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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
The summary, based on information and assessments by the organization’s various expert groups, also includes recommendations made to the government by former High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet during her visit to Bangladesh. Most of the recommendations made by Bangladesh to the UN delegation to Bangladesh during the third UPR have not been implemented. Bangladesh said it […]
During this period, the ruling Awami League has been found to be consolidating political power through continued harassment of the opposition and those considered affiliated with it, as well as critical media and voices in civil society. Corruption has become endemic as anti-corruption efforts have weakened due to politicization. The report also highlights serious concerns […]
Since the verdict, 72 human rights organizations as well as the United States, the European Parliament, France and Germany have called for the unconditional release of these activists. The government had already canceled the registration of the rights. The New York Times said the decision signals a new crackdown on dissent, and the BBC noted […]
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 […]
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights had called for the repeal of two sections (21 and 28) of the Digital Security Act. But the proposed law has retained the content. Section 21 provides for punishment for any propaganda or propaganda against the Liberation War, the spirit of the Liberation War, […]
government mandated censorship Authorities from Brazil to Indonesia have in recent years introduced so-called fake news laws aimed at curbing misinformation, requiring social media platforms to immediately remove content and suspend accounts if ordered to. Yes, users are even arrested in some countries including India. Human rights groups have warned that these laws could silence […]
Nazneen Anwar, president of Mohila Awami League’s Rangamati unit and daughter of former reserved seat MP Feroza Begum Chinu, had filed a case against Fazle Elahi in June last year. She was running restaurant business in Rangamati DC Park by taking land on lease from some other person. Allegedly a section of people consumed alcohol […]
Later, the police investigated the two cases and filed charges against Khadijatul Kubra and Dilawar Hussain in May last year. The Cyber Tribunal of Dhaka took cognizance of the allegations and issued arrest warrants against the accused. Khadijatul Kubra was later arrested by the New Market police on 17 September. Since then he is in […]
Abdul Momen further said, the meeting discussed various issues including the status of labor rights in Bangladesh, protection of religious freedom, increasing trade and economic cooperation, permanent solution to the Rohingya issue, return of convicted killer of Bangabandhu Rashid Chowdhury. Murder case, who fled to the United States, and other issues of bilateral cooperation. In […]
