An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh said in a provisional report that it has found ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s involvement in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. The Commission for Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance estimated that the number of enforced disappearances would be over 3,500. “The commission has found evidence of former […]
Insurgents seized Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. Source: BBC
By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) – Bangladesh has been in the midst of a deepening political crisis and a significant social divide since August 5 when the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following a mass uprising led by students. Diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh have since soured and […]