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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
While some African countries have achieved rapid improvements in living standards, conflict, coups and poverty are increasing at an “alarming rate”, the IRC said, while the El Niño weather phenomenon threatens climate extremes. It said Ecuador – which is home to many Venezuelan refugees – has appeared on the list for the first time due […]
He said that no leader and worker of the opposition parties is being harassed due to political rivalry. “Not a single person from the opposition party is being harassed and harassed. Those who are terrorists, burning people’s houses, those caught setting fire to public and private properties, especially buses, trains and trucks, those who burn […]
“In different parts of the Netherlands, including The Hague, and through our embassies abroad, this week is celebrated with screenings of films brought to you by Movies That Matter, a Dutch organization that draws our attention to rights issues around the world. Screens and promotes attractive films. ” He added. This year, a total of […]
President Shahabuddin thanked the Government of Qatar for the recent ceasefire initiative in Palestine’s conflict-torn Gaza. He expressed hope that all countries, human rights bodies and rights activists, irrespective of party, religion and caste affiliation, will raise their voices in protest against human rights violations around the world. The President said, “Human rights are eternal […]
Leaders of Bangladesh Somilito Peshajibi Parishad (BSPP), a pro-BNP body of professionals, have urged BNP leaders and workers not to despair, saying this government is not the last government and there is always light after darkness. BSPP leaders made the remarks while addressing a human chain in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka […]
Marking the International Human Rights Day, the BNP is organizing a human chain program today, Sunday, in all districts including the capital with family members of party leaders and workers who became victims of forced disappearance and murder. The human chain in Dhaka will be organized in front of the National Press Club at 11:00 […]
This letter has been sent at a time when many Western countries and groups are repeatedly demanding free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh. This call has also been reiterated in regular UN press briefings. In his letter, the External Affairs Minister noted Bangladesh’s role in the United Nations and expressed the Government’s willingness to […]
Data from these four different sources are then combined to rate each country as ‘open’, ‘narrow’, ‘constrained’, ‘repressed’ or ‘closed’. This year, almost a third of humanity, or 30.6 percent of the global population, lives in these ‘closed’ countries, the highest percentage recorded by Civicus Monitor since its first report in 2018. Meanwhile, only 2.1 […]
Three coaches of the Jamuna Express were set on fire after miscreants set fire to the train near Sarisabari railway station in Jamalpur on the midnight of 18 November. Following the incident, the Assistant Station Master registered a case accusing almost all important leaders of BNP and its four associate bodies Jamalpur district and Sadar […]
Similarly, while not mentioning elections or enforced disappearances, Belgium’s representative called for repealing or revising laws restricting freedom of expression, the Cybersecurity Act and the law relating to foreign funding. America and Britain raised the issue of elections, but the Law Minister did not term all these as criticism in the press briefing. Chris Kucharski […]
Aminul Islam, a leader from Lalbagh area, spoke during the blockade. Despite agreeing to be interviewed, he withdrew it out of fear of arrest. He agreed to meet his wife Monowara Sultana, who works in a private firm. Desperation was clearly visible in his voice. Aminul was arrested once in August and has just come […]
However challenges remain in both labor and human rights. On human rights, more efforts are needed to comply with the main EBA conventions, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), protecting freedom of expression, freedom of association, the right to peaceful assembly and enabling an . Environment for civil society to […]
Later at a meeting of rights defenders, a senior Human Rights Watch official referred to the case against Dr. Muhammad Yunus as part of the government’s intimidation and harassment to suppress civil society. Rights Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan was present in the meeting and some pro-government persons harassed him there. In its recommendation, the US […]
In the report, the government has mentioned the amendments brought in the Constituency Delimitation Act-2021, Election Commission Appointment Act-2022 and Parliament Election (EVM) Guidelines-2018, Rules of Conduct of Political Parties and Candidates-2008 and Rules of Conduct. of political parties and candidates to strengthen the electoral system. The government has claimed that the Election Commission Appointment […]
