“With election sentiments at the bursting point, Bangladeshi security forces need to overcome their long history of using unlawful force against opposition protesters and respond in a way that is professional and non-partisan.” said Brad Adams, Asia director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
“The ruling Awami League should remember the mistreatment suffered by its supporters when they were in the opposition and ensure that law enforcement agencies act within the law”, added Adams.
He said political party and protest leaders should act to prevent violence by their supporters, including against the security forces. The security forces should respond to protests in accordance with international law enforcement standards, only us...
Continuous political turmoil in Bangladesh is leaving a burnt hit in cross-border trade with neighbouring India.
Trade through the Petrapole-Benapole route — that accounts for over 50 percent of the bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh — has been badly hit in the last few days. Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh stands at $5.5 billion.
The political turmoil in Bangladesh, which began with a strike call on November 30, entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
Unconfirmed estimates from traders sugges...
Human rights and Development for Bangladesh (HRDB) organized a press conference at the National Press Club in WashingtonDC here on Tuesday that alleged political persecution of key opposition leaders in Bangladesh by government led by Sheikh Hasina.
Taking part in the briefing, Dr M Nakibur Rahman, son of one of the key opposition leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, alleged that the government has set the stage to judicially kill his father. Prime-minister Shaikh Hasina is directly involved in forcing/bribing key witness to testify against hi...
India wants a peaceful and violence-free election in Bangladesh with the participation of ‘maximum parties’, said visiting Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh at a meeting with senior journalists on Wednesday.
“The Indian top diplomat said India supports peaceful and violence-free election with the participation of maximum parties,” replying to a query whether India wants an ‘inclusive election’ in Bangladesh.
Sujatha Singh came up with the remark during a discussion wit...
Bangladesh and the United States of America have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for mutual cooperation in the sphere of drug control between the US Drug Enforcement Administration and Bangladesh's Home Ministry.
Regional Attach, Michael Brown representing the Drug Enforcement Administration and Additional Secretary (Political) Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed signed the MoC on behalf of their respective sides here on Tuesday.
This MoC is intended to increase cooperation aimed at combating organised...
Bangladesh has earned an “insignificant” progress in its fight against corruption in the current year, according to a survey report globally released yesterday by the Berlin-based NGO Transparency International.
Bangladesh ranked the 16
th most corrupt country in the world in the graft index, scored 27 points out of 100 this year, one point higher than the last year when it became 13
th.
Chairperson of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) trustee board, Sultana Kamal, however, termed it insignificant, as the country’s position still remains quite low.
