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Police uniform still strikes fear: Sarjis
Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination and also general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, said that police uniforms continue to strike fear due to the...
No compromise聽with India on sovereignty: student leaders
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination on Tuesday said that India will not be given minimum concession on the question of the country鈥檚 sovereignty and integrity.
Men鈥檚 role in fight against gender violence
HOW many women in your life are affected by gender-based violence 鈥� your mother, sister, partner, or friend? What if we all took responsibility to protect them? Every day, millions of women live in fear 鈥� fear of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and harassment. Gender-based violence is a silent epidemic, often hidden behind closed doors or disguised as cultural norms. What鈥檚 often ignored...
Ending violence against women
VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...
UAE releases 75 more expats arrested over July protest
The United Arab Emirates on Friday released 75 more Bangladeshi nationals who were arrested for holding protests in that country, expressing solidarity with the Student Movement Against Discrimination in July-August.
7 brick kilns, raw bricks demolished in Barishal
The Department of Environment during its drives against illegal brick kilns in Barishal, demolished seven brick kilns and 1,00,000 raw bricks on Tuesday and Wednesday...
Empowering against gender violence
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
ACC not yet free from influences
Experts and stakeholders have underscored reforms in the Anti-Corruption Commission that would empower it to act with effective independence in its fight against corruption, freeing it from both political and bureaucratic influences...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the 鈥榗rimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya鈥�...
Fresh strikes, clashes in Lebanon after ceasefire calls
Israel conducted strikes against Hezbollah鈥檚 Beirut stronghold on Monday and battles raged in Lebanon鈥檚 south after the Iran-backed militant group claimed 50 attacks on Israeli targets the day before...
Coordinated efforts stressed to eradicate child marriage
Speakers, including an academic, at a roundtable discussion on Sunday emphasised that coordinated efforts were essential to eliminate child marriage and violence against children nationwide...
Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity
IT鈥橲 official now. America鈥檚 closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu鈥檚 war crimes and...
Rich nations urged to commit up to $900b at climate talks
Negotiators at deadlocked UN climate talks said Wednesday that rich countries have been urged to commit as much as $900 billion per year to help poorer nations take action against global warming...
ICT seeks probe report by Dec 19聽
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday asked the investigation agency to conclude in a month its probe into allegations of crimes against humanity brought against eight former high-profile law enforcement officials, including former inspector general of police...
Walmart lifts full-yr forecast
Walmart reported a jump in third-quarter profits Tuesday behind solid US sales and gains in its e-commerce business as the retail behemoth lifted its full-year financial forecast...
Farmers target PM in protest against new UK tax rules
Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government鈥檚 decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...
Experts emphasise political consensus for constitution reforms
Leading legal and constitution experts and dignitaries on Saturday emphasised the necessity of political consensus for amending or rewriting the constitution, aligning it with people鈥檚 aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Anti-discrimination students clash in Sunamganj, 8 injured
A programme of the Sunamganj district chapter of the Student Movement Against Discrimination was foiled on Thursday as supporters of two factions of the platform clashed, leaving at least eight of the both groups injured...
Police exhume bodies of two killed during student movement
The police on Wednesday exhumed bodies of two people killed during protests led by the Students Movement Against Discrimination from their graves for post-mortem examinations in Mymensingh...
Drive against polythene postponed amid protests
The Department of Environment-led joint drives against manufacturing illegal polythene bags were postponed halfway on Wednesday amid protests by polythene factory workers at Kamalbagh of Chawk Bazar in Old Dhaka...
Trump condemns violence against minorities in Bangladesh
Republican Donald Trump, who is running again for the White House, has strongly condemned the violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
ICT sends former Savar ASP Shahidul to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday ordered former additional superintendent of police Shahidul Islam, previously serving in Savar Circle, to be sent to Dhaka Central Jail over alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August student movement against discrimination...
GAIN holds nutrition campaign in Dinajpur
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Department of Agricultural Extension jointly organised a nutrition campaign as part of the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security project at Dinajpur Sadar on Thursday...
Left student bodies protest against Shibir politics on JU campus
Left-leaning student organisations at Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday protested at the politics of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on the university campus...
ICT sends ex-DMP DC Jashim to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday sent Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 former deputy commissioner for Mirpur Zone, Md Jashim Uddin Molla, to jail in a case of crimes against humanity during the July-August students鈥� movement against discrimination in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area...
Mushtaq laments Tigers patience and game awareness
Mushtaq Ahmed believed that Bangladesh batters lacked patience and game awareness after the hosts lost four wickets in just nine overs in their first innings of the second and final Test against South Africa at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Ajaz 鈥榚motional鈥� on Mumbai return after perfect 10
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel said Wednesday that returning to his birthplace Mumbai after his 10-wicket haul there three years ago made for an 鈥榚motional鈥� homecoming ahead of the third Test against India...
Student leaders to suggest formation of council with political parties
The Student Movement Against Discrimination and the National Citizens鈥� Committee are going suggest that the interim government should form a council with the representatives of all political parties to resolve...
Mahidul replaces Jaker in 2nd Test squad
Uncapped middle order batter Mahidul Islam Ankon replaced Jaker Ali for the second Test against South Africa after the latter suffered a concussion while batting in the nets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday...