Savar, Dhaka – In a recent incident that shook the garment and shop workers community in Bangladesh, General Secretary Amirul Haque Amin of the National Shop Employees Federation (NSEF) and President of the National Garments Workers Federation (NGWF) was brutally attacked along with his supporters during a peaceful demonstration on March 29, 2024. The protestors … Read more
New Delhi, India – The Bangladesh Journalists in International Media (BJIM) strongly denounced the recent brutal attack on journalist Sabbir Ahmed and urged for enhanced safety measures for journalists in Bangladesh. Sabbir, a correspondent for Shomoyer Alo, was violently assaulted by a group allegedly linked to the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), a student organization associated … Read more
New Delhi, India- Indian officials are gearing up to address the issue of violent attacks against Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the eastern border during a forthcoming meeting with Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka. Scheduled for next week, the talks will also touch upon incidents of breaches of the fence, illegal entry of … Read more
Gobindaganj, Bangladesh – Hundreds of indigenous people in Bangladesh gathered on Jan. 11 to form a human chain, demanding justice for the murder of a Catholic government officer. The protesters, who assembled in Gobindaganj in Bangladesh’s northern Gaibandha district, accused a local lawmaker of involvement in the death of Ovidio Mardy, an acting assistant land … Read more