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

Desk Report: Khagrachari Deputy Commissioner ABM Iftekharul Islam Khandaker has said that Section 144 will be withdrawn if the blockade called by Jumma students is lifted.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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One of the specialties of India now is fake news: Dr. Yunus

Desk Report: One of the specialties of India now is fake news: Dr. Yunus Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has denied allegations of persecution of Hindu minorities during the tenure of the interim government in Bangladesh. He said, “There is no Hindu-hating violence” in Bangladesh. Rejecting allegations of persecution of Hindus, he said, “One of the specialties of India now is fake news.” The principal advisor said these things in an interview with Mehdi Hassan, a journalist of the new media outlet GTO, on the sidelines of the United Nations…

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‘We want peace, we can’t take violence anymore’

Desk Report: We want peace, we can’t take violence anymore; everything is gone’ – this is how Kanglapru Marma of Guimara Bazar said with a choked voice. His three shops and a motorcycle were burnt to ashes in a fire by miscreants in Ramsu Bazar. He said, ‘I have no other way to earn a living. I have suffered a loss of about 10 lakh taka. I have not received any government assistance yet. Turmeric traders Jhantu Pal and Paresh Pal said the same thing. Their warehouses and stocks were…

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