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Violence in Khagrachari: 5-member investigation committee, blockade and Section 144 continue

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Desk Report: Khagrachari Deputy Commissioner ABM Iftekharul Islam Khandaker has said that Section 144 will be withdrawn if the blockade called by Jumma students is lifted. At the same time, he announced the formation of a five-member committee to investigate the violence in Ramsu Bazar, Guimara. The Deputy Commissioner said these things while visiting the affected areas in Guimara on Tuesday. At that time, the affected people raised various complaints to him. Pledgeing to stand by them, Deputy Commissioner ABM Iftekharul Islam Khandaker said, “Today we have come here to…

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Sudan Gurung, the hero of Nepal’s Gen-G movement, will contest the elections, is forming a party

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Desk Report: Sudan Gurung, one of the leaders of Nepal’s recent Gen-G movement, has announced that he will contest the country’s general elections in March. He has also announced the formation of his own party. The movement he led to oust the Nepalese government earlier this month. “Our movement will continue to form a people’s government,” Sudan said. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera‘s Sandra Guthman, 36-year-old Sudan Gurung said that his party is not a historical political party, but is gathering supporters from across the country “for change.”…

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Ladakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk arrested

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Desk Result: The police have arrested environmental rights activist Sonam Wangchuk, the spokesperson for the Ladakh statehood movement. A case has been filed against her for ‘inciting people to violence by making provocative statements’. A day before her arrest, she had said that she would be happy if she was arrested for this movement. According to Indian media NDTV, earlier, the Union Home Ministry of India cancelled the license of Wangchuk’s non-profit organization ‘Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh’ or SECML to receive foreign donations. The cancellation of the…

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If we protested against the government, we would have been labeled as ‘Razakar’ and justice would have been destroyed: Nahid

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Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said, “On the night of July 14 last year, Sheikh Hasina called the protesters the children and grandchildren of Razakars and took a stand in favor of the quota system in a press conference. Basically, this statement gave legitimacy to the attack on the protesters. Because, we have always seen that if any legitimate movement was held against the government, the legitimacy of the movement was undermined by calling them Razakars. That night, students of Dhaka University and other educational institutions…

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‘Politicians’ wealth is increasing, and we are suffering, so we toppled the government within 48 hours’

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Desk Report: The Nepalese government collapsed in just 48 hours in the face of the fierce protests of the gen-zid. The people of the country see it as one of the victories in history. However, they have had to pay a heavy price for this victory. Tanuja Pandey, one of the organizers of the movement, said, “We are proud. However, at the same time, there is also great anger, sorrow and regret.” According to a report by the British media outlet BBC, 72 people have been killed in this movement…

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Fearing mass protests, Modi government orders research into all post-1974 movements

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Desk Report: In three South Asian countries—Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal—the governments have fallen in the face of mass protests led by youth. The Narendra Modi-led BJP government in India is quite concerned about such movements in the three neighboring countries. They are also in fear of such movements in the country. In this situation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered a study on the history, causes, and dynamics of all the movements that have taken place in India since 1974. According to a report in the Indian Express,…

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Nepal’s tourism sector in turmoil, losses of Rs 2,500 crore in 2 days

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Desk Report: Nepal’s tourism sector has been hit hard by two days of protests by the Jan-Jid movement. The September 8-9 protests resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 25 billion or Rs 2,500 crore due to hotel vandalism, travel disruptions and widespread cancellations. This information was revealed in a report by Nepal’s English daily The Himalayan Times. Entrepreneurs and policymakers are worried about the situation just before the start of the peak tourism season, but they are also expressing hope for a turnaround. The initial report by the Hotel…

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Shaheed Anas’ mother wrote a letter to the tribunal before going to the procession

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Desk Reports: Three more people have testified at the tribunal in the crimes against humanity case related to the shooting of six people at Chankharpool in the capital during the anti-discrimination student movement. They are Sanjida Khan Dipti, mother of Shaheed Shahariar Khan Anas, Hafez Rabbi Hossain, a participant in the movement, and Gafur Sawdagar. Gafur Sawdagar is the owner of the shop where Shaheed Ismamul Haque worked. A total of 11 people have testified in this case so far. This testimony was taken at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed…

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