The interim government instituted commission on enforced disappearances in its interim report said they found “internal dissent” within security forces alongside foreign links as they studied the cases. The report pointed out several incidents where the security personnel handling victims of enforced disappearance expressed their dissent often exposing them to adverse personal and professional consequences. It also found the enforced disappearances in Bangladesh were not isolated acts of wrongdoing when “international enablers” played “decisive roles” as well alongside Bangladesh’s security forces. “Internal dissent within the security forces, especially on issues such as enforced disappearances, political neutrality, or institutional accountability, often…
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US President Donald Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an “official end” to their conflict, as strikes continued to hammer Tehran overnight. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. There was however no immediate confirmation from either of the Middle Eastern adversaries, whose unprecedented exchange of attacks has seen hundreds killed in Iran and two dozen in Israel. Trump said the ceasefire would be a phased 24-hour process beginning…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today said BNP is against mob culture and if anyone from the party is involved in the mob incident carried out against former Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, the party will investigate and take disciplinary action. “We do not believe in mob culture, we are constantly struggling to establish the rule of law,” he said in a statement. Salahuddin hoped that the allegations against former Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda, his arrest process and his trial process will be conducted legally. “However, we do not support his insulting. This is…
A court here today placed former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on a four-day remand in a case lodged for allegedly manipulating the national election. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mustafizur Rahman passed the order as police produced the former CEC before the court and pleaded to place him on a 10-day remand in the case filed with the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. Earlier, the police produced the former CEC in the courtroom at around 4.10 pm while he was brought to the court around 3.05 pm and was kept at the lockup on the ground floor. BNP…
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today said the previous autocratic government took away the voting rights of the youth, suppressed their voices and snatched away their future. He made the remark while speaking at an event titled “Commonwealth Charter Youth Workshop” as the chief guest in a city hotel. “We have a dark chapter in our history – where extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and election interference have scarred countless families. Many young generations have never had the taste of a free and fair election, and many have never even had the opportunity to vote. Their voices were…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the way the ‘mob justice’ was carried out during the arrest of former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda “is not acceptable.” “The incident involving CEC Nurul Huda is completely unacceptable in any manner. The attack on Nurul Huda was carried out in the presence of law enforcement personnel. If any member of the law enforcement agencies is found involved in the incident, legal action will be taken after investigation,” he told reporters after visiting the Horticulture Centre in Mouchak, Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district. The Home Adviser urged…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for moving forward in creating the future world applying the Scouting experience. He made the call while addressing the inaugural session of the nationwide Cub Carnival and the Shapla Cub Award distribution ceremony organised by Bangladesh Scouts at the Chief Adviser’s Office here. Speaking as the chief guest, Prof Yunus said, “Today is a special day in the history of Scouting. Not only for the Scouting in Bangladesh, but for the Scouting in the whole world. Today is a day of special pride.” He said the history was created with the eight scouts,…
Aerial assaults raged between Iran and Israel early Monday, while Tehran vowed retaliation over the bunker-buster bombs American warplanes unleashed at the weekend on three nuclear sites. US President Donald Trump insisted the attack had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities, but other officials said it was too soon to determine how significantly Tehran’s nuclear programme had been impacted. As the world awaited Iran’s reply, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the bombing campaign Israel launched on June 13 “a big mistake”. “The Zionist enemy… is being punished right now,” Khamenei wrote on social media. Sirens sounded across Israel and Iran early…
Israel’s army said it was striking military sites in western Iran’s Kermanshah on Monday, as fighting between the two foes raged for the 11th day. The Israeli air force “is currently striking military infrastructure sites in Kermanshah in Iran”, a military statement said.
Democrats bristled Sunday over US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress, accusing the Republican of violating the constitution and demanding a vote to rein in his war powers. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives argued that US intelligence had not shown an imminent threat from the Middle Eastern country that justified Trump’s unilateral action. “President Trump’s actions in bombing Iran puts the US on the brink of a wider war in the Middle East, all without constitutionally required Congressional approval,” Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said in a statement.…
