A group of people identifying themselves as “Towhidi Janata” (religious zealots) greeted him with flowers at that time. When the student attempted to call the proctor, Arnob ran away. In the post, the student wrote: “I was wearing a salwar kameez properly with a scarf. They announced that they would stay there until the accused was released and remained there until 3:30pm. “The man harassed a female student.
However, they have not specified if the deposed Awami League and its president, Sheikh Hasina, can participate in the polls. Comparing the 16-year Hasina regime to a “terrible tornado”, the Chief Advisor said, "We are coming from complete disorder." "If you are comparing it to the last year for example at the same time, it looks okay,” Yunus told the BBC. The chief advisor also acknowledged the safety issues surrounding the members and associates of the Awami League. In February, a number of Awami League members' residences were vandalised and burned, including the house of Hasina's late father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh.
Photo taken this morning (6 March 2025) shows fire burning through shanties at the BRP slum in Dhaka's Bhashantek area. Photo: CourtesyA fire has broken out at the BRP slum in the capital's Bhashantek area. Firefighters work to douse the fire at the BRP slum in Dhaka's Bhashantek area on 6 March 2025. Quoting one of the slum dwellers, bdnews24.com reported that the fire first started at one shanti in the slum and then spread quickly. Police and army personnel are at the scene to help the firefighters and keep the situation around the slum under control.
Police arrested MA Malek, former Awami League member of parliament for Dhaka's Dhamrai. Malek has been named in four cases filed with the Ashulia Police Station over the killings of students and members of the public during the July Uprising, as per a bdnews24.com report. He was arrested from his house in Mirpur following a raid on Wednesday night, said Dhaka Additional Police Superintendent (Savar Circle) Shahinur Kabir. Malek is at the Ashulia Police Station. He will be taken to a Dhaka court on Thursday, the police officer said.
A fire at the Gabtoli Shahi Mosque Slum located opposite the Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka was brought under control on Thursday morning. The fire was tamed at 4:36 am, about one and a half hours after it broke out. Fire Service spokesman Anwarul Islam said the Fire Service was informed of the blaze at 3:08 am. Around 4:30 am, eight firefighting units from Kalyanpur, Mohammadpur, Mirpur and Tejgaon Fire Station were working to douse the fire, reports bdnews24.comThe Shahi Mosque Slum stands across the road from European University. Some bus garages and motor parts shops are also found in the vicinity.
They warn that they’ll resume the protests again if the promises are not fulfilled after Eid-ul-AzhaTeachers under the monthly pay order, or MPO, scheme have relented their demonstrations after former education advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud promised them a pay rise from Eid-ul-Azha. Delawar, however, mentioned that in case the authorities “deviate” from making good on their promises from Eid-ul-Azha, the protesters will “take to the streets again”. On Wednesday, Wahiduddin, while speaking after handing over the duties of education advisor to CR Abrar at the Secretariat, delivered hope to MPO teachers, saying their allowances will be increased from Eid-ul-Azha. He said: “We’ll be able to increase their festival bonus, house rent and medical allowance at least by a bit from next year’s budget.”“I’m not announcing here by how much. But I know because that much is within… the budget for this year and next year,” he said.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said the human rights violations, including killings and disappearances, enforced during the mass uprising in Bangladesh, could be tried not only in domestic courts but also in the International Criminal Court. The UN Human Rights Commission investigation team carried out a probe in Bangladesh in September 2024 at the request of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The team included a human rights investigator, a forensic physician, and a weapons expert, according to the UN. He said, "We believed the former government officials, members of the security and intelligence apparatus, and violent elements associated with the former ruling party had committed serious, organised, and systematic human rights violations. He called on the interim government to assist in increasing the UN Human Rights Commission's presence in Bangladesh by allowing the opening of an office in Dhaka.
