants in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district, before the assailants poured petrol on him and set him on fire, local media reported. The victim, identified as 50-year-old Khokon Chandra Das, has been referred to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment after his condition deteriorated.The incident occurred …
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Veteran actress Jaya Prada has voiced strong concern over the recent incidents of violence in Bangladesh. Reacting to the murder of Deepu Chandra Das and the reported attacks on temples and women, she called the incident an embarrassment to humanity. On Friday, Jaya took to her Instagram handle and shared a video in which she slammed the incidents of violence. The veteran actress expressed anguish over what she described as growing atrocities against Hindus and urged people…