Children among six family members killed in Mexico
A baby and a toddler were among six members of the same family murdered in a central Mexican state plagued by gang-related violence, a local official said on Monday....
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Police register case 2 days after murder in post-poll violence
The police registered a murder case two days after the death of Masud Rana, who was killed in the early hours on Thursday, in a clash between supporters of two defeated upazila vice-chairman candidates in Kamarkhanda upazila elections.....
Another killed in post-poll violence
One more person, a supporter of defeated Kamarkhanda upazila vice-chairman candidate Selim Reza was allegedly beaten to death by supporters of another defeated candidate, Hafizur Rahman, in the early hours of Thursday...
BCL activist killed in Brahmanbaria post-poll violence
A Bangladesh Chhatra League activist was shot to death by opponents during the joyous procession of the winning candidate in Brahmanbaria sadar upazila election...
Irregularities mark third phase of upazila polls
Massive irregularities, rigging, violence, and boycotts marked the third phase of the ongoing upazila parishad elections held on Wednesday amid low voter turnout...
A certain French stubbornness
FRANCE鈥橲 Emmanuel Macron can, at times, show himself at odds with the grime and gristle of grounded politics. Able to pack in various snatches of philosophical reflection in a speech, straddling the highs and lows of a rhetorical display, his political acumen has, at times, deserted him...
14 injured in Ishwardi UP polls violence
At least 14 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates at the Ishwardi upazila parishad election on Friday evening, ahead of the third-phase...
Vice-chairman candidate killed in poll violence in Narsingdi
A vice-chairman candidate was killed in a clash between his supporters and supporters of another vice-chairman candidate at village Mirerkandi of Paratali Union in Raypura Upazila of Narsingdi...
Five injured, 20 houses vandalised in Satkhira post-elections violence
At least five people sustained injuries after post-poll attacks allegedly by the supporters of a rival group in Satkhira鈥檚 Ashashuni upazila on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning...
Jamaat leader Azhar among 11 jailed for two years
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced 11 people including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam to two years鈥� imprisonment in a violence case filed with Motijheel Police Station in 2010...
Australian police arrest 554 in domestic violence crackdown
Police in Australia鈥檚 most populous state announced on Monday that they had arrested and charged 554 domestic violence suspects in a four-day operation, as the country reckons with a series of high-profile attacks on women.....
UN warns of further 鈥榓trocities鈥� in Myanmar
The UN human rights chief said on Sunday he is 鈥榙eeply alarmed鈥� by a resurgence of violence in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state and warned of further 鈥榓trocities鈥�...
Man killed in Gopalganj UP post-polls violence
A supporter of a defeated candidate of the recently held upazila parishad election in Gopalganj Sadar upazila was shot dead and six others were injured in post-poll violence on Tuesday evening...
Man killed in Sirajganj post-poll violence, 3 held
A man, who was injured in a post-polls attack allegedly by the supporters of a rival group in Sirajganj鈥檚 Belkuchi upazila on May 8, succumbed to his...
Violence against children and our laws
VIOLENCE against children remains a pervasive issue in Bangladesh, affecting countless children from all backgrounds. This violence manifests in...
Concern expressed over girls harassment by youth gang, relatives
The Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Wednesday expressed concerns over as incidents of violence against girls and women were rising in the streets, indoors and outdoors by the youth gang members and relatives as well...
Low turnout, violence mark polling
The first phase of upazila parishad elections was held on Wednesday amid clashes in some places, low voter turnout, and boycott by most opposition parties, including the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
193 women, girls face violence in April: report
At least 105 women and 88 girls were victims of violence across the country in April, according to a report, released by the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on...
BNP forms committee to probe sectarian violence
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has formed a five-member committee to conduct an impartial and thorough investigation into the incident of fire at a temple and the lynching of siblings in Faridpur鈥檚 Madhukhali upazila...
Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges
Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Sunday, as violence flared in the occupied West Bank...
UN sounds alarm on violence in Rakhine State
Intense fighting in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned on Friday, as it urged international pressure to prevent more 鈥榟orrendous persecution鈥� of ethnic Rohingya...
Israel鈥檚 blowback genocide
WORDS can鈥檛 express the horrors of Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza. To actually feel the nightmare, you would have to be there under the bombs, fleeing with Palestinians desperately seeking a safe place that doesn鈥檛 exist; seeing building after...
Cunning of gender violence
THE testimonies emerging from Palestinians held captive by the Israeli military in Al-Shifa hospital, which was under persistent siege for 14 days, are harrowing: torture, starvation...
India鈥檚 border violence
INCIDENTS of shootings or killings on the border of two hostile neighbouring countries are not rare. But the case of one country regularly shooting and killing...