violence

UN chief calls for end to ‘shocking violence’ on Hamas attack anniversary

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6: The UN secretary-general denounced Hamas and called for an immediate end to the "shocking violence and ...

Nanak accuses Dr Yunus of illegal power grab and violence

Observer Online Desk

Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Friday accused Professor Muhammad Yunus of illegally seizing power and committing acts ...

NGCAF for enacting law to stop sexual violence against girls, women

The National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) suggested enacting a law named 'Sexual Harassment Prevention and Remedies Act' on an ...

Journalists' role stressed for prevention of sexual violence against children with disabilities

Md Sazedul Islam

Speakers at a programme called on journalists to raise awareness on prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation of children with ...

Govt committed to prevent violence against girls: Sharmeen

Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Monday said the government is committed to prevent all sorts of ...

DU forms committee to investigate July violence

Observer Online Desk

Dhaka University (DU) has formed a probe committee to investigate all the violent and unexpected incidents which happened in Between ...

At least 3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence: UN

GENEVA, Sept 27: More than 3,600 people have been killed this year in the "senseless" gang violence ravaging Haiti, the ...

Normalcy returning to Khagrachhari, no reports of violence

Observer Online Desk

Normalcy is returning to hill district Khagrachhari with no reports of fresh violence till Monday and the last day of ...

Nahid promises support for victims of Khagrachhari violence

Observer Online Desk

Upholding the sanctity of each and every life, Adviser to the Interim Government on ICT Affairs Mohd. Nahid Islam has ...

Five held over inciting violence at RMG factories

Observer correspondent

Joint forces in raids detained five individuals suspected of being involved in vandalism, attacks, and creating unrest in the readymade ...

Agitating DU students demand more military camps in CHT to stop violence

DU Correspondent

Students under the banner of 'Students for Sovereignty' on Friday formed a human chain at Dhaka University demanding increase of ...

Ethnic minorities condemn violence, demand withdrawal of army from CHT

DU Correspondent

Members of the ethnic minorities on Friday noon blocked the Shahbag Intersection for half an hour in protest against the ...

Three killed as army fires in self defence to quell violence in Khagrachhari

ISPR calls upon local leaders to help ease situation amid riot fear

Staff Correspondent

Three killed as army fires in self defence to quell violence in Khagrachhari

Three people have been killed and several others injured last night in Khagrachhari as an army petrol team fired back ...

JusticeMakers denounces political violence in BD

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) on Friday expresses its profound concern and outrage over the rise in political violence in ...

Several killed in new violence in Mexico cartel bastion

Observer Online Desk

Several people were killed Saturday in northwest Mexico, authorities said, after fighting between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel left ...

Unrest In Ashulia

3 RMG factories looted, 50 others close amid violence

SAVAR, Sept 9: Three garment factories in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, were looted and vandalized by masked miscreants ...

3 garment factories looted amid violence in Ashulia

Shakib Ahmed

Three garment factories in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, were looted and vandalized reportedly by masked miscreants on Monday.The ...

6 killed in fresh Manipur violence

NEW DELHI, Sept 7: Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur's Jiribam district, the police said. Suspected ...

Ethnic violence in India's Manipur escalates, six killed

Observer Online Desk

Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast ...

14 held over inciting violence at Ashulia garment factories

Observer Online Report

Joint forces in drives have arrested 14 individuals over their suspicious involvement for inciting workers unrest in garment factories in ...

Urgent need for action on rising drug-related violence

Letter To the Editor

Dear SirRecent stabbing incident near central bus terminal in Pabna, which claimed lives of Milon Hossain Modhu and Monju Pramanik, ...

BB to donate Tk 28cr for victims of flood, violence during student movement

Business Desk

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will donate Tk 5 crore to the foundation formed for those injured and killed in the recent ...

Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar

DHAKA, Aug 25: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday on the seventh anniversary ...

HRW sees surging violence in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps

The Human Rights Watch has said about one million Rohingya refugees are facing increasingly dire conditions in the Cox's Bazar ...

UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’

GENEVA, Aug 23: A United Nations committee voiced concern Friday about recurring racist violence in Britain following the recent anti-immigration ...

Govt to provide treatment to all injured in recent violence, assures Home Adviser

Staff Correspondent

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government will provide all assistance and ...

Govt issues directive on bearing medical expenses for violence victims

The government has provided a directive for bearing the cost of medical treatment for all students and civilians injured during ...

Commonwealth Journos Assoc

Protect journos amid escalating violence

Staff Correspondent

The Commonwealth Journalists Association strongly urges swift action to ensure the physical safety and secure working environment of journalists and ...

Army vehicle torched, 15 injured as violence erupts in Gopalganj

Observer Correspondent

Thousands of enraged protesters vandilised and set ablaze a vehicle of Bangladesh Army in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Saturday.The incident ...

Communal violence

Hindu community block Shahbagh for 2nd day

Observer Online Report

Thousands of members of Hindu community, including students, blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital for the second consecutive day ...