Reform Bangladesh contempt of court law, say SA journos
The undersigned journalists, writers, historians and activists from South Asia (SA), are deeply concerned about the use of ‘contempt of court’ law to curb freedom of expression. The conviction and sentencing on December 2, 2014, of Dhaka-based journalist David Bergman by the International Crimes Tribunal 2 on charges of “contempt of court” for citing published research on killings during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, is a serious set-back to Bangladesh’s commitment to free speech and independent scholarship, says a release of Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).
Prostitution racket busted in India, 3 BD women rescued
Cyberabad police on Sunday busted an alleged prostitution racket which was being operated from a house in Vijayapuri Colony and rescued three Bangladeshi women.
Police also arrested the alleged kingpin Mohd Jabbar, also a Bangladeshi national.
Special operation team sleuths raided the house, under Uppal police station limits, and nabbed Jabbar who was running the racket after getting three women from Bangladesh, they said.
Jabbar had come to India around seven years ago and was "illegally" staying in the country, SOT Inspector Pushpa Kumar said, ad...
Police also arrested the alleged kingpin Mohd Jabbar, also a Bangladeshi national.
Special operation team sleuths raided the house, under Uppal police station limits, and nabbed Jabbar who was running the racket after getting three women from Bangladesh, they said.
Jabbar had come to India around seven years ago and was "illegally" staying in the country, SOT Inspector Pushpa Kumar said, ad...
Prosecute CIA officials for torture: HRW
The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s report summary on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detention and interrogation program is a powerful denunciation of the agency’s extensive and systematic use of torture, Human Rights Watch(HRW) said today. The 525-page partially redacted summary, released on December 9, 2014, is part of a 6,700-page classified report that the committee has still not indicated it plans to release.
The summary documents numerous misrepresentations t...
The summary documents numerous misrepresentations t...
Indian court orders to send back raped BD girl
A minor girl from Bangladesh, who fell victim to a sex racket in Bangalore and jailed in Kerala where she was abandoned by the racket, would finally leave for home after seven months of ordeal. The 15-year-old girl is seven-month pregnant.
The district juvenile justice board in Kozhikode on Wednesday ordered that the girl should be immediately send back to Bangladesh. The board has entrusted the district collector to take necessary steps to ensure her safe return. He has a story of callous injustice to tell.
A native of Sathrapur in Bangladesh,...
A native of Sathrapur in Bangladesh,...
Jaywalking just got even riskier in city
Bangladesh police completed a three-day campaign in late November to stop pedestrians from crossing busy roads without using footbridges or underpasses. The authorities have also established mobile courts to punish the hundreds of pedestrians who jaywalk with fines and sometimes even imprisonment.
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Citizens risk their lives in traffic to cross the road at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital Dhaka. Image by Firoz Ahmed. Copyright Demotix (30/8/2012)[/caption]
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Citizens risk their lives in traffic to cross the road at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital Dhaka. Image by Firoz Ahmed. Copyright Demotix (30/8/2012)[/caption]
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53,000 fled Myanmar, Bangladesh
About 53,000 people left Bangladesh and Myanmar on treacherous smuggling boats bound for Thailand and Malaysia this year, about 540 of them dying on the journey, the UN refugee agency said Friday.
Indonesian policemen help a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar in Banda Aceh on April 8, 2013, after they were stranded on the remote island of Pulo Aceh.
The majority are stateless Rohingya Muslims, fleeing ethnic tensions in Myanmar or poor prospects in Bangladesh, as well as Bangladeshis looking for a better life, the UNHCR said in a report.
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