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New Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
The Dangerous Threesome: Bangladesh, China and Pakistan
India is increasingly wary of the growing instability in Bangladesh under interim adviser Mohammed Yunus, especially after threats to the Siliguri Corridor and controversial remarks from a former Bangladeshi general about occupying India's Northeast. Tensions are further fueled by internal discord in Bangladesh over the Rakhine Corridor, renewed ties between Dhaka and Islamabad, and China's military buildup near the strategic corridor. To assess whether Bangladesh now poses a military threat and to unpack the significance of the Chittagong and Rakhine corridors, we are joined by veteran journalist Syed Badrul Ahsan, regional expert Prof. Sreeradha Datta, and Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Maniac with 20 prior arrests busted in random attack on grandma, 70, in NYC subway station: sources
A maniac with 20 prior arrests – including hate crime attacks on two women – was busted for randomly shoving a 70-year-old Los Angeles grandma against the wall of a Midtown subway station this week, according to police sources and the victim. Sherlock Arana, 37, of the Bronx, allegedly attacked Janet Parvizyar, 70, inside the Lexington Ave/53rd Street station around 10:30 a.m. Monday as the unsuspecting L.A. native enjoyed the second-to-last day of her trip to the Big Apple, where she was visiting a friend. 'I don't understand, why did they let them go like this?' Parvizyar told The Post of the career criminal in an exclusive phone interview. 'I mean, they have to do something about this. He's going to kill somebody.' Arana is no stranger to crime on the rails – nearly a decade ago, he pleaded guilty to assaulting two women inside separate Queens subway stations because he thought they were of Indian descent, prosecutors said. At least one was actually Bangladeshi. 'I hate Indian people,' he allegedly seethed at one of the women, who he approached near the entrance to the Jamaica-179th Street station on January 5, 2017, before punching her in the back of the head, according to a criminal complaint. 'Get the f–k out of here.' He was sentenced to nine months behind bars on a third-degree hate crime assault charge, prosecutors said. It was not immediately clear how much time he actually served. The most recent of Arana's nearly two dozen prior busts was in 2023 for a robbery, law enforcement sources said. In this week's attack, Parvizyar was walking in the underground pathway leading to the No. 6 train station when Arana allegedly shoved her into a wall, causing her to hit her head and fall to the ground, cops said. 'I was going to get the train and suddenly someone came to me and told me, 'What are you doing here?'' Parvizyar said. 'And he pushed me to the window, and after that the floor, without any reason, anything. And then he started running.' The senseless attack left Parvizyar 'shocked,' she said. 'I couldn't think. I got confused,' she said. 'I don't know, I was very confused. I didn't expect something like that.' 'It happened suddenly. I didn't see his face,' the startled victim added. 'But my friend saw his face. She started screaming, asking for help.' Other good Samaritans in the station tried to step in, but it was too late – Arana fled the scene. Meanwhile, the mom of three and grandmother also of three was taken to NYU Langone Medical Center for injuries to her head and neck. Parvizyar is Iranian, but once she learned of Arana's criminal history, speculated that he may have mistaken her for an Indian woman. Eagle-eyed cops spotted Arana around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday inside the Lexington Avenue-125th Street subway station – recognizing him from a Wanted flyer – as they conducted a station inspection, sources said. The arresting cops also found a knife in Arana's possession, according to the sources. He was charged with assault and harassment, both in the second degree, cops said. 'I'm so happy because I don't want that to happen to somebody else,' Parvizyar said of the arrest. 'I don't want anybody else to go through that.' Parvizyar, who is now back home in Los Angeles, said she had visited the Big Apple 'many times' before – but now is reluctant to return and ride the rails. 'I'm more scared, because [he did it] for no reason, anything!' Parvizyar said. 'Nothing happened. I don't know, suddenly somebody comes to you, says, 'What are you doing here?' and pushed me. It's something unusual. You don't see it in Los Angeles. I don't know!' 'It's scary, really scary, when you don't expect something like this to happen to you.'
