Four shot dead on Chicago train
At least four people were shot dead on a train in the US city of Chicago on Monday, police said, with a suspect apprehended soon after the mass shooting occurred.
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DU students demand appointments of pro-VCs
Students of the University of Dhaka on Monday staged a human chain at the Anti-Violence Raju Memorial Sculpture on the university, demanding the immediate issuance of the notifications for the appointment of pro vice-chancellors for education and admini-stration...
Beyond bombs and bullets: the full tally of Gaza鈥檚 dead
ISRAEL鈥橲 assault on Gaza has now officially surpassed the gruesome milestone of 40,000 Palestinians dead, but in counting only those killed in direct acts of violence that number captures just a fraction of the human loss...
Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day
The death toll climbed on Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is 鈥榝uelling an already explosive situation鈥�...
August 5 in retrospect: A narrow escape from total surrender to autocracy
I HAVE lived outside Bangladesh for roughly two decades. Over the years, I have met people from many parts of the world with different backgrounds. For more than a decade I have been teaching at International Islamic University Malaysia that has academics and students from about one hundred countries. When meeting people from countries under...
Justice must for victims of sexual violence in CHT
AMID the flash flood and imminent landslide risk, reported incidents of rape and rape attempts are an added concern for the national minorities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. A rape and two cases of rape attempts were filed in the three hill districts in August 22鈥�23. A group of Bengali men on August 22 dragged an elderly woman and her daughter out of...
World community must step up efforts for Rohingya repatriation
IT HAS already been seven years since the latest large-scale influx of the Rohingyas 鈥� who fled military violence in Myanmar to safety into Bangladesh in 2017 to add to a large number of their fellows having already lived here 鈥� but not a single Rohingya could be repatriated to their homeland of Rakhine State mostly because of Myanmar鈥檚 unwillingness..
Lanka needs fair elections, no weapons for MPs
THE government鈥檚 decision to provide every MP with two repeater weapons is an indication of concern about an escalation of violence that might target parliamentarians as the election approaches. A defence ministry letter to the parliamentary secretariat states that in view of the violence of the Aragalaya period, a decision has been made to provide...
UN reiterates call for accountability for killings during uprising in Bangladesh
The United Nations has reiterated its call for accountability for the recent violence, loss of life and human rights violations in Bangladesh...
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner denied medical care: UN
UN experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi proper healthcare, saying she reportedly suffered physical violence earlier this month...
Protests widen over Indian doctor鈥檚 rape, murder
Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week...
Probe into violence against children demanded
Human rights activists and researchers at a discussion on Wednesday called on the interim government to hold probe into incidents of killing, injury and detention of children during the street protests since the middle of July for reform of the quota system in government jobs...
UN slams surge in violence in Myanmar
The United Nations on Monday condemned what it called the 鈥榙eeply concerning trend鈥� of spiralling violence in Myanmar, where civilians are caught between the junta and ethnic minority groups...
Doctors in India strike after rape, murder of colleague
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services 鈥榠ndefinitely鈥� on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
42 policemen killed in recent violence in Bangladesh: IGP
Inspector general of police Md Mainul Islam on Sunday said that 42 police personnel, including three inspectors and two members of the Rapid Action Battalion, were killed in violence so far...
Denmark boosts border checks with Sweden amid gang violence
Denmark said Friday it was beefing up its border controls with Sweden following a resurgence of Swedish gang violence that has spilled over into Denmark in recent weeks...
Strict measures against violence, attacks, looting demanded
Nagarik Odhikar Surakkha Jote at a press conference on Thursday urged the interim government to take strict measures against all forms of violence, attacks, and looting across the country...
Authorities must attend to jailbreak, violence
THE incidents of and attempts at jailbreak in a number of districts after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 point to an alarming law and order. At least six inmates of the Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur were killed and about two dozens were injured as prison guards shot them when the inmates attempted to break free on August 7...
Amzad鈥檚 widow left without any shelter
Violence during the countrywide student movement for quota reform in government jobs has left many families in grief and sorrow after having lost their family during clashes with police and other forms of roadside violence...
7 US soldiers injured in Iraq attack
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded seven Americans, a US official said on Tuesday, with Washington blaming an Iran-backed militia group and saying such violence will not be tolerated...
ICCB for ensuring safety of production units
The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh on Wednesday said that it wanted immediate restoration of law and order and safety of production units amid reports of violence and arson attacks on factories in the past two days following the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
6,000 police ready to quell UK riots
The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence...
Authorities, people must stand against violence, vandalism
VIOLENCE, vandalism and looting in many places across the country after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 are shocking and unacceptable. The incidents have left a few dozen dead while many establishments and houses have been burnt. Awami League leaders and the police appear to have been particularly targeted by the mob while...
Ahmadiyas face attacks in Bangladesh
Members of the Ahmadiya community in Bangladesh have been attacked after the deterioration of law and order in the country following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and her departure from the country on Monday.
Photographers express solidarity with students鈥� one-point demand
Photographers and rights activists of the country on Sunday at a solidarity rally with the one-point demand of the students urged people of the country to prevent violence, wholesale arrests, and reform of the state...
Talks must go beyond hostage negotiations
AS THE war on Gaza rages unabated, European diplomats must step up and use their experience of multiparty diplomacy. The truth is perhaps an uncomfortable one for many: that a genuinely workable solution to this conflict requires an inclusive approach 鈥� one that recognises Hamas鈥檚 role in Palestinian sovereignty...
Juvenile court rejects bail of 17-year-old student Faiyaz
A Dhaka juvenile court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Dhaka College student Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz in a case filed over the killing of a police constable during violence centring on the quota reform movement in Jatrabari area on July 19...
People in fear as arrest drives on
Police continued the countrywide arrest drives as at least 150 more people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with cases filed on charges of violence during the student protests against the quota system in the civil service...
Govt must honour and heed demands for justice
THE government is still showing an unwillingness to bring those responsible for the death of more than 200 students and people, including at least 16 children, mostly in indiscriminate police firing during the student protests to justice. The government is still continuing with the wholesale arrest of students and people in cases of 鈥榲andalism and violence鈥�...
Intimidation of injured victims at hospitals inhumane
AMIDST the global and national call for an immediate end to the ongoing violence against student protests seeking reforms public service quota that left more than 200 dead and...