Stop politicising counterterrorism: ICG
International Crisis Group has called the 1 July Dhaka attack the most visible manifestation yet of the threat that a new generation of self-styled jihadis poses to Bangladesh that boasts of its pluralistic society.
Referring to premier Sheikh Hasina’s resolve ‘to bring all terrorists to justice’, the Brussels-based group questioned if this was “finally a wake-up call for a government that has too often underplayed the radical Islamist threat”.
In an article titled “Bangladeshi Leaders Must Stop Politicising Counterterrorism” published in Nikkei Asian Review on 6 July, ICG’s Shehryar Fazli wrote that the Islamic State group was ![]()
Militant attacks are the result of failed institutions: AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the terrorist attack in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. The country experienced bloodshed on July 1 and 2. A group of militants attacked a Spanish restaurant in the diplomatic zone at Gulshan in Dhaka, at around 9 p.m. on Friday. Around 8 gunmen captured the Holey Artisan Bakery at gunpoint and took all staff and customers as hostage.
A police operation was foiled when the attackers fired AK 22 Assault Rifles and launched grenades at the police, causing the deaths of two police officers (an Inspector of Police and an Assistant Commissioner of the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police) and injuring more than 20 others. A team of the
BD sends 10,000MT rice to Nepal quake survivors
The Bangladesh government on Sunday dispatched 10,000 MT rice as humanitarian assistance for survivors of the earthquake of 25 April 2015.
This is the second consignment of rice being sent as humanitarian assistance by the government of Bangladesh for the quake survivors, according to a statement issued by the Personal Assistant to the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Nepal.
The entire cost of sending the rice, including tra
nsportation by trucks from Bangladesh via Banglabandha (Bangladesh) to the warehouses of the Nep...
nsportation by trucks from Bangladesh via Banglabandha (Bangladesh) to the warehouses of the Nep...
River eats up land, homes in Kurigram
Piyara Begum once had a happy life in Garuhara village by the Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh, but worsening erosion of the river banks has displaced her family seven times.
Now Piyara, 30, has taken shelter in Panchgachi village, 8 kilometres away in the same sub-district of Kurigram Sadar.
“I am always concerned about where Piyara and her three children are living, and how she manages her family expenses, as she has lost everything due to erosion,” said her uncle, Abdul Majid, who still lives in Garuhara village.
The loss of Piyara’s home is taking a toll on her mental and physical health, he added.
Riverbank erosion is a common problem along the mighty Brahmaputra during the monsoon,
NHRC submits annual report-2015 to President
President Abdul Hamid today urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to be more active to make the government more responsible, reports BSS.
He said this when an eight-member delegation of NHRC, led by its chairman Prof Dr Mizanur 
Rahman, submitted the annual report-2015 of the commission to him at Bangabhaban here, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS.
President Hamid observed that the commission can play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of the activities of the governmen...
Rahman, submitted the annual report-2015 of the commission to him at Bangabhaban here, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS.
President Hamid observed that the commission can play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of the activities of the governmen...
15 lakh Bangladeshis living like ‘slaves’: Report
Over 15 lakh people in Bangladesh are living like slaves with nearly half the population vulnerable to be exposed to it, a report of Australia-based Walk Free Foundation said today.
Global Slavery Index for 2016 placed Bangladesh 10th among 167 countries in prevalence ranking with an estimated 15.3 lakh people living like slaves with over 44 percent of the population at risk of being exposed to it.
Last reported in 2014, the index placed about 6.8 lakh Bangladeshis living in conditions of modern da...
Last reported in 2014, the index placed about 6.8 lakh Bangladeshis living in conditions of modern da...
