Bangladeshi to lead UN peacebuilding commission
BANGLADESH’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr AK Abdul Momen, will lead the UN Peacebuilding Commission for the next one year. The prestigious election, which is first for the […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Prosecute BSF for torture, HRW tells India
THE Indian government should prosecute members of the security forces for recent high-profile cases of torture to send a message that such practices will no longer be tolerated, Human Rights […]
Jamaat man killed in clash with cops
A Jamaat-e-Islami activist was killed and around 80 others, including 19 cops, were injured in clashes between law enforcers and Jamaat-Shibir men in the city’s Hatim Khan area Monday afternoon. […]
4 killed as police fire on opposition activists
FOUR persons died in Laxmipur and Chandpur towns on Sunday when police fired on BNP supporters who gathered in front of the party offices to bring out pre-scheduled processions. To […]
AL forgets pledges for a strong Sangsad
THE Awami League-led government seems to have forgotten its electoral pledge to make parliament effective. It has clearly done quite the opposite over the last three years, as evidenced by […]
Apologise, top newspaper tells India
LEADING Indian newspaper ‘The Hindu’ has asked India to make an “unreserved apology” to Bangladesh for Border Security Force’s brutal torture of a Bangladeshi man shown in a recent video. […]