Police say it's unclear whether anything was actually stolen from the apartmentPolice have arrested three people for allegedly breaking into and vandalising a house in Dhaka's Gulshan. The suspects have been identified as Jewel Khandakar, 48, his son Shakil Khandakar, 23, and Shakil Ahmed, 28. According to Gulshan Police Station chief Mahbubur Rahman, Shakil Ahmed had previously worked as the caretaker of the house on road No 81. Following the break-in, the current caretaker, Abdul Mannan, filed a case at Gulshan Police Station against the three arrested suspects and 14-15 unidentified individuals. Based on information obtained from the detainees, Mahbubur said, "Preliminary investigations suggest that Shakil Ahmed spread a rumour that a search of the house could uncover Tk 20-30 billion."
As Maqsood and other commission members were leaving the office on Wednesday, escorted by army personnel and law enforcers, the employees began chanting slogans calling for his resignation. Speculation had been brewing as the main entrance to the BSEC had been shut throughout the day and the arrival of army personnel in the afternoon added further intrigue. It followed the BSEC chairman's decision on Tuesday to send Executive Director Saifur Rahman into forced retirement. When attempts were made to contact the BSEC spokesperson and other relevant officials, both their office and personal phones were found to be switched off. Saifur, who had served as the BSEC spokesperson under the Awami League administration, was transferred to another department after the changeover in government in August.
Over 100 people break into Gulshan home at midnight to 'search for arms'A group of over 100 people stormed into a house in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan neighbourhood shortly after Tuesday midnight, breaking down the door under the pretext of conducting a search. The crowd gathered outside the house near Shahabuddin Park in Gulshan 2 around midnight. According to them, “a large cache of arms and money was hidden inside”. After police failed to respond, he and a group of 150-200 people entered the house to conduct the search. A group of people, claiming to be students, stormed the house today, alleging that money and weapons were stored there.
An iron barrier was set up to separate a designated lane for rickshaws and non-motorised vehicles on Mayor Annisul Huq Road. Only 30 feet of the entire road is usable for traffic, bringing back the congestion that plagued the area nearly a decade ago. However, despite resistance from truck workers, Annisul successfully managed to remove the truck stands and make the roads more navigable. In July 2024, the DNCC mayor Atiqul announced plans to initiate construction of the terminal. There is no space available here to park the trucks, so the owners instruct us to park on the road.
The advisor stresses the need for increased awareness to put an end to such practicesNo place for mob justice, moral policing in Bangladesh, says RizwanaThe interim government remains firm against mob justice and moral policing, Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said. Rizwana said, “There is no place for mob justice or moral policing in the country. “However, since we have not yet fully restored law and order, incidents of mob justice and moral policing have occurred in some areas. “The government’s stance is clear—there is no scope for such actions.”The terms “mob” and “mob justice” have resurfaced repeatedly since the power change in August 2024. “Even during previous political regimes, incidents of mob justice and moral policing took place."
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They will meet winner of second semi-final in the final in Dubai on SundayIndia reached the final of the Champions Trophy with a tense four-wicket victory over Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday after Virat Kohli starred in yet another successful chase. Player of the match Kohli (84) anchored India’s chase but could not complete it. KL Rahul chipped in with an unbeaten 42 down the order as India won with 11 balls to spare. Shreyas Iyer (45) combined with Kohli to put India's chase back on track. "I thought the bowlers did a really good job," Smith, who led Australia in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, said.
However, the former High Court judge acknowledged that the chances of their return remain slim. However, preliminary investigations have not confirmed whether any of them were victims of enforced disappearance. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government formed the panel on enforced disappearances to investigate alleged disappearances carried out by law-enforcing agencies under the former Awami League administration. On Aug 27, the Cabinet Division issued a notification announcing the formation of the five-strong commission, headed by Moinul. During the Awami League’s 15-year rule, incidents of extrajudicial killings under the pretext of "crossfire", enforced disappearances, and the recovery of bodies after individuals were taken by law-enforcing agencies were widely discussed.
