Dhaka, March 03 – At least 74 children were victims of torture and sexual violence in February, said Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a women’s human rights organization on Wednesday.
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4 killed as BGB, villagers clash in Khagrachhari
At least four people, including a BGB soldier, were killed in a clash between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and villagers at Gazinagar Bazar in Matiranga upazila on Tuesday morning.
Over 13 crore metres current net seized in Munshiganj
Members of River Police seized over 13.77 crore metres of banned current net during a drive conducted at various factories in Ponchoshar union of sadar upazila on Monday. Tipped off that banned current net was being manufactured at various locations…
35 Rohingyas held while attempting to go to Malaysia
Police on Monday detained 35 Rohingyas, including women and children, while they were preparing to go to Malaysia illegally from Rejukhal area of Ukhiya upazila in the district.
Indian among two ‘forest robbers’ held in Sundarbans
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday rescued three kidnapped fishermen and arrested two suspected robbers, including an Indian national, along with arms and bullets from a canal under Satkhira range in the Sundarbans.
7 suspected Rohingya robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, March 02 – Seven suspected members of a Rohingya robber gang were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on a hill in Teknaf upazila here early Monday.
High Court’s 5-point directive to prevent lynching deaths
Dhaka, March 01 – The High Court on Sunday issued five-point directives so that no killing incident taking place in the future through the mob-beating across the country.
As India counts dead, brutality of Hindu-Muslim clashes emerges
New Delhi, AP/UNB, Feb 29 – The wounded came in waves. First in ones and twos, limping up the steps and staggering through the aluminium doors, and then in wheelbarrows, with bleeding skulls and stabbed necks. Finally, the motorcycles and…
Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riot
India’s hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centered in Muslim communities for months in anger that finally boiled over in the worst communal rioting in New Delhi in decades, leaving 38 people dead and the Indian capital shell-shocked.
ভারত থেকে মুসলিম বিতাড়নের প্রেক্ষাপট তৈরি করা হচ্ছে -মুসলিম লীগ
ভারতের উগ্র হিন্দু জাতীয়তাবাদী দল ক্ষমতাসীন বিজেপি সরকারের সমর্থনে দিল্লীর মুসলমানদের উপর নির্মম হত্যাযজ্ঞ, মসজিদে অগ্নি সংযোগের ঘটনায় তীব্র ক্ষোভ ও নিন্দা জ্ঞাপন করেছে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ নেতৃবৃন্দ।
India says US politicizing religious riots in which 30 died
India accused a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as President Donald Trump was visiting the country.
Delhi riots: City tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes leave 27 dead
Delhi remains on edge after three nights of rioting, with reports of Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent mobs. Twenty-seven people have been killed so far in the deadliest violence the Indian capital has seen in decades.
10 female students charge RU teacher with sexual harassment
Rajshahi, Feb 26 – 10 students of Rajshahi University Fine Arts faculty complained to the university administration against a teacher of the same faculty for sexually harassing them. They gave a charge sheet to the Sexual Harassment Prevention Cell of…
Including racism in the discussion of well-being at work
by Sarah Chander on 25th February 2020 The sociologist David Williams has said racism makes us sick and this is also true at work. How can we create workplaces which promote wellbeing for all? How work affects our mental health…
Enamul, Rupon’s house raid find: cash Tk 265mn, FDR Tk 51mn
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered Tk 26.55 crore in cash, FDRs worth Tk 5.15 crore and different foreign currencies from a house of former Awami League leader Enamul and his brother Rupon in the city’s…
Huge quantities of cash, gold found at AL leaders’ house
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered huge cash and gold ornaments from the house of Enamul and his brother Rupon , two Awami League leaders, in the city’s Wari area early Tuesday.
Weinstein accusers welcome rape, sexual assault conviction
Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul.
Papiya put on 15-day remand in 3 cases
Two courts here on Monday placed suspended Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya on a 15-day remand in three cases filed against her with Airport and Sher-e-Banglanagar police stations.
Rab raids Papiya’s city houses, suite at luxury hotel
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Sunday raided two city houses of Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya and her rented presidential suite at a five-star hotel, and seized Tk 58.41 lakh in cash among…
Rab detains 4 of an alleged currency counterfeiters gang
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four members of a gang of currency counterfeiters and seized fake currencies of various countries from their possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Those who siphon off money are ‘state thugs’: Dr Kamal
Stating that those indulge in money laundering are ‘state thugs’, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday urged all to get united to establish ‘effective democracy’ in the country to get rid of ‘plundering, fascism and anarchy’.
Minor rape and murder suspect killed in C’Nawabganj ‘gunfight’
C’Nawabgnj, Feb 21 – The prime suspect for the killing of a seven-year-old girl after rape was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Harishpur Natunpara area of C’Nawabganj Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Hanau shooting: Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at about 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT), police told the BBC.
Zero tolerance against rape, says PM Hasina
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Describing rapists as ‘beasts in the name of human beings’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday declared zero-tolerance against rape alongside terrorism, militancy and drugs.
7-month-old girl thrown into Ctg graveyard from auto-rickshaw
Chittagong, Feb 17 – A seven-month-old baby girl was thrown into a graveyard from a moving CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Nasirabad area of Chattogram city on Monday. Police rescued the child and took her to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
BD lawmaker named in Kuwait human trafficking, rejects blame
Dhaka, Feb 16 – A Bangladeshi lawmaker of Laxmipur constituency Quazi Shaheed Islam has been reportedly found involved in human trafficking to Kuwait.
Justice for sexual assault must be swift, loud, consistent
By Siddharth Chatterjee NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 2020 (IPS) – Every year Valentines Day is celebrated with great relish & celebration. People show their affection for another person or people by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.…
Woman, 2 children found dead in city
Police on Friday evening recovered the bodies of a woman and two children from a house in city’s Dakshinkhan area.
Trawler capsize in Bay: Case filed against 19
A case has been filed against 19 people in connection with the trawler capsize near the St. Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal which left 15 Rohingyas dead and 52 others ‘missing’.
No let up in Rohingya trafficking from Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Trafficking of Rohingya people from the camps of Cox’s Bazar to different countries including Malaysia by sea route is not letting up.