political violence
A refreshing message of political inclusivity
BNP’s support for Awami League’s democratic rights is a welcome step
Opinion / BNP faces the weight of history and expectations
For all its pro-reform posturing, BNP has yet to signal a real willingness to lead political reforms, including within itself.
'Bullets are flying': Divisive US political rhetoric sees violence soar
In a neck-and-neck US presidential election, tensions have soared along with the rhetoric: people have been killed, and the country's presidential candidates and others are in the crosshairs of extremists
A call to end the cycle of revenge politics
The tendency to humiliate and seek revenge through violence only deepens political distrust and perpetuates cycles of retribution with each change in the government.
When rule of (no) law reigns supreme
A narrative from both the government and some mass media outlets promotes a version of events that is far detached from the reality experienced
Impunity for authoritarians fuels political violence
While the attempted assassinations of Trump and Fico have caused many liberals to tone down their rhetoric, such reactions miss the point.
Can we expect some accountability from the government?
Last week’s political violence in Bangladesh was by far the worst I have seen since I first visited and fell in love with this country 15 years ago.
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.
UN chief urges de-escalation of Bangladesh situation
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today urged Bangladesh to find a tangible way for de-escalating the ongoing political situation
No talks until violence stops, AL tells EU team
Ruling Awami League tells the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party does not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
Star Online Report
Ruling Awami League the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party will not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
Political violence: A threat to national security
POLITICAL violence has plunged the nation into a vortex of uncertainty. As the BNP-JI led 20-party alliance's agitation continues, there is widespread despair in the minds of the ordinary citizen. We never saw the kind of senseless violence that we are witnessing now. A new element introduced this time is petrol bomb.
Take steps to stop violence, HC tells govt
Bangladesh High Court asks government to take steps to stop violence in the name of hartal and blockade
Mad politics
POLITICS seems to have gone mad! It has ruthlessly been harming future nation-builders by shattering their academic life alongside killing innocent people and destroying the country's economic backbone.
Use of children, new danger
It has been more than a month since the anti-government blockade started. With it came continuous spells of hartal, and while Molotov cocktails have become part-and-parcel of the 20-party alliance strategy, it appears that firearms are about to join the fray. The police have recently unearthed an illegal racket of arms whereby dealers are using children as arms carriers.
A look at the current POLITICAL CRISIS
EVERY day we see in the media graphic images and horror stories of innocent civilians -- victims of the ongoing political unrest. Who is to blame?
Anonymous people and the insidious logic of petrol bomb terror
POLITICAL violence is as old as the memory of our nationhood stretches back. Between the rise and fall of regimes, what appears again and again is the cycle of political violence.