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Communal Violence

⁨Eight Idols, Ten Tola of Gold Stolen; 257 Incidents in Six Months: Is Minority Security Only a Matter of Rhetoric from Those in Power?

In Niltuli, Faridpur, stands a century-old Kali temple. At around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, the temple priest locked the premises and went home. When he returned in the morning, he found all the locks on the gate broken and the Kali idol made of...
Attacks on Political Activists

“Shown – Arrest” Even After Bail: Legal and Ethical Questions Over Police Directive

A letter issued by the office of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Rajshahi Range (Memo No. Raj-Range/Operations/1117(8), dated February 27, 2026) reportedly instructs that political leaders and activists who, even after securing bail from a court, are deemed capable of reorganizing their...

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Human Rights

When Human Life Becomes Cheaper Than Insects in the “New Bangladesh”

Sixty-nine incidents of mob violence in a single month. Thirty-two people were killed. Fifty-three...
Attacks on Political Activists

Crackdown on Journalists Under Dr. Yunus: Lawsuits, Mob Pressure, Jail, and Harassment Instead of Criticism

During the rule of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, allegations of repression, arrests, and harassment of...
Attacks on Political Activists

Concerns Raised Over Remarks Justifying Mob Violence

Comments by BNP figure Asaduzzaman, who has described himself as a Law Minister, have...
Communal Violence

Bangladesh sees 854 killings in three months, with rising violence in the capital

At least 854 killings were recorded across Bangladesh between January and March, according to...
Attacks on Political Activists

BNP Engulfed in Looting, Law and Order Deteriorates Sharply Ahead of Eid

With the holy Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, a deeply alarming situation of disorder has emerged across...
Communal Violence

A Brutal Portrait of the Country’s Collapsing Law and Order

Shanto, 15, Dies Under a Truck While Trying to Save His Auto-Rickshaw from Robbers At...
Attacks on Political Activists

Student Beaten After Being Taken from Sehri

Concerns Grow Over Violence at Dhaka University Is the campus of University of Dhaka turning...
Attacks on Political Activists

No shortage of mobs and terror, record deficit in trade: this is Yunus’s model of “reform.”

In just the first five months of the current fiscal year, the trade deficit...
Attacks on Political Activists

Has Bangladesh Really Turned into a Land Ruled by Mobs?

Given what has been happening in Bangladesh since August 5, it is only natural...
Attacks on Political Activists

Vote Politics in the Name of “Islamic Rule”: Is Bangladesh Heading Toward Democracy or Extremist Ideology?

Jamaat-e-Islami and its various affiliated organizations—including women’s groups—are seeking votes in the name of...
Communal Violence

Hindu Youth lynched, burnt and tied to a tree on false blasphemy charge : No right to safety for minorities under Yunus

Global democracies and international outlets kept mum on savagery targeting minorities As Pakistan backed Islamists...
Communal Violence

Media Freedom in Grave Crisis Amid Provocation by Press Secretary Shafiq

Media freedom in Bangladesh is now on the brink of death. Under the leadership...
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Communal Violence

⁨Eight Idols, Ten Tola of Gold Stolen; 257 Incidents in Six Months: Is Minority Security Only a Matter of Rhetoric from Those in Power?

In Niltuli, Faridpur, stands a century-old Kali temple. At around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday,...
Attacks on Political Activists

“Shown – Arrest” Even After Bail: Legal and Ethical Questions Over Police Directive

A letter issued by the office of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the...
Human Rights

⁨Is the persecution of a minority family in Sylhet a tragic brutality?

Who is behind the deaths of Champa Rani and her young daughter? The bodies of...
Minority Oppression

Ailing Hindu mother dies after Tarique Rahman turns down her plea to meet her son before death

Minority rights activist mother's last wish to meet illegally jailed son. “My son will...