Myanmar on Thursday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to run a case on atrocities against Rohingyas.
Category: Conflicts
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Aug 9 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate incidents of ‘gunfight’ with police in Rajshahi and Chandpur districts early Thursday.
Human chain formed at IU protesting attack on journos
Kushtia, Aug 8 – The Islamic University Journalists’ Association (IUJA) formed a human chain on the campus in Kushtia on Wednesday protesting attacks on journalists in the capital during the student movement for safe roads.
Farmer-herder conflicts on the rise in Africa
By Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu Minnesota, United States, Aug 6 2018 (IPS) – Violent clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s Middle Belt in June reminded me of a smelting hot afternoon a year ago. I was sitting in my living room…
Who attackers wearing “helmet” were – Khelafat Andolan
“BCL leaders have claimed that the attackers wearing “Helmet” do not belong to BCL (student wing of Awami League). Then it is essential to identify and inform the nation (Right to Information), to which wing of Awami League or the…
Israel’s criminal behaviour
By Chandra Muzaffar The violent assault upon a number of unarmed passengers on board Al Awda, a ship bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza has exposed yet again the hideous face of Israeli occupation. Reports suggest that some of the victims…
Eight charge-sheeted, Hasnat acquitted in Holey Artisan case
Dhaka, Aug 8 – A special tribunal here on Wednesday accepted the charge sheet against eight militants in a case filed over the 2016 militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan.
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote’s nationwide demo Wednesday
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote (PCJ), an alliance of left-leaning student organisations, on Tuesday announced to stage demonstrations in all the educational institutions across the country on Wednesday, protesting attacks on students seeking safe roads.
Stop Attacks on Student Protesters, Critics: HRW
Instead of prosecuting those responsible for unlawfully attacking student protesters demanding road safety, Bangladesh authorities are arresting students and targeting activists and journalists who are highlighting the abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should order an immediate investigation into…
Global rights group slams BD government for attacks
Dhaka, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — A global human rights group has accused authorities in Bangladesh of using abusive measures in handling a student-led protest calling for safer roads.
Union leaders for trial of those who assaulted photographers
Dhaka, Aug 6 – Journalists’ leaders on Monday demanded the arrest and trial of attackers of their fellows while covering the students’ agitation during the last two days.
Get united to free country from ‘clutches of goons’: Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday called upon all to get united as the country has been under the grip of ‘goons’ for ‘lack of democracy’.
Students showed path of unity, says Fakhrul
Stating that the students showed politicians the path of unity, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday asked political parties to forge a national unity to overcome the country’s prevailing ‘dangerous’ situation.
Eminent citizens condemn attack on Badiul Alam’s home
Eminent citizens in a joint statement on Monday condemned the recent attack on the residence Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of civil right organisation, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik and demanded immediate punishment of the perpetuators.
EW, NSU students clash with police, attackers
Students of East West University (EWU) and North South University (NSU) clashed sporadically with police and miscreants in front of the respective campuses in the city’s Aftabnagar and Bashundhara areas on Monday as protests against Saturday’s attacks on them spread…
Cops fire teargas shells at East West university: Demo at DU
Dhaka, Aug 6 – A clash broke out between the students of Eas t-West University and police in front of its campus at Aftabnagar in the city on Monday morning while the students were staging demonstrations protesting Saturday’s attacks on…
BD Students’ Union, BAU unit protests attack on students
Mymensingh, Aug 5 – Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) of Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, organized a torch rally protesting against police and terrorist attacks on students across the country. They demonstrated on the campus at 7:30 on Sunday night.
BNP’s Amir Khasru sued over ‘leaked phone conversation’
A case was filed against BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury with Kotwali Police Station in the port city under the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Act and Special Powers Act on Saturday night.
Students block Dhaka’s Shahbagh crossing to protest attacks
Several thousand university students on Sunday blocked Shahbagh intersection, one of the city’s busiest areas, protesting Saturday’s attacks on school and college students in Jigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads.
RU students protest Jhigatala attacks
The students of Rajshahi University brought out a silent procession on the campus protesting Saturday’s attacks on school and college students in Dhaka’s Jhigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads.
US embassy: “Nothing can justify” attacks on protesters
The US Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday said “nothing can justify the brutal attacks and violence” over the weekend against the thousands of young people who have been peacefully exercising their democratic rights in supporting a safer Bangladesh.
6 photojournalists injured in attacks by ‘BCL’
At least seven photojournalists were injured in attacks by unruly youths in Jigatala and Science Laboratory areas of the city on Sunday while taking snaps of an attack on protesting students.
Long-route bus services suspended for 2nd day
People continued to suffer in the capital and elsewhere in the country as long-route bus service remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday protesting alleged vandalism of vehicles during the ongoing student movement for safe road.
Applying force on students to have dire results: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday warned that the consequences will be very dire if the government applies force on the demonstrating students seeking safer roads.
Agitating BD students come under attack in capital
The students who were managing the traffic at Jigatala intersection and Mirpur in the city came under attack on Saturday.
A Bangladeshi helped avert World War III?
North Korea is the most powerful nuclear nation on earth and has the capability of destroying the three-million square miles of the USA in 42 minutes 42 seconds precisely By Proinsias Mac Pheadair Worldwide News A video entitled “Trump almost…
People also to hit streets as students have done: Moudud
Dhaka, Aug 3 – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday warned that people will also take to the streets soon like students to explode their pent-up anger against the government.
Bus torched as motorbike rider crushed under it in Dhaka
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Amid the ongoing student-led protest across the country demanding safer roads, a bike rider yesterday was killed under a bus at the capital’s Maghbazar area.
Long route bus services suspended for security
People continued to suffer in the capital and elsewhere across the country as bus owners on Friday stopped operating long-route buses in different districts protesting vandalism during the ongoing demonstrations of students demanding justice for their two fellows who were…
Students take to streets for the sixth day
School and college students took to streets for the 6th consecutive day on Friday and staged demonstrations to press home their 21-point demand, including punishment of those responsible for Sunday’s road crash at Kurmitola in the city that left their…