The ruling party Awami League has fallen in the face of anti-discrimination student movement. The leader of the party, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has fled the country. Along with the calm of the unstable situation created throughout the country, the political parties who are victims of oppression are carrying out various programs to make their existence known.
In continuation of that, on the afternoon of August 7 (Wednesday), a joyous procession and a short rally were organized by the Jibannagar branch of Chuadanga district of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam. From the afternoon, the leaders of all the organizations of Jamaat-e-Islam started gathering from different parts of the upazila.
RAB new DG, new DMP commissioner appointed
The top positions of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were reconstituted on Wednesday.
AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the new Director General of RAB, replacing Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Harun Ar Rashid.
In addition, Md. Mainul Hasan has been named the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, taking over from Habibur Rahman.
These new appointments were announced today in a notification by the public security division of the home ministry.
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AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the new Director General of RAB, replacing Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Harun Ar Rashid.
In addition, Md. Mainul Hasan has been named the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, taking over from Habibur Rahman.
These new appointments were announced today in a notification by the public security division of the home ministry.
On ...
Dictator finally falls
Sheikh Hasina, who initially assumed power in 2009 through an election widely criticized for tampering, resigned from her position as Prime Minister on Monday, July 6, 2024. This resignation followed the persistent demands from the activist group 'Students Against Discrimination,' who had rallied around a singular objective: the government's resignation.
Hasina's tenure, spanning nearly 15 years, was marked by her retention of power through three highly contentious elections. The 2013 election was infamously dubbed the "election without votes," the 2018 election became known as the "midnight vote," and the 2024 election was criticized as a "dummy vote."
By employing various strategies to maintain her grip on power, Sheikh Hasina has etched her name in history as a 'Lady Dictator' ...
Curfew to remain relaxed from 6am to 9pm in 4 districts
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said curfew will remain relaxed from 6am to 9pm in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Narsingdi districts while local administrations of other districts will take decision on curfew about the concerned districts.
He said while speaking to journalists at his ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat after a meeting with top officials of the law enforcement agencies
So far, 134 HSC examinees have been given bail while other examinees will also get bail and they will be freed, he said, adding but those w...
He said while speaking to journalists at his ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat after a meeting with top officials of the law enforcement agencies
So far, 134 HSC examinees have been given bail while other examinees will also get bail and they will be freed, he said, adding but those w...
Rizvi, Parwar, Nur remanded for 5 more days
Staff Reporter:
The court has granted a 5-day remand for BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, and Ganadakshar Parishad President and former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur, along with 8 others, in connection with the clashes surrounding the quota reform movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Moinul Islam granted the remand on Sunday (28 July) in a case filed at Pallabi police station regarding the fire incident on the metro rail.
The others taken on remand include BNP's Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Dhaka North Member Secretary Aminul Haque, MA Salam, Kazi Sayeedul Alam Babul, and Mahmudus Salehin.
Earlier, the intelligence police presented them in court, seeking a 10-day remand. Several...
BANGLADESH: States must call out violations of civic freedoms at upcoming UN review
Bangladesh's human rights record is going to be reviewed at the 44th session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 13 November 2023. CIVICUS and AHRC submitted a stakeholder submission for the UPR in April 2023 where our organisations highlight a range of issues. Out of the 29 recommendations Bangladesh received during the previous cycle of the UPR related to civic space, it has only partially implemented one, says a press release of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).
