In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups
On July 13, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court once again upheld the guidelines to stop the arbitrary arrests made by police based on suspicion
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.
Authorities must address the grim findings of TIB survey on corruption.
Police have been used regularly to muzzle the opposition in Bangladesh
“We, the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, have been leading a miserable life.
The government is using law enforcement agencies to frighten people and curb their rights, said rights activists at a dialogue in the capital yesterday.
The government has asked the law enforcement agencies to keep a close eye on the network of Peace school and colleges across the country to see if they propagate in favour of militancy.
“We, the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, have been leading a miserable life.
The government is using law enforcement agencies to frighten people and curb their rights, said rights activists at a dialogue in the capital yesterday.
The government has asked the law enforcement agencies to keep a close eye on the network of Peace school and colleges across the country to see if they propagate in favour of militancy.
Strongly denouncing the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she does not want such incidents to reoccur in the country.
Police yesterday exhumed the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu for a fresh autopsy, with various law enforcement agencies still struggling to identify a single suspect in her murder.
The National Board of Revenue is unlikely to give law enforcement agencies the authority to conduct drives against VAT dodgers, NBR officials told The Daily Star yesterday.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the county’s overall situation is favourable for holding the upcoming municipality elections.
The High Court asks the inspector general of police to prohibit the law enforcement agencies from parading any detainees before the media before producing him or her to a court.
While police officers are, and should continue to be, held personally responsible for their actions, considerable responsibility rests with the police department and the government to ensure that sound, effective system exists for misconduct by individual officers to be reported, investigated, and dealt with fairly.
It is disheartening that three years after the horrific attacks on Buddhist homes and places of worship in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, little progress has been made in terms of meting out justice to the perpetrators.
