Desk Report: Protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir observed a strike for the fourth day on Thursday over 38 demands. At least 9 people have been killed in the ongoing violence. However, protesters claim that the death toll has exceeded 15. Among them are three police officers. The protesters’ main demand is to reduce the fringe benefits of government officials. The authorities and protesters were scheduled to meet again on Friday. Protests in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir began on September 29. The lockdown program was called for from that day by the Jammu…
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Fired officials protest on the street, throw eggs at pictures of exam participants
Desk Report: Dismissed officials of Islami Bank protested on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway in the crossing area of Karnaphuli upazila in Chittagong. Traffic was stopped on the road during this time. The program was observed from 12 noon to 1 pm today (September 30). No traffic was mov- ing on the highway for an hour due to the protest. However, the protesters left the vehicles engaged in emergency work, including ambulances carrying patients. At this time, the protesters called those who participated in the special assessment test of Islami Bank…
Read MoreLadakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk arrested
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…
Read MoreBehind the scenes of the Ladakh movement is the Phunsukh Wangru from ‘Three Idiots’!
Desk Report: Four people were killed and over 70 injured in clashes between protesters and police in Ladakh‘s Leh town on Wednesday (September 25). The protests, which initially began in solidarity with an ongoing hunger strike, turned violent when protesters attempted to attack and set fire to the local BJP office and the Leh Hill Council secretariat. Several vehicles were also set on fire in addition to the BJP office. Protesters burned furniture and documents in the office. Additional forces later reached the spot and were able to bring the…
Read MoreProtests demanding separate state and quotas in jobs in Ladakh, Kashmir, 4 killed in violence
Desk Report: At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes with police in Ladakh, demanding a separate state and job quotas for locals, two local sources confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government in 2019 separated Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir and declared it a union territory. Since then, it has been directly administered by Delhi. Led by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the protesters have long been demanding special status for Ladakh. On Tuesday, two hunger strikers who were with her fell ill…
Read MoreNCP protests in the capital against the attack on Akhtar in New York
Desk Report: The leaders and activists of the National Citizens Party (NCP) have taken out protest marches in various parts of the country, including Shahbagh in the capital, to protest the attack and egg-throwing incident on National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain and senior joint member secretary Dr. Tasnim Zara, who are visiting New York, USA. The Dhaka Metropolitan Committee organized a protest march program in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh in the capital on Tuesday (September 23) afternoon. Samantha Sharmin, Sarwar Tushar, Dr. Tajnuva Jabin,…
Read More‘Politicians’ wealth is increasing, and we are suffering, so we toppled the government within 48 hours’
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…
Read MoreJamaat announces new program with 5 demands, including elections in February
Desk Report: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a new program with five demands, including holding national elections in February. The party’s central Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher announced the program at a press conference held at Al Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar, Dhaka, on Monday (September 15) morning. At the press conference, the Nayeb-e-Ameer said that there is no alternative to holding free, fair and acceptable elections based on the July National Charter to overcome the country’s ongoing political crisis. Jamaat-e-Islami has raised these five-point demands with the aim of establishing…
Read MoreNepal’s tourism sector in turmoil, losses of Rs 2,500 crore in 2 days
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…
Read More‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra
Desk Reports: ‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra A teacher named Mizanur Rahman of Demra University College in the capital has been accused of sexually harassing several female students. Students and guardians protested on the college campus on Wednesday afternoon demanding the resignation of the teacher from the college’s accounting department. The protesters displayed placards reading ‘One point, one demand – resignation’, ‘Not the victim of bullying, but injustice’, ‘We want justice’, and ‘Raise your voice against bad touch’. Tensions were seen in the area last…
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