by Eva Li in South China Morning Post, Apr 28, 2017 A retired teacher at the Chinese Academy of Governance, a training school for government officials, was publicly criticised for talking to foreign media, marking a new height in Beijing’s intolerance of freedom of expression among academia. The teacher, who was not identified, was removed from his position as a vice-chairman of a society, according to a statement by the school’s leadership. It said a…
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By Liu Xin in Global Times, Apr 27, 2017 at 23:23hrs China released Thursday detailed information about 22 corruption suspects who have fled overseas, including their possible current locations, a move experts said would deter these fugitives and help gain support from the international community on the nation’s anti-graft campaign. The information on the fugitives includes the name, gender, ID card number, former title, suspected crime, date of arrival in the current country and travel…
by Md Anwar Hossain Choudhury in Dhaka Tribune, April 28, 2017 Law enforcement officials concluded Operation Eagle Hunt on Thursday, after four militants blew themselves up at the militant hideout in Shibnagar village under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj. Rajshahi Range DIG Khurshid Hossain announced the successful completion of the operation during a press briefing at 6:45pm. He was accompanied by SWAT Deputy Commissioner Proloy Kumar Joarder and Chapainawabganj Police Superintendent Mujahidul Islam. SWAT resumed the…
by Nadim Hossain in Dhaka Tribune, April 28, 2017 The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained three members of a new faction of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB) from Savar with firearms and bomb-making materials. One of the detainees is identified as Tamim Dwari. RAB 8 Company Commander Major Abdul Hakim said: “Acting on a tip-off, we searched a bus of Village Line when it reached Fulbaria bus stand area and detained…
Xinhua report in Global Times, Apr 28, 2017 Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized the Pakistani government for its “failure” to protect its borders against militant groups who recently killed Iranian border guards in a cross-border attack, Tasnim news agency reported. Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Pakistan should be held accountable for the presence and operation of militant groups in its territory. The Islamic republic will spare no efforts to follow up on the issue through…