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
NYC subway assaults up 19% — with many of the attacks coming against police officers, stats show
More subway riders have reported being punched, kicked and stabbed so far this year than last — and many of them were police officers, the NYPD said. Felony assault is up 19% in transit, from 214 incidents at this point in 2025, to 255 as of Sunday, according to NYPD statistics. Out of the 255 assaults so far this year, 93 — or 36% — were on city police officers and MTA workers. In the same span of 2019, 44 of the 154 people assaulted — or nearly 30% — were performing law enforcement duties, the spokesperson said. Such incidents have skyrocketed a stunning 66% when compared to 2019, before the pandemic, when 154 straphangers reported being assaulted. Retired NYPD detective and John Jay College adjunct professor Michael Alcazar blamed the uptick in assaults on the number of mentally ill in the subway and the criminal justice system. 'It's all these things, the homeless population, the EDPs (Emotionally Disturbed People), the warmer weather, prosecutors not able to keep them in jail,' he said. 'It emboldens the criminals. They get out and they're back at it the next day.' A woman-hating goon with 20 busts under his belt was the perfect example of a recidivist assaulter when he allegedly shoved a 70-year-old grandmother to the ground in a Midtown subway station on May 12. 'What are you doing here?' Sherlock Arana sneered at Janet Parvizyar, an LA resident before shoving her into a wall and to the floor, she said. 'I don't understand, why did they let them go like this,' Parvizyar told The Post after learning of her attacker's criminal history. 'I mean, they have to do something about this. He's going to kill somebody.' Arana, 37, was arrested two days later after cops recognized him. He remains locked up at Rikers Island correctional facility on a second degree assault charge in lieu of $45,000 bail, records show. He pleaded guilty to assaulting two women inside separate Queens subway stations nearly a decade ago because he thought they were of Indian descent, prosecutors said. At least one was actually Bangladeshi. The most recent of his nearly two dozen prior arrests was in 2023 for a robbery, law enforcement sources said. The disposition of the case was unknown. The notable increase in assaults come as other transit crime has dropped 6% so far this year, including murders, shootings, robbery, burglaries and grand larcenies, the data showed. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has attributed the crime drops in transit to an increased police presence underground, including the addition of two cops on every train overnight and hundreds more working overtime shifts. A longtime Bronx police officer attributed the increase in assaults to mental illness and crowding on trains which have been busier since congestion pricing went into effect in January. 'You have a lot more unstable people who are on the trains,' the cop with more than 20 years on the job said. 'Congestion pricing plays a part because the trains are also more crowded.' The police presence could also be adding to the uptick in the number of assaults, especially those against officers, a retired NYPD detective said. 'People don't like when police enforce drinking and minor offenses and they get aggressive,' the retired officer said.
India.com
3 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Anti-India Yunus makes another big move against Sheikh Hasina as Bangladeshi crimes tribunal to..., state-run TV will...
(File) In another major move by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime targeting Sheikh Hasina, the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICT-BD) will formally hear a slew of charges against the deposed Prime Minister on Sunday, and the proceedings will be broadcasted live on the state-run BTV, in a first in the country's history. A first in Bangladesh's judicial history Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted from power and forced to flee to India on August 5 last year after a massive student-led agitation, is facing multiple cases, including that of murder, corruption, and war crimes, in Bangladesh courts that have so far debarred photography or telecast of trial proceedings against her. However, the decision of the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICT-BD) to allow live telecast of the trial proceedings against Hasina, who could face a death sentence if convicted of the serious charges against her, is poised to set a new precedent in Bangladesh's judicial history. Earlier in February, the three-judge ICT-BD had ordered the investigation against Sheikh Hasina to be completed by April. 'The prosecution will submit formal charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the ICT-BD tomorrow in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising,' the state-run BSS said, according to news agency PTI. Tribunal to hear charges against other Awami League leaders In a statement, ICT-BD prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim told the media that proceedings would start at 9.30 am local time, and will be broadcasted live on Bangladesh Television (BTV)– the country's national broadcaster. 'The entire nation will witness the submission of the first formal charges to the tribunal against influential figures of the ousted Awami League government, including Sheikh Hasina,' Gazi said, adding that the move would 'ensure transparency in the judicial process'. Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said the ICT-BD would simultaneously hear charges against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, both in jail to stand trial. What is the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh? The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICT-BD) was original formed to prosecute Bangladeshi leaders, civil servants, army officials, and others, who had collaborated with the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Liberation War. Notably, six top leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and one leader of the former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were hanged to death after they were convicted by the tribunal. Earlier, the tribunal had issued an arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina, while interim government in Dhaka has sought her repatriation from India in a diplomatic note. New Delhi has only acknowledged receipt with no further comment. The fall of Sheikh Hasina On August 5 2024, the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime was ousted from power after mass student protests led by the Students against Discrimination (SAD). Three days later, an Interim Government came to power in Dhaka with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus at his helm as Chief Advisor. Hasina fled to India, while most leaders and officials of her Awami League party and government, were arrested to face serious charges like mass murder, genocide, corruption, among others, primarily to calm the protests who demanded strict action against the Hasina regime for allegedly killing hundreds, including civilians during the protest. According to a UN rights office report some 1,400 people were killed between July 15 and August 15 last year as violence continued even after the fall of the past regime. (With PTI inputs)
Toronto Star
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Supporters of Bangladesh's ex-Premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party rallied in the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. Activists from three groups linked to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, headed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia gathered on the streets outside its party headquarters, under heightened security.
