Political arrests

Ensure transparent legal process for arrested political activists, US urges Bangladesh

The US has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for political activists arrested ahead of the national elections

Arrest spree not ending

A spree of arrests continues as police have been picking up BNP leaders and activists across the country despite an assurance by the government that there will be no political arrests.

Editorial / Overflowing prisons

THERE has been a surge in the number of prison inmates in the recent time, with the escalation of political violence and intensification of law and order operations. In the last 37 days alone, 13,000 people have been arrested in 700 cases, with 8 percent of cases being of a political nature.

Editorial / A large number of arrests in one month

ACCORDING to information received form the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the DMP has arrested more than a thousand people on political grounds between January 5 and February 6. 76 percent of those are BNP cadres and the rest Jamaat's.

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

Ensure transparent legal process for arrested political activists, US urges Bangladesh

The US has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for political activists arrested ahead of the national elections

November 9, 2018
November 9, 2018

Arrest spree not ending

A spree of arrests continues as police have been picking up BNP leaders and activists across the country despite an assurance by the government that there will be no political arrests.

February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015

Overflowing prisons

THERE has been a surge in the number of prison inmates in the recent time, with the escalation of political violence and intensification of law and order operations. In the last 37 days alone, 13,000 people have been arrested in 700 cases, with 8 percent of cases being of a political nature.

February 10, 2015
February 10, 2015

A large number of arrests in one month

ACCORDING to information received form the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the DMP has arrested more than a thousand people on political grounds between January 5 and February 6. 76 percent of those are BNP cadres and the rest Jamaat's.

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