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Canada News.Net
3 days ago
- Politics
- Canada News.Net
Bangladesh youth rally turns violent, leaving several dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh: At least four people were killed and several injured on July 16 when violence broke out during a rally organized by Bangladesh's youth-driven National Citizen Party (NCP) in the southern town of Gopalganj, according to local news outlets. The gathering marked the first anniversary of student-led protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August 2024. Since then, frustration has grown over stalled political reforms and rising unrest. Interim leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who took charge following Hasina's departure, condemned the violence in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating that NCP supporters, journalists, and police were attacked during what was intended to be a peaceful rally. Vehicles were vandalized and participants assaulted, he added. "Blocking young citizens from peacefully commemorating their movement is a disgraceful breach of fundamental rights," Yunus wrote, accusing Hasina's Awami League and its affiliated student wing of inciting the attacks. News reports varied slightly in casualty counts: BBC News Bangla confirmed four deaths, while Prothom Alo, a Dhaka-based daily, reported nine injuries. Authorities have imposed a curfew in response to the unrest. Neither police nor local hospital officials responded to media inquiries. Meanwhile, the Awami League claimed on Facebook that one of its members was killed by army gunfire during the confrontation.
News18
5 days ago
- Politics
- News18
4 Dead, Curfew Imposed After Clashes Rock Sheikh Hasina's Hometown Bangladesh Violence
Violence erupted at a rally of Bangladesh's youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) in the southern town of Gopalganj on Wednesday, leading to the deaths of four people. The anti-Sheikh Hasina protests rocked the hometown of the Prime Minister-in-exile and her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was Bangladesh's founding father. News18 Mobile App -
United News of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina condemns Gopalganj violence, calls it pre-planned conspiracy by NCP-CA Md Yunus
Dhaka, July 17 (UNI) Post the violent clashes in Bangladesh's Gopalganj region between members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the now-banned Awami League, which led to four AL members getting killed and two dozen injured, in firing by the army and police, ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the incident, claiming that the attack was a pre-planned conspiracy by Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus and his "mob" gang. Issuing a statement, the former premier called upon the citizens to unite in the spirit of progressive, democratic, modern, and non-communal ideals to "crush the tyranny of murderer-fascist Yunus", 'the godfather of mob terrorism', and to protect Bangladesh, reports Daily Republic. Extending her condolences to the departed, and wishing speedy recovery to the injured, she also expressed her gratitude to the 'brave people of Gopalganj—born of a heroic land—for standing up and resisting Yunus.' The NCP comprises student members who had orchestrated the July-August protests of last year which led to her ouster on August 5, 2024. Accusing the NCP and the Yunus administration of attacking Bengali identity itself, by attacking the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the memorial museum of the 1971 Liberation War, and 'desecrating' the national flag, anthem, and constitution, Hasina accused the two parties of perpetrating widespread 'genocide, police killings, rape, robbery, mugging, and looting.' 'The public enemy, murderer-fascist, anti-national, and patron of terrorism, Yunus — through his mob terrorism and the so-called NCP—has instigated newly emerged militant-terrorists who, following the pattern of August 5, again mobilised under the banner of a so-called 'March to Gopalganj' programme with the intent to demolish the resting place of Bangabandhu in Tungipara, the very heart of Bengali identity,' she added. She further critiqued the NCP and CA Yunus' attack on Mujibism (the tenets of Bangladesh's political identity), and said 'Bangabandhu and Bangladesh are one and inseparable. An attack on either will not go unanswered by the Bengali nation. And today, the people of Gopalganj did not sit silently. In the struggle to protect Bangladesh and Bangabandhu, the brave people of Gopalganj, despite all odds, defied tear gas, bullets, and repression, and defended Bangabandhu's mausoleum. 'The mercenary forces of the murderer-fascist Yunus opened fire indiscriminately on innocent civilians in Gopalganj. In response, several have been martyred by law enforcement gunfire, and countless others have been seriously injured. This despicable terrorism by the state-sponsored forces and goons unleashed by murderer-fascist Yunus surpasses even medieval barbarity. 'I strongly condemn, protest, and denounce this horrific massacre and the state-patronised terrorism,' she said.
