People walk past a closed stall at Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on February 11, 2025, after chanting protesters were angry over a book by exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin. | Photo Credit: AFP A group of protesters stormed a book stall in Dhaka over the display of books by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin,…
School girls sit in a classroom, in Dhaka, on August 7, 2024, after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh on Sunday (August 18, 2024) reopened all educational institutions, including universities, secondary schools and colleges, across the country after more than a month of closure due to violence centring the…
Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16, 2024, and August 11, 2024, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report — suggesting a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions. According to the 10-page report…
The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 10 infiltrators near the Agartala-Akhaura border on Friday afternoon, the day fresh anti-government protests erupted in Bangladesh. In a statement released around midnight, the BSF Tripura Frontier Headquarters reported that the detention of Bangladeshi nationals occurred at around 5:30 pm in the Sanmura locality. The “special operation” was conducted based on specific intelligence, according to the statement. It stated that the Bangladeshis, who had previously infiltrated into India, were apprehended while attempting to illegally cross over…
President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: AP Joe Biden pulls out of U.S. presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted…
