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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

⁨58 Years of Marriage End in a Single Evening: Was She an Easy Target Simply Because She Belonged to a Religious Minority?

In Barkoit of Chandina, a woman was brutally beaten to death after returning home...
Human Rights

Forty-Four Minorities Killed in Six Months, Yet the BNP–Jamaat Government Claims Everything Is Fine!

Last June, Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu, the MP for Natore-2 Sadar constituency and the...
Attacks on Political Activists

Salahuddin Ammar: A Terrorist, Not a Student

The terror tactics of Salahuddin Ammar—a notorious thug at Rajshahi University and a Shibir...
Human Rights

Two Years Later: 346 Murderers and Rapists Still at Large, 1,143 Stolen Rounds of Ammunition Still Missing

Whose Interests Are Being Served? Nearly two years have passed since the attack on Sherpur...
Attacks on Political Activists

Protesting Has Become a Crime Punishable by Death!

Enamul Hossain of Jessore was killed because he dared to protest. He spoke out...
Analysis

How Brahmanbaria Apparently Seceded from Bangladesh

A leader of the district’s Qawmi Student Unity Council wrote, “Brahmanbaria is a city...
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...
Communal Violence

Every Day Three Dead Bodies — “I Have a Plan!”

1,142 murders from January to April alone — just four months. That means an...
Human Rights

United Terror, Silent Dhaka: Minority Persecution in Sharankhola and BNP’s Silent Support

Bangladesh is once again moving toward the dark period we witnessed during 2001–06. Whenever...
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

Six teachers dead — not a single case has seen justice

Six teachers have died. Some passed away in hospital beds, others at home. But...
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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...