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UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
The unrest began as student-led protests against quotas in civil service jobs and escalated into a countrywide movement to oust Hasina and her Awami League party following a deadly police crackdown. Thousands more were injured in the worst violence Bangladesh has seen since its war of independence in 1971.
U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity
As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.
UN says former Bangladesh govt behind possible 'crimes against humanity'
Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to
Bangladesh: UN says Sheikh Hasina's crackdown may be crime against humanity
UN human rights investigators accuse the deposed government of Sheikh Hasina of a brutal response that they warn could amount to "crimes against humanity". They found "an official policy to attack and violently repress anti-government protesters and sympathisers",
UN: Bangladesh crackdown on anti-government protests may constitute crimes against humanity
The United Nations (UN) released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on
UN says extradition of Bangladesh's Ex PM Sheikh Hasina is bilateral issue
The extradition of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a bilateral issue, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.The United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva today launched the "OHCHR Fact-Finding Report: Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh".
UN report observes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina-led govt committed 'serious human rights violations' to remain in power
Bangladesh's former Government led by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations during last year's student-led protests,
U.N. agency details 'serious human rights violations' in Bangladesh protests repression
Bangladesh's former government systematically committed "serious human rights violations" against student-led protesters, ...
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Violence-hit Bangladesh Hindus sought safety at border, BSF sent them away: UN
A fact-finding report from the United Nations Human Rights office corroborates reports that Hindus in Bangladesh were ...
UN reports grave rights violations in Bangladesh protest response
Officials from Bangladesh's former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations ...
Port Strike in Bangladesh Causes Lingering Challenges Ahead of Ramadan
Though workers have ceased their strike at Chittagong Port, boxes, TEUs and ships have piled up ahead of Ramadan.
Fresh Wave of Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation
Students who led a revolution resulting in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country in August sparred anew ...
Exclusive: Bangladesh seeks full power supply restoration from Adani plant
Bangladesh has asked Adani Power to fully resume supplies from its 1,600-megawatt plant in India, a Bangladesh official said, ...
Assam STF arrests another cadre of Bangladesh-based terror group from Chennai
The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF), as part of its operation 'Praghat', has arrested one more associate of the ...
Bangladesh Opposition Says Government Aims to Hold Polls by December
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is working towards holding general elections by December, the party of former Prime Minister ...
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Bangladesh: Uphold Impartiality in Law Enforcement
The interim government in Bangladesh should ensure that security forces act with neutrality and respect the rule of law to ...
Jaishankar likely to meet Yunus's adviser next week as Bangladesh hopes for Hasina’s extradition
The Dhaka officials noted that the meeting between Jaishankar and Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will ...