by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, July 29, 2023Despite the tensions and heat, BNP and Awami League’s rallies in Dhaka yesterday, Friday, ended peacefully. That is a matter of relief. Today, Saturday, however, BNP is staging sit-in progammes at the entry points to Dhaka. And Awami League has said they will keep these programmes under strict watch. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police last night stated in a press release that no one had been given permission…
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by Sajjad Hossain/ Md Abbas in The Daily Star, July 29, 2023From its mammoth rally in the capital’s Nayapaltan, BNP yesterday announced sit-ins for today at all the major entry points to Dhaka as part of the party’s larger movement to force the government to hold the upcoming national election under a non-party government. In a late-night development, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police said they will not allow any such programmes, but BNP sources said they…
report in Prothom Alo, July 23, 2023Ruling Awami League is preparing to bring its leaders and activists to the streets at short notice in order to tackle any situation that may arise. It is with the forthcoming election as well as the one-point movement of BNP and other parties in mind that this preparation is being made. Top leaders of Awami League’s committees of all levels from all over the country have been summoned to…
report inThe Daily Star’, JUly 11, 2023At least one person was injured as a crude bomb went off in the capital’s Moghbazar intersection last night. Inspector (Operations) Abdus Kuddus said that the incident took place on Dilu Road around 10:00pm. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel.Police immediately went to the spot and recovered another unexploded crude bomb from the area. The identity of the injured could not be known. The…
by Muntakim Saad & Dipan Nandy in The Daily Star, July 4, 2023On average, at least one mugging incident takes place every two days in the capital, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The data was compiled based on reported cases during the first three months of the year. However, the actual number is believed to be higher than what is reported, as many victims choose not to report the crimes to the police due…
report in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the UN under-secretary-general for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, to publicly voice concerns over the abuses by the government security forces during his upcoming visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh security forces, particularly the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), have long been implicated in serious human rights violations, said HRW Chief Advocacy Officer Bruno Stagno Ugarte in a statement yesterday. For all latest news, follow The Daily…
report in Prothom Al0, May 16, 2023Envoys of six countries including the United States and the United Kingdom will no more get additional security in Bangladesh. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen confirmed Prothom Alo about the decision of the government on Monday. “We’ve told them that we are maintaining austerity by various ways due to the economic situation. For that reason, we can no longer continue to provide additional security we currently provide to the…
by Iftekhar Mahmud in Prothom Alo, May 2, 2023The people living in the capital city Dhaka were in extreme discomfort due to severe heatwave almost throughout the month of April. However, those living in the greener areas around the capital were living in a relatively cooler weather. A large section of residential and commercial areas in Dhaka has turned into a “heat island” which has created this difference in the land surface temperature between Dhaka…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 26, 2023Nearly two weeks after the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s decision to expel its lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha from the party and as a lawmaker, he lost his position as a member of the House of Representatives. Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire, on Tuesday, stripped Shrestha as a member of the lower house, based on his former party’s recommendation. “The position of member of the House of Representatives Dhaka Kumar Shrestha…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Apr 19, 2023Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a discussion on the Rohingya repatriation. We hope they will return to their homes with dignity,” Momen…
by Arun Devnath in Bloomberg, Apr 18, 2023Bangladesh has agreed to pay Russia about $300 million in yuan currency to settle payment for building a nuclear power plant near the capital city Dhaka, according to two officials familiar with the matter. The payment mechanism was finalized at a meeting last week, the officials said, declining to be identified citing rules. Russia initially refused to accept the payment in yuan on concerns of potential currency conversion…