More than 1,300 people have been booked in connection with Tuesday's violent clashes between Dhaka College students and New Market traders that claimed two lives.Of a total of three cases filed in connection with the clashes, Yeamin Kabir, inspector (investigation) of New Market Police Station lodged an FIR against 24
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Conflicts over UP elections
We are getting news of repeated clashes and loss of lives over the participation in upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls which have almost become a one-party competition thanks to the boycott by several political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Two people have been killed and 52 others have
‘Concert against violence’ at DU
Popular bands including Shironamhin will feature at “Concert against Violence’’ in the TSC area of Dhaka University on Friday. The culturally active students of DU have come together to organise the concert protesting the recent communal violence in the country. The concert will kick off at 3:00 pm. The main objective of the
BNP-Jamaat behind recent Hefazat violence
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the arrested Hefazat leaders recognized the involvement of the BNP-Jamaat alliance in the violence carried out in the country last month. ''You've seen that the Economic Times of India and some local newspapers have reported on how BNP-Jamaat together actively participated in the violence
Myanmar remains mired in violence 2 months after coup
Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by once more defying the threat of lethal violence and publicly demonstrating against the toppling of the democratically elected government. The Feb. 1 coup has been met with massive public resistance that security forces have been unable to