A terrorist group or quarter with vested interest was involved in the violence and arson attacks on state-owned establishments in an attempt to topple the government, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday. "A terrorist group that is against the Liberation War was behind the violence in the country on October
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How feminist tech can stop online gender-based violence
Nearly half of Gen Z and millennial women have experienced online gender-based violence. For women in public life, the numbers are even more disturbing — for example, 73% of women journalists who responded to a survey conducted by UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists said they have experienced digital
WHO for more data on violence against older women, women with disabilities
Older women and women with disabilities experience abuse that is unique to their demographics, yet they are underrepresented in national and global databases, according to findings shared by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Wednesday, WHO and UN-Women released two new briefs, the first in a series that will discuss neglected
Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence
Residents of Haiti's capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a "city under siege" after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as well as roads leading to the
Violence rages in Haiti for second day
Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city's international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence. At least four police officers were killed Thursday and dozens have been wounded since the latest spate
Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamoring for DEA help
Uruguay's main port received two cargo scanners sixteen years ago to detect drugs and other suspicious loads. Unfortunately, during delivery one of them fell into the sea. Since then, cocaine shipments to Europe have surged through the port of Montevideo, which handled a record 1.1 million containers last year, fueling a
BNP-Jamaat taking preparation to commit major violence: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has anticipated that the BNP-Jamaat are taking preparation to commit major violence in the country. He made the remark while addressing a press conference at the Awami League president's political office at Dhanmondi in the capital early Friday afternoon. "Why are you saying that the violence
Violence erupts across country ahead of elections
Violence erupted across the country with numerous reports of burning polling centres and elections camps as the campaigns for the 12th general elections reach the final stage,. Polling centres were burnt in Rajshahi and Feni, while elections camps were set on fire in Chapai Nawabganj and Natore. In Rajshahi, four polling centres
48-hr Countrywide Blockade Violence, arson attack 1st day blockade
The first day of the the BNP and like-minded opposition parties' 48-hour nationwide blockade, has been marked by stray incidents of violence, including clashes with police and torching vehicles on Sunday. The blockade that started at 6am on Sunday will end at 6 am on Tuesday. Pickets were seen torching vehicles in
Incidents of violence in Bangladesh taken very seriously: US
The United States has said it is "closely monitoring" the electoral environment in Bangladesh leading up to January's national election, and they take incidents of violence "very seriously". At a regular briefing at the US Department of State on Tuesday, Spokesperson Matthew Miller said they are engaging and will continue to