Dhaka Metropolitan Police adopts zero tolerance against mob violence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has adopted a 鈥榸ero-tolerance鈥� policy against mob violence in the capital, said deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Masud Alam on Wednesday...
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Rebuilding security with community-driven approach
Since the downfall of the former autocratic regime on August 5, 2024, law and order in Bangladesh have been in a state of decline, marked by increasing instability. In the months that followed, mob violence, extortion, and the rise of unruly factions became prevalent. The police force, once aligned with the...
Stringent action, not redundant comment, is expected
The remark made by an adviser that mob violence and moral policing will significantly decrease once law and order is fully restored and once people are aware is a redundant remark that only states the obvious. The environment, forest and climate change adviser made the remark at a briefing on March 4 after an advisory council meeting, which discussed the recent spate...
Much more expected of govt to stop continued mob violence
CONTINUED mob violence, with no apparent sign for an early let-up, is worrying, especially because of its implications for law and order. In the latest development, a man, suspected of being a mugger, was beaten to death by a mob at Tongi in Gazipur at night on February 25. The police, who could not identify the deceased until February 26, say that they took away the...
No let-up in mob violence
Mob violence goes unabated in the country with no sign of let-up in immediate future as in latest incidents at least one man was lynched to death and three others beaten up on suspicion of being muggers in Dhaka, Gazipur and Sylhet on Tuesday night...
Mahfuj Alam warns against mob violence
Interim government adviser Mahfuz Alam issued a stern warning on Monday, urging people to refrain from mob violence and from taking the law into their own hands.
Govt should attend to public trust deficit in legal system
AN ALARMING increase in mob violence in two months is disconcerting, especially because a major policy focus of the interim government is to improve law and order and to restore public trust in law enforcement. In August鈥揝eptember, after the fall of the Awami League regime, as Ain O Salish Kendra says, at least 49 people were killed in mob violence. In the corresponding period in 2023, the number of mob violence deaths was 10...
49 lynched in 2 months in Bangladesh : ASK
Incidents of mob violence are on the rise in the country with at least 49 people lynched in the past two months, according to the monthly report of human rights organistation Ain o Salish Kendra.
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France concerned over mob violence in Bangladesh
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France has expressed grave concern over mob violence and lynching incidents in Bangladesh following the recent political upheaval...
Growing threat to civil liberties
MOB violence, where citizens take matters into their own hands, has emerged as a troubling issue in Bangladesh. This type of vigilantism not only disrupts the legal framework but also endangers the civil liberties enshrined in the constitution of Bangladesh. Often driven by dissatisfaction with the justice system鈥檚 delays, such actions bypass legal procedures...
Mob violence on rise, 32 lynched in 6 months
Incidents of mob violence are on the rise, with at least 32 people killed in the first six months of this year, compared to 24 in the same period last year...