by Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, Jul 6, 2023The assessment of the EU exploratory mission, which will visit Bangladesh for two weeks starting July 9, could determine the international acceptability of the next parliamentary election, analysts have said. The EU is sending the mission to observe the pre-polls atmosphere, and the response will determine whether it would send a team to observe the election. The initiative, the first of this kind with regard to…
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report in The Daily Star, June 25, 2023Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya aimed to launched an armed attack in Bangladesh to disrupt the country’s democratic system. To receive weapons training, members of the outfit sought refuge at the hideout of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), an armed group in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. When law enforcement agencies initiated a crackdown, the chief of KNF, Nathan Bom, suggested that they should surrender. However, the outfit’s chief,…
report in Prothom Alo, 20 Jun 2023Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs. She is one of a growing number of children turning to garbage picking since the United Nations slashed rations for nearly 1 million Rohingya camp residents to just 9 cents a meal this month. The…
report in Prothom Alo, June 20, 2023BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday called upon neighbouring country India to make its position clear on the question of democracy in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Speaking at a human chain programme, he also asked Indian authorities to focus on building relations with the 18 crore people of Bangladesh, instead of some individuals and a particular party, indicating the ruling Awami League. “You don’t need to make us…
report in Dhaka Tribune, March 21, 2023Extrajudicial killings dramatically decreased in Bangladesh in 2022 compared to the previous years, according to a report published by the US Department of State on Monday. The US Department of State on Monday released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report required by US law. Domestic human rights organization Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) reported 19 individuals died in alleged extrajudicial killings or while in…
report in The Daily Star, Mar 21, 2023US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas yesterday expressed concern over the recent attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh. The US envoy was visiting the national centre of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (AMJ) at the city’s Bakshibazar. He enquired about the incident, AMJ said in a press release. The ambassador also expressed his interest in visiting Panchagarh soon, the press release claimed.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/diplomacy/news/haas-concerned-attacks-ahmadiyyas-3276551
report in Prothom Alo, 20 Jun 2023Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs. She is one of a growing number of children turning to garbage picking since the United Nations slashed rations for nearly 1 million Rohingya camp residents to just 9 cents a meal this month. The…
report in Prothom Alo, June 20, 2023BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday called upon neighbouring country India to make its position clear on the question of democracy in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Speaking at a human chain programme, he also asked Indian authorities to focus on building relations with the 18 crore people of Bangladesh, instead of some individuals and a particular party, indicating the ruling Awami League. “You don’t need to make us…
report in Prothom Alo, June 20, 2023BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday called upon neighbouring country India to make its position clear on the question of democracy in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Speaking at a human chain programme, he also asked Indian authorities to focus on building relations with the 18 crore people of Bangladesh, instead of some individuals and a particular party, indicating the ruling Awami League. “You don’t need to make us…
report in Prothom Alo, June 17, 2023Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said recently that it didn’t matter at all if people from her country didn’t fly to the United States, adding that “there are other oceans and other continents in the world.” “We will not be dependent on others, who will not give us visas,” she said. Her comments came in response to a warning from Washington that it would slap visa restrictions on Bangladeshi…