The government has taken steps to remove superintendents of police (SPs) who were in charge during the 2018 general election, ...

As part of the process, some SPs are being made officers on special duty (OSD) or sent into compulsory retirement, similar to measures taken against deputy commissioners (DCs) who oversaw the election ...

Bengali people in East Pakistan protested against the imposition of Urdu as the national language, which led to the martyrdom ...

A Petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Union Government for immediate measures for ...

The climate for freedom of secular thought in Bangladesh remains bleak a decade after religious zealots murdered blogger ...

I was on research leave from the University of Dhaka to do a postdoctoral stint at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. I ...

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PEN Bangladesh has issued a strong condemnation following the arrest of poet Sohel Hasan Galib, who has been jailed on charges of hurting religious sentiments through his social media posts and poetry ...

The head of Border Guards Bangladesh said that reports of attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities in the neighbouring country were exaggerated.

I had heavy bleeding, blackouts, and I was listless and tired all the time. So, I told him that sterilisation would be better ...

The youth, as key drivers of inclusivity, are critically examining the current state of democracy in our country. For them, ...