Dhaka: The security forces in Bangladesh have arrested as many as 1,308 individuals from across the country as part of the ongoing “Operation Devil Hunt” launched to curb nationwide incidents of mob attacks and vandalism. The operation was launched by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government on Saturday after student activists were injured in Gazipur … Read more
Bangladesh’s security forces have arrested 1,308 people under “Operation Devil Hunt,” an overnight crackdown launched on Saturday to curb violence and vandalism across the country.The interim government, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has vowed to continue the operation until “all devils” are rooted out.The operation began after student activists were injured during an attack … Read more
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government launched an operation Saturday after a student group gave a 24-hour ultimatum to track down “culprits” who assaulted their activists during a reported attack by protesters on an Awami League leader’s house on the outskirts of Dhaka. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders claim their activists went to the ex-minister’s house to … Read more
Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen expressed anguish on Thursday over the arson attack on Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka and stressed that memories of freedom fighters must never be erased. A staunch critic of communalism, Ms Nasreen called for a museum to be built on the ruins in the capital’s Dhanmondi … Read more
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’s interim government said on Saturday. “The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s … Read more