political violence
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.
Fakhrul gets bail in Paltan arson case
A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in an arson case filed with Paltan Police Station.
Charges pressed against Fakhrul, 42 others in arson case
Police presses charges against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 42 others in an arson case filed with Paltan Police Station.
AL men rampage at Ctg party office over UP nomination
Supporters of nomination hopefuls go on rampage and vandalised local Awami League office in Chittagong ahead of the upcoming union parishad elections.
Trends and patterns
Political violence remains inseparable from Bangladeshi politics and election violence is an integral part of that violence.
Charges against Fakhrul, Moudud, 34 other BNP men accepted
A Dhaka court takes cognisance of charges against BNP’s senior leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Moudud Ahmed and 34 other party men for hurling crude bombs at policemen in March 2013.
Workers Party leader shot dead in Pabna
A local leader of Workers Party of Bangladesh is shot dead allegedly by outlaws in Atghoria upazila of Pabna this evening.
Living with old memories
For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports. Some lost their loved...
Opinion: Cutting the head to cure headache?
It’s been a week since the government has blocked public access to several social media and Internet applications...
US deplores violence over Dhaka city polls
The United States today deplored political violence surrounding the city elections in Dhaka, and called on all of those involved in the elections to uphold their responsibility to ensure the polls...