Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khokon Talukdar on Friday appeared to justify recent attacks on the National Citizen Party (NCP), telling its leaders they were facing resistance and protests because of their rhetoric.
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Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina will face legal action if she returns to Bangladesh, law minister Md Asaduzzaman said Thursday, adding that authorities would act within the powers granted by law.
Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating polling centers that reported 100% voter turnout during the 2018 national election, focusing on possible vote rigging and abuse of power.
Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh authorities are failing to ensure international fair trial standards at the International Crimes Tribunal, raising concerns about arbitrary arrests, limited defense rights and potentially unreliable evidence.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she plans to return to the country by December despite the possibility that she could be killed, arrested or imprisoned.
Authorities in Bangladesh imposed Section 144 across Habiganj municipality after rival political groups announced programs at the same place and time, raising fears of clashes.
Several National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders, journalists and activists were injured Tuesday evening when attackers threw bricks and stones at the party’s convoy in Habiganj, party officials said.
Information adviser Zahed Ur Rahman called for impartial investigations into Bangladesh’s controversial elections, including the 2008, 2014 and 2018 votes.
Acting president Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will begin official duties at Bangabhaban on Tuesday, days after assuming the presidency following Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation.
