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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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 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".
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“Step down Yunus”: Protests take place against Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus outside Blair House in US
A group of protestors under the Awami League and its sister organizations raised slogans against Bangladesh Chief Advisor ...
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, ...
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, ...
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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.
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Bangladesh sent complete extradition documents for Hasina to India, will issue reminder when needed: Foreign ministry
Bangladesh has sent a complete set of documents to India for the extradition of Sheikh Hasina and will issue a reminder when the country's leadership deems it necessary, Foreign Ministry spokesperson ...
UN reports grave rights violations in Bangladesh protest response
Officials from Bangladesh's former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations ...
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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 ...
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 ...
PM Modi meets Tulsi Gabbard in Washington, discusses intelligence cooperation, Bangladesh situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tulsi Gabbard, the newly confirmed US director of national intelligence, to discuss ...
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Study UK Alumni Awards winners announced in Bangladesh
Recently, the winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2024-25 in Bangladesh were announced at a ceremony hosted by the British ...