1. The judgment of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Myanmar: genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity One year ago, on 22 September 2017, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Myanmar, after hearing persuasive witness and expert testimony at its session…
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Chairman of US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Ed Royce said military leaders and security forces responsible for atrocities against Rohingyas must face justice.
The entire police force in the coastal Mexican resort of Acapulco is under investigation amid suspicions of infiltration by drug gangs. Two commanders accused of murder are being sought while the rest of the city’s police have been disarmed. State…
Munshiganj, Sept 26 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Mirkadim in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.
Police in a drive recovered six crude bombs and five petrol bombs from Rakhi village in Chunarughat upazila early Tuesday.
UN, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a coordinated campaign to drive the minority Muslims out of the country.
Gopalganj, Sept 24 – Some influential quarters are cutting down roadside trees in Kashiani Upazila without taking any permission from the local administration, putting the environment of the Upazila in jeopardy.
A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, detailed the alleged incident to the New Yorker. She alleges…
Illegal transaction of money takes places in almost every stage of clearing imported goods and completing customs procedures at Burimari and Mongla ports, says an study of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected drug trader from Boroteghoria Bridge area in Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj early Sunday.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a drug trader along with 1.125 kilogram heroin from Khoribona Rodpara area in Chapainawabganj sadar upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night.
Dhaka- A suspected robber was killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Baishari brick field area in Naikhongchhari Upazila in Bandarban early Saturday.
Canada’s Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide.
By Mark Inkey Rohingya refugees caught returning to Myanmar from Bangladesh were forced to tell the press they returned voluntarily and were well treated when in reality they were so terrorized they later fled back to Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Sept 20 – The government has decided to construct 220-km long walkways alongside the river banks of Buriganga, Turag, Shitlakhya and Balu to stop encroachment.
Sex trafficking is big business. The ILO estimates that global sex trafficking generates $99 billion in profits every year for traffickers. It’s an exploitation industry that has grown rapidly in the past few decades. Sex trafficking, as understood by the…
The lawyer for a woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has said the Senate’s “rush” to a hearing is “unnecessary”. Lisa Banks says her client, Christine Blasey Ford, is willing to co-operate but wants…
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh Parliament on Wednesday passed the much-talked-about Digital Security Bill 2018 amid concerns of journalists, human rights activists and organizations over freedom of press and freedom of expression.
Dhaka – The Polar Ice Cream 25th School Handball Tournament for Boys and Girls, under the auspices of Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin on Thursday at Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here with Scholastica Uttara taking…
The Australian government has said it is considering options in response to the Fact-Finding Mission’s report, including targeted sanctions on Myanmar.
World court opens preliminary probe into Rohingya expulsions The Hague, Sept 19 (AP/UNB) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced Tuesday that she is launching a preliminary investigation into deportations of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar…
The woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her will not testify to the Senate next week, her lawyer says. Christine Blasey Ford’s attorney told CNN her client has been “deflecting death threats and…
Dhaka, Sept 18 – Five suspected criminals were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and police in the capital, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early Tuesday.
District Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Moshiour Rahman Rony, who reportedly went missing from the capital on Saturday night, was arrested along with arms from Fatullah area here early Monday, claim police.
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Fuad Zaman, 43, son-in-law of Sultan Shahriar Rashid, a death sentence executed convict in the Bangabandhu murder case, yesterday made a confessional statement in the case filed for making derogatory remarks about the Father of the…
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced two men to 15-year jail term under separate sections of penal code in a money laundering case filed by then Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2003.
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing former panel mayor of Meherpur municipality Mizanur Rahman Ripon in 2011 in Meherpur .
A woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has identified herself. Christine Blasey Ford told the Washington Post Mr Kavanaugh had pinned her to a bed and tried to undress…
Narayanganj, Sept 16 – Narayanganj District Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Mashiur Rahman Roni has been missing from capital Dhaka since Saturday night.
Dhaka, Sept 16 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Sunday deferred the date for submission of the date in the case filed in connection with the murder of Manarat University student to October 15.