Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday accused the ruling Awami League of hatching conspiracy to kill the country’s democracy by trampling it under its feet.
Category: Human rights
Dhaka for more int’l move: HR Council notes Burma HR violations
Dhaka, Dec 6 – The Human Rights Council, in a resolution, has condemned the alleged systematic and gross violations of human rights and abuses committed against persons belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community and other minorities in Myanmar.
Rohingya refugees face fresh ordeal in crowded camps
By Naimul Haq In this special series of reports, IPS journalists travel to the border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar to speak with Rohingya refugees, humanitarian workers and officials about the still-unfolding human rights and health crises facing this long-marginalized…
865 new cases this year HIV infection in BD turns alarming
The Health Ministry has found a total of 865 people infected with immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country during November 16 of 2016 to October 17 of this year. The ministry came up with the information marking the World…
BNP slams EC for hurried whistle to hold Dhaka North City polls
Dhaka, Dec 4 – BNP on Monday termed indecent the Election Commission’s (EC’s) announcement about the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) just a day after its mayor Annisul Huq was buried.
Jordan urges US not to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital
Jordan’s foreign minister has warned the US of “dangerous consequences” if it recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Ayman Safadi said he had told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson such a declaration would trigger great anger in the…
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor election in February
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) Sunday said the election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) would be held when the local government will announce the post vacant for the demise of Annisul Huq.
Election to Dhaka North City Corporation in 90 days
The Election Commission (EC) is ready to hold the by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) within the next 90 days as the post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq. The Commission will start…
UK social mobility board quits over lack of progress
All four members of the board of the government’s Social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at the lack of progress towards a “fairer Britain”. Ex-Labour minister Alan Milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had “little hope” the…
Two decades of BD hill districts peace treaty celebrated
Khagrachhari, Dec 01 – Two decade of the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord was celebrated here in Khagrachhari with the colourful programme. Khagrachhari Hill District Council (KHDC) was organized day long programme to celebrate two decade of CHT accord.
Only Govt can call snap election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said arrangement of snap election depends on the government decision. “It is government who decides over snap election. We’ll find 90 days to complete the election. If the government decides, we’ll be…
HRW urges Govt. for new trial of BDR mutiny
The Bangladesh government should agree to new trials meeting international standards for members of the former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) accused of mutiny and murder including 139, whose death sentences were upheld by the High Court, said the Human Rights Watch…
Amnesty urged Govt not to relocate Rohungyas to Thengerchar
Amnesty International, a human right organisation on Wednesday urged the government to abandon all plans to relocate over one lakh Rohingya refugees to an ‘uninhabitable’ island. In a statement Amnesty said the government on Tuesday approved a $280 million plan…
Violence undermines democracy in Bangladesh – seminar told
Noting that violence undermine Bangladesh’s democracy, US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Tuesday said when elections are inclusive, free, and peaceful, the results are more likely to be respected by all voters. “In a strong democracy, citizens must be…
BD takes up Ashrayan-3 project to shelter Rohingyas
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project, Ashrayan-3, involving Tk 2,312.15 crore for giving temporarily shelter to Rohingyas who crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar. The approval came at a meeting of the ECNEC held at…
As Burma grapples with Rohingya crisis Pope calls for unity in diversity
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar, mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people, to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity”. The pope avoided…
Rangpur city election lithmas test for both Govt & EC: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said their party thinks the upcoming elections to Rangpur and other city corporations will be an acid test for both the government and the Election Commission ahead of the national election. “We…
Global Compact on Refugees must address young people’s needs
By Chelsea Purvis London, Nov 23 (IPS) – An estimated seven million refugees – about one-third of the global refugee population – are between 10 and 24 years old, yet this demographic is often overlooked in humanitarian and development responses.…
’80pc BD married women face violence from partners’
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Over 80 percent of the currently married women in Bangladesh have experienced violent behaviour from their partners at least once and such violence include, among others, physical, sexual, economic, and controlling, says a report.
Govt. forced public servants to join Suhrawardy Udyan rally: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government is using the public servants for political purposes like that of the 1975 Baksal regime. Speaking at a human chain programme, he also said the government…
Don’t let Razakars-killers return to power
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to remain alert so that Razakars, Al Badrs, war criminals, killers and manipulators of history can never return to power. “…Razakars, Al Badrs, war criminals, killers and history manipulators should never come…
Rakhine not yer safe for Rohingyas: UN rights body
The return of Rohingyas must be voluntary, and take place in safe and dignified conditions that pave the way for lasting solutions, said the UNHCR on Friday. “At present, conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are not in place to enable…
PM admits incidents of enforced disappearances: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through her statement in parliament on enforced disappearance has admitted that the government has involvement in it. “The Prime Minister talked about enforced disappearance yesterday (Thursday).…
BD, Myanmar sign deal on Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh and Myanmar today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who fled to the neighbouring country to escape a military crackdown in Western rakhine state, the foreign office said. “Bangladesh and…
MoU likely: BD for timeframe, UN role in Rohingya repatriation
Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), Nov 22 – Bangladesh and Myanmar are expected to sign an ‘Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State’ here on Thursday as some vital points are still to agree on. “We had a good…
Democracy À La Carte in Catalonia
by Manuel Serrano We live in the era of fake news and alternative facts. Fascism has been so debased as a phrase that fascists nowadays are simply those with whom we disagree. They are the others. The bad and the…
Cash transfers in Benin: A response to child trafficking
Za-Kpota, November ‒ The commune of Za-Kpota, in central Benin, has long had the unfortunate reputation of serving as the support base for child trafficking to Nigeria, where the children are exploited for cheap labour in the Abeokuta stone quarries…
Amnesty accused Myanmar of imposing Aparthied on Rohingya
Myanmar’s suffocating control of its Rohingya population amounts to “apartheid”, Amnesty International said Tuesday in a probe into the root causes of a crisis that has sent 620,000 refugees fleeing to Bangladesh. Distressing scenes of dispossessed Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps…
The tyranny of toilets – reflections on World Toilet Day
Maitreyi Bordia Das In the lead-in to World Toilet Day, we hear a great deal about the role of toilets in sanitation and in better health and human development outcomes. Toilets are good development. We hear less about the fact…
Support for rights grows at Bonn climate talks
When it was announced that the government of Fiji would chair this year’s climate talks in Bonn, Germany, expectations were high. As a small island, Fiji sees climate change as an existential threat.