report in Dhaka Tribune,Dec 31, 2023As the country gears up for voting on January 7, violence centering on the election and breaches of the electoral code of conduct continue amid warnings and action by the Election Commission (EC). In Dhaka, at least 12 people were injured in a factional clash among the followers of the Awami League’s Dhaka-10 candidate, Ferdous Ahmed, during an election campaign program in the Central Road area Saturday afternoon. The injured…
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By Norman Palihawadane in The Island, Aug 22, 2023Local intelligence services have issued orders to their operatives to collect and process information pertaining to all parties and individuals involved in creating disturbances and unrest over the Kurundimale temple in Mullaitivu. They have responded to the leak of Indian intelligence reports warning of imminent communal riots that could be created by the disputes and controversies over the temple. Senior local intelligence officers said that the orders…