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Arrests spark clashes in Bangladesh

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Opposition party calls for general strike on Thursday in response to charges of arson against senior opposition leaders.

Demonstrators and police have clashed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after 33 senior opposition leaders were charged with involvement in an arson attack during an anti-government strike last month.

The main opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has called a general strike across the country on Thursday in response to the ruling.

Following the arrests on Wednesday, there were angry scenes outside the court in Dhaka. Police baton-charged angry demonstrators and a number of vehicles were attacked and set alight in the capital and several other towns, news reports said.

ATN Bangla television station said several opposition supporters were arrested. Read more »

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over High Court’s ruling regarding Dr. Asif Nazrul

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South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over a recent High Court decision to summon Dr. Asif Nazrul, a constitutional law expert, over a comment he made recently on a talk show on a private television channel.

A law professor at the University of Dhaka, Dr. Nazrul has been writing on legal and political issues for several years, in various newspapers and journals.

The comment in question centred on the current confrontational politics between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition. Read more »

Parliament Watch Nepal: October 2011 Report

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The Tenth Session of the Legislature-Parliament continued, and as many as 06 meetings were convened, during the month of October. The major highlight of the month is as follows:

The budget session of the Legislature-Parliament, adjourned previous month and resumed on 13 October, witnessed profound disparagement of the opposition over the issue of government’s ‘inaction’ to oust two ‘tainted’ ministers from the cabinet.

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Arrests spark clashes in Bangladesh

Opposition party calls for general strike on Thursday in response to charges of arson against senior opposition leaders.

Demonstrators and police have clashed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after 33 senior opposition leaders were charged with involvement in an arson attack during an anti-government strike last month.

The main opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has called a general strike across the country on Thursday in response to the ruling.

Following the arrests on Wednesday, there were angry scenes outside the court in Dhaka. Police baton-charged angry demonstrators and a number of vehicles were attacked and set alight in the capital and several other towns, news reports said.

ATN Bangla television station said several opposition supporters were arrested. Read more »

Press Statements

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over High Court’s ruling regarding Dr. Asif Nazrul

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over a recent High Court decision to summon Dr. Asif Nazrul, a constitutional law expert, over a comment he made recently on a talk show on a private television channel.

A law professor at the University of Dhaka, Dr. Nazrul has been writing on legal and political issues for several years, in various newspapers and journals.

The comment in question centred on the current confrontational politics between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition. Read more »

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Parliament Watch Nepal: October 2011 Report

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