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Tag: Bangadesh

March 28, 2025

Hardliners Increasingly Target Bangladeshi Women for...

Some women’s rights activists in Bangladesh are saying that religiously conservative elements are exploiting the unstable law and order situation to morally police women in public by questioning their choice of clothing or lifestyle. 

March 19, 2025

Report: Rohingya Militant Groups Kill, Torture...

On New Year’s day last year, a Rohingya community leader, Mohammad Faisal, shared a poem he wrote about fear and violence in Bangladesh refugee camps and shared it on social media. 

March 15, 2025

রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের সাথে ইফতার করলেন জাতিসংঘ...

বাংলাদেশে আশ্রয় নেয়া প্রায় এক লাখ রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীর সঙ্গে ইফতার করেছেন প্রধান উপদেষ্টা অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস এবং জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব আন্তোনিও গুতেরেস।

February 11, 2025

Awami League, Opposition Activists Among Hundreds...

At least 1,600 people, including scores belonging to Bangladesh’s deposed former ruling party, were swept up in a crackdown launched by authorities over the weekend, court documents show, days after protesters destroyed a museum memorializing the country’s founding father.

January 28, 2025

বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারকে প্রতিশোধমূলক গ্রেপ্তার বন্ধ...

হিউম্যান রাইটস ওয়াচ এক নতুন প্রতিবেদনে বলেছে, বাংলাদেশে সাম্প্রতিক ঘটনাবলী, যেমন “স্বেচ্ছাচারী গ্রেপ্তার এবং প্রতিশোধমূলক সহিংসতা” বন্ধ করতে হবে। নইলে সংস্কারের জন্য অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের গৃহীত কিছু “গুরুত্বপূর্ণ’’ পদক্ষেপ ব্যাহত হতে পারে।

January 16, 2025

Proposed Bangladesh Reforms Drastically Curtail PM’s...

commission formed to propose measures to democratize the Bangladesh constitution after a mass uprising brought down the government last year has recommended drastically curtailing the prime  minister’s powers – and replacing “secularism” with “pluralism” as one of the guiding governance principles.

August 3, 2024

2 Killed as Bangladesh Protests Swell;Many...

At least two people were killed as fresh protests exploded Friday in Bangladesh with tens of thousands demonstrating nationwide, including many who called for the Sheikh Hasina-led government’s resignation and justice for those killed in last month’s civil unrest.

July 27, 2024

Night-Time Police Raids Spread Fear Across...

Many residents of Dhaka said they were in fear as Bangladesh police personnel conducted night-time raids after shutting off the electricity, while hunting down opposition members and supporters the government blames for last week’s deadly civil unrest

July 25, 2024

Relatives Fight Bureaucracy to Claim Bodies...

Relatives of people killed during a week of violence in Bangladesh desperately need to mourn. But before they can claim a loved one’s body they must navigate what seems an inexplicably cruel bureaucracy.

February 28, 2024

Illegal Gas Line Connections and Leaks...

Thousands of illegal connections on lines belonging to Bangladesh’s largest gas transmission and distribution company can lead to deadly explosions in Dhaka and other places, including the industrial hub of Narayanganj, officials and analysts said.

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