Al Jazeera
5 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Bangladesh braces for further unrest after four killed in clashes at rally
Authorities in Bangladesh have imposed heavy security measures to prevent a repeat of further political violence, after clashes between security forces and supporters of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left four people dead and more than 50 injured. Hundreds of police were deployed Thursday to the site of a planned rally in Faridpur by the National Citizen Party (NCP), a new political party formed by students who spearheaded the unrest that ousted longtime leader Hasina last year, local media reported. Their presence underlined the volatile political tensions that remain in the divided country nearly one year on from the mass protests that toppled Hasina from power. On Wednesday, an NCP rally in Gopalganj district, Hasina's ancestral home and a stronghold for her support base, erupted in violence when supporters of her Awami League party tried to disrupt the event. Four people were killed and more than 50 were injured in the violence, local media reported, citing police. Victims shot Footage from Gopalganj showed pro-Hasina activists armed with sticks setting upon police and lighting vehicles on fire as NCP leaders arrived in vehicles at the party's 'March to Rebuild the Nation' event commemorating the uprising against Hasina. More than 1,500 police, along with army and border guard personnel, were deployed to respond to the violence, the Dhaka Tribune reported, citing a police report. Armed personnel carriers were seen patrolling the streets as security forces responded to the unrest. The English-language Daily Star, citing Gopalganj civil surgeon Abu Sayeed Md Faruk, named the four dead as Dipto Saha, Ramzan Kazi, Sohel and Emon. The newspaper reported that hospital staff had said that eight others were being operated on for bullet wounds. Home Affairs adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that 10 police personnel were also injured in the violence, local media reported. He added that 25 people had been arrested over the unrest. The streets of Gopalganj were quiet on Thursday, with shops closed and few vehicles on the road, the Dhaka Tribune reported, as authorities imposed a curfew on the district in response to the violence. Divided nation The violence in Gopalganj has underlined the volatile divisions that remain in Bangladesh nearly a year after Hasina was forced to resign, fleeing to exile on a helicopter to India, as the interim government struggles to ensure security. Wednesday's clashes drew promises of a harsh response from the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus that has governed the country since Hasina's ouster last August. Yunus said in a statement Wednesday that the attempt by Hasina's supporters to disrupt the NCP rally was 'a shameful violation of their fundamental rights', and warned that the violence would 'not go unpunished'. The government said on Thursday that it had established a committee to investigate the violence, which would be chaired by Nasimul Ghani, senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and report its findings within two weeks. Blame traded Despite its promises to crack down on those responsible, Yunus's government has faced criticism for failing to deliver security in the divided country. Hasina's Awami League party, which authorities banned in May, posted a number of statements on social media platform X condemning the violence, including one saying that all the gunshot victims were supporters of the party. It blamed the interim government for the deaths and injuries. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one of two parties, alongside the Awami League, that have traditionally dominated Bangladeshi politics, also criticised the government on Thursday over the violence, saying it had failed to maintain law and order. Meanwhile, the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami party condemned the attacks on the NCP and announced protests of its own. Earlier this month, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal indicted Hasina and two senior officials over alleged crimes against humanity linked to a deadly crackdown on protesters during the uprising against her rule. In a separate, earlier ruling, Hasina – who lives in self-imposed exile in India – was sentenced in absentia to six months in prison for contempt of court by the tribunal.
Arab Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Arab Times
Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 17, (AP): Bangladeshi security forces on Wednesday clashed with supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least four people dead and scores injured, a hospital official and local media said. The violence erupted in the morning and spread as a new political party formed by students who led the uprising against Hasina in August last year announced a march toward southwestern Gopalganj district, Hasina's ancestral home, and her Awami League party's stronghold. Authorities later imposed an overnight curfew in the district. Since Hasina's ouster 11 months ago, Bangladesh has been marked by chaos and unchecked mob violence. Wednesday's attack underscores the deep divisions in the country as its interim government keeps failing to bring the deteriorating security situation under control. TV footage showed pro-Hasina activists armed attacking police with sticks and setting vehicