Ready-made garment workers are protesting in Mirpur area of the capital demanding a wage hike and protesting against the death of a fellow worker in an attack on their meeting. On Wednesday, angry workers were seen holding sticks in their hands and raising slogans on the streets demanding justice for the attack on the workers. […]
A worker was killed when garment workers clashed with police during an ongoing protest for wages on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Bason Road area of Ghazipur on Monday, industry police said. The deceased was identified as Russell Havildar, 22, of Sadar upazila of Jhalakati. He worked in a textile factory in Ghazipur. “We have heard […]
In a statement, World Sikh Organization President Tejinder Singh Sidhu called for finding the killers of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “If community members feel unsafe or see attempts to incite violence, we encourage them to contact law enforcement immediately,” he added, CTV News reports. Earlier, the Vancouver Police Department had closed the road around the Indian […]
Additionally, the Oli Ahmed-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a protest rally at 3:00 pm in front of the party office adjacent to the FDC in Caravan Bazaar. Gano Forum and People’s Party will gather in front of Notre Dame College in Motijheel. Gono Odhikar Parishad (Nurul Haq) in front of the party office […]
According to social media management and analytics platform NapoleonCat, as of August 2023, Facebook was the most dominant social media platform in Bangladesh with 63.65 million users, representing a significant 36.2 percent of the country’s total population. It also revealed that about 65.3 percent of users are male, while the largest group is between 18 […]
Earlier on Monday, in the central Israeli city of Modi’in, hundreds of rowdy protesters, honking horns and chanting slogans through megaphones, converged on the home of the overhaul’s architect, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin. Israeli police said they had arrested six people on charges of disrupting public order and blocking roads. A few hours later, […]
Justice Minister Peter Hammelgaard told a news conference: “The government will propose a law that will prevent the improper handling of objects of religious importance that are essential to a religious community.” “Thus this proposal, for example, would make it punishable to publicly burn the Quran, Bible or Torah,” he added. The government rejected protests […]
Various anti-government parties and coalitions, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will hold simultaneous public marches in different parts of Dhaka today, Friday, demanding the government’s resignation. The BNP will take out public processions in two parts of the city at 3 pm. Others, including Gantantra Manch and the 12-party alliance, will take out public […]
Leaders and activists of Jamaat Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir protest around the ambulance carrying the body of Delawar Hussain Saidi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, and his prayer-e-janaza, in Dhaka demanded. monday. Later, the police fired tear gas and sound grenades to disperse them. Later, […]
Bangladeshi cricket referee Debabrata Paul said on Monday he has “resigned” after taking part in anti-government protests, with supporters alleging he was ousted under pressure. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) match referee coordinator Debabrata on Friday attended a rally of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), drawing criticism from other influential board officials.
India’s top court on Friday suspended Gandhi’s defamation sentence, saying a preliminary hearing had failed to justify imposing the maximum sentence for his campaign rally comments four years ago. Justice BR Gavai, in his judgement, said, “Pending the finality, there is a need to stay the order of conviction.” Gandhi is the scion of India’s […]
“Creating a consensus for fundamental changes is really important to make sure that people buy into them so that they can be sustained.” Recent polls have shown relatively little support for the proposed judicial changes as they stand. Herzog urged immediate dialogue between the government and the opposition based on five principles. These would include […]
China’s National Health Commission said on Friday it was building up stocks of ventilators, essential medicines and test kits, especially for the elderly, and in rural areas. Mainland China’s international borders remain largely closed, but recent decisions to drop testing before domestic travel and to disable apps that track people’s travel history have freed people […]
“And there is no clear video of Fardeen jumping from Sultana Kamal Bridge in Demra. A ripple can be seen there, but it cannot be concluded with certainty that Fardeen jumped there (into the river). It could be someone else. Harunor Rasheed, head of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch, said it appeared that Fardeen […]
The leftist governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico and Colombia issued a joint statement on Monday calling for Castillo’s human and judicial rights to be protected, adding that the “agents” of Castillo’s removal should give priority to “the will of citizens”. Should be given what was declared. Election.” Castillo was elected last year by a narrow […]