Headlines- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
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Tag: Bangladesh
Freedom for Secular Thought Still Eludes...
The climate for freedom of secular thought in Bangladesh remains bleak a decade after religious zealots murdered blogger Avijit Roy as he left a literary festival in Dhaka, family members, researchers and human rights advocates said.
Rohingya in Limbo as Some Aid...
Bangladeshi officials say the move by the United States – the world’s largest single aid donor, according to the United Nations – has affected various services helping the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including health, water and sanitation, education, and livelihood.
জাতিসংঘ প্রতিবেদন: আন্দোলন দমাতে হত্যা ও...
জিয়া চৌধুরী/ঢাকা গত জুলাই ও আগস্টে ছাত্র-জনতার আন্দোলন দমন করতে ক্ষমতাচ্যুত প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা আন্দোলনের সংগঠক ও সমন্বয়কদের হত্যা করে তাঁদের লাশ গুম করে ফেলার নির্দেশ দিয়েছিলেন বলে জানিয়েছে জাতিসংঘ। জাতিসংঘের মানবাধিকার সংস্থা (ওএইচসিএইচআর) বুধবার (১২ ফেব্রুয়ারি) জেনেভা থেকে এক ভার্চুয়াল সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বাংলাদেশে গত জুলাই-আগস্ট গণঅভ্যুত্থান নিয়ে তথ্য-অনুসন্ধান প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করে। এতে বলা হয়, …
UN Bangladesh Report: Hasina Directed Use...
Bangladesh’s top leaders, including then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, directed large-scale operations where law enforcers fatally shot anti-government protesters despite concerns from senior security officials about excessive use of force, according to a new report by the United Nations.
ডেভিল হান্ট শুরু, আওয়ামী দমনে এ...
আইনশৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতি অবনতি হওয়ার প্রেক্ষাপটে অভিযানকে ‘অপারেশন ডেভিল হান্ট’ নাম দিয়ে অপরাধীদের গ্রেপ্তার করার কথা বলছে সরকার ।
স্মৃতি জাদুঘর ধ্বংসের পর নানামুখী প্রতিক্রিয়া,...
ধানমন্ডির ৩২ নম্বর বাড়িতে ভাঙচুরের ঘটনাকে ”অনভিপ্রেত ও অনাকাঙ্ক্ষিত” উল্লেখ করে শেখ হাসিনার উসকানিমূলক বক্তব্যেকে দায়ী করে বিবৃতি করে দেয় অন্তর্বতীকালীন সরকার।
Accusations Fly, Damage Control Follows After...
Bangladesh’s interim administration first blamed “provocative remarks” made from hiding by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for protesters demolishing a museum to her father – only to later say it was concerned about vandalism and would “strongly resist” it.
Bangladeshis Demolish Museum Honoring Ousted PM...
Angry protesters in Dhaka razed a museum memorializing Bangladesh’s founding leader, a building they called the country’s “symbol of fascism” – a reference to his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Interim Govt’s Six-Month Report Card
When a popular uprising against her authoritarianism drove Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh in August, its populace went delirious with joy – buoyed by hope for the swift dawn of a true democracy.
Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh Interim Govt...
Recent developments in Bangladesh such as “arbitrary arrests and reprisal violence” may undo some vital steps that the interim government has taken to reform the law and order system, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.