Bangladesh Watch

The #Yunus-led Interim Govt has formed a three-member probe committee led by the Home Secretary to investigate the recent #violence in #Gopalganj: Here’s why this committee, and the Interim Govt generally, cannot ensure justice for the victims, and accountability for the…

#GopalganjUnderSiege: 8,408 named and unnamed people charged in 8 cases; 321 “officially” arrested so far; 9 children among those arrested; even local #BNP and other parties allege mass arrests; fear of arrests has left villages “without men”. Flawed Cases The police have…

The #Yunus Govt has finally filed 4 murder cases regarding the deaths of protesters in #Gopalganj on 16 July. There's a problem however- The cases implicate around 6,000 AL activists and supporters and not the police and army who actually did the shooting and killing! With…

Top human rights activists and justice advocates demand judicial probe into #Gopalganj deaths. Human Rights Forum #Bangladesh (HRFB), a coalition of rights orgs and CSOs, has called for an immediate judicial probe into the deaths of five people and injuries of several others…

#Gopalganj Under Siege by the #Yunus Regime. Update 2 Indiscriminate, arbitrary arrests continue; curfew order further extended. It appears that the Interim Govt led by Muhammad #Yunus, and its political foot-soldiers from the Nat’l Citizen Party (#NCP), have decided to…

Interim Government: Form Independent Judicial Inquiry to Investigate Gopalganj Violence and Deaths. It has been three days since #violence erupted in #Gopalganj district in #Bangladesh surrounding the provocative rally by the #Yunus-Govt backed Nat’l Citizen Party (#NCP).…

#Gopalganj Under Siege by the #Yunus Govt Indiscriminate and arbitrary arrests, armed forces and paramilitary’ patrols on streets and waterways, night-time raids at people’s homes by joint forces, and ongoing curfew orders. It appears that the Interim Govt led by Muhammad…

This is why an independent judicial inquiry is required to find out the truth and ensure accountability for the extra judicial killings at the hands of law enforcement and armed forces in #Gopalganj: - So far, five people have died with bullet injuries in the recent #violence…

#Gopalganj #Violence Update: One more injured dies taking death toll to 5; no autopsies performed on bodies with gunshot wounds; no cases filed yet for the deaths; AL supporters being arbitrarily detained by the scores. One more person, shot and injured by the police and army on…

The Interim Govt's three-member probe committee cannot credibly investigate #Gopalganj violence, incl. extra judicial killings: What is required is an independent judicial inquiry. The #Yunus Govt has formed a three-member committee, headed by the Home Secretary, to investigate…

The #Yunus Govt is covering up evidences of extra judicial killings in #Gopalganj: Families allege signs of gunshot wounds in the deceased; confirmed by hospital sources. But corpses buried and burnt without performing autopsy. The four victims shot to death in Gopalganj…

"Officer: Directly shoot at them Bainchod (sister fu*k*r). Soldier: Already did Sir. Officer: Directly shoot at them, direct, shoot directly". This is the conversation which was accidentally captured during live broadcast yesterday between two members of #Bangladesh Army…

4 people were shot dead, while 8 more were shot and injured, by law enforcers and security forces in #Gopalganj yesterday during clashes between #AwamiLeague and #NCP activists. All gun-shot victims are AL supporters or activists. News: thedailystar.net/news/banglades… So, what…

Former police chief Mamun gets conditional “pardon” from ICT for his “cooperation” - His testimony must be handled with caution. According to media reports, the Int’l Crimes Tribunal has approved conditional pardon for #Bangladesh’s former Inspector General of Police (IGP)…

Out of Control: #BNP involved with more than 97% of all political #violence in #Bangladesh in the last six months. Since Aug 2024, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has made the news almost on a daily basis for the #crimes of their leaders and activists. According to a report…

The recent #murder of a scrap trader in an open public space in broad daylight in #Dhaka shocked the entire nation. While the #BNP must shoulder responsibility for the #crimes being committed by their rank and file since Aug 2024, the #Yunus Govt too, must be held accountable for…

Professor #AbulBarkat, former chairman of Janata Bank and ex-chair of the Department of #Economics at the University of Dhaka, was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday. Although on the face of it, Abdul Barkat has been arrested in…

“For nearly a year now, Farzana Rupa, a mother, a seasoned investigative journalist, a woman of remarkable courage, has languished behind bars. Imprisoned alongside her husband, Shakil Ahmed, and scores of writers, lawyers, and activists caught in the storm of political…

Dire State of #PressFreedom Under #Yunus: #Journalists and Press Orgs Condem Threats Against #Media and Targeting of Journalists With Criminal Cases. Three top media orgs, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and the National Press Club…