There is no agenda to send political leaders-workers to jail: Obaidul Quader assures

He said, “The people who beat the police and Ansar to death in broad daylight, attacked the Chief Justice's residence and the police hospital and harassed journalists are not political leaders or activists, they are rioters. In public interest and national interest, these rioters must be punished.” Responding to a question from reporters, Obaidul Quader […]

Stop illegal detention, release political prisoners immediately: AB Party | Amar Bangladesh Party’s hunger strike in Dhaka

Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) held a symbolic hunger strike in Dhaka on Monday in solidarity with the nationwide blockade. Dhaka City South convener BM Nazmul Haq chaired the meeting, where member secretary Mojibur Rahman Monju and joint member secretary Asaduzzaman Fuad, among others, spoke at the event. Mojibur Rahman Monju said, the episodes of […]

Free political prisoners and protect the right to peaceful assembly in Bangladesh: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the freeing of political prisoners and protecting the right to peaceful assembly. HRW, an international non-governmental organization based in New York, made the call in a report on its website on Wednesday. The Bangladesh government is ignoring international calls for restraint and its promises to hold peaceful, free […]