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Nine children killed during blockade

At least nine children were killed in political violence during the ongoing blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on January 5. Eight out of the nine children were killed in deadly firebomb attacks on a buses and trucks. [caption id="attachment_12827" align="alignleft" width="300"]children protest A kid along with his parents joins a protest in front of National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday against burning kids, calling for an end to politics of violence and resolving crisis through discussi...

Situation outside Dhaka dangerous: Muhith

The situation outside Dhaka has taken a severe turn due to the ongoing blockade and hartal, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said today. muhith-3“Disconnection of the districts [from the capital] has become dangerous for the economy. It is the most concerning thing. We will have to keep the districts functional," Muhith said at a press conference at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka. "The impact of hartals in Dhaka is not significant, but the impact in the district level is alarming," he added. The economy is paying a heavy price due to the bl...

End deadly cycle of crimes: HRW

With no end in sight to politically motivated violence and other abuses in Bangladesh, state authorities need to ensure their response respects the rights of all and avoids arbitrary use of force, arrests, and disappearances, Human Rights Watch said today. human rights BangladeshOver the past month, nearly 60 people have been killed, hundreds injured, and thousands arrested across the country. All political leaders should give clear statements that their supporters should not use unlawful violence. “All parties...

Fighting inequality at preschools in BD

Shanta* is only four years old, but already she loves school. Every morning, her mother walks her to the small pre-primary facility in Mohonpur village, about 140 km away from Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, and leaves her in the care of a young female teacher, who oversees the day’s activities: storytelling, drama, reciting poetry. 20140826_111607-629x472The little girl’s mother, Mosammet Laily Begum, is a housewife of humble means. She and her husband, a rickshaw puller who earns about 100 dollars each month cartin...

Battling terrorism shouldn’t justify torture: UN

The United Nations, which is the legal guardian of scores of human rights treaties banning torture, unlawful imprisonment, degrading treatment of prisoners of war and enforced disappearances, is troubled that an increasing number of countries are justifying violations of U.N. conventions on grounds of fighting terrorism in conflict zones. zeid-torture-629x420Taking an implicit passing shot at big powers, the outspoken U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein of Jordan puts it more bluntly: “This lo...

Key missions abroad fail to achieve export targets

Twenty-nine out of 53 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the first half (July-Dec) of the current fiscal (2014-15), reports UNB. export-importThe key Bangladesh missions like the ones in Washington, Berlin, London, Paris, Madrid, Ottawa, Rome and the Hague have failed to achieve their July-December export targets while some other important missions-Stockholm, Dubai, Riyadh, Canberra and New Delhi-have been able to reach their targets for the six-month period. The overall export ea...
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