political violence
Election violence, minorities, and erasure of data
Reports of violence against minorities during and after the boycott-ridden, controversial election have raised questions against Awami League’s claimed commitment to protecting the minorities.
A prelude to tomorrow
Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.
Political Violence: Another 22 BNP-Jamaat activists jailed
Twenty-two more leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat yesterday were given different jail terms in four cases filed between December 2012 and September 2018 over political violence in the capital.
Crackdown, groupthink, and the dialogue that didn’t happen
How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?
Reading Donald Lu’s letter, intently
Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?
Dialogue must be on equal footing
Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility
Spare the economy more shocks
Political instability is hurting our already fragile economy.
Govt won’t allow sit-ins, blockades
Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials
Post sit-ins, BNP weighing up options
As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.
Can Bangladeshi politics change its spots in 2023?
To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.
Will pre-election politics remain peaceful or become violent?
A consensus among political parties is essential for holding a good election.
A slap on the face of our democracy
The political culture that has been bred in the country by the ruling party is one of impunity, where party members are, directly or indirectly, encouraged to violently suppress dissenting voices. The slapping of Inamul Haque is merely a result of that attitude.
‘Khela hobe’: Is our democracy our politicians’ plaything?
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
What does AL gain from unleashing violence on BNP?
In the current environment, it is the ruling party that has been seen in the offensive.
Citizens’ fundamental rights are not the executive’s choice
Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?
Next Election: A Replay of Old Politics?
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.
Attacks on BNP a worrying sign for the future
Where is the level playing field promised by the EC?
EC assures of probing violence reports
Election Commission (EC) has assured of investigating all incidents of violence during today’s general election that saw deaths of at least 17 people.
3 shot in Ctg BCL infighting
Three persons are shot during a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League on Chittagong College campus in the port city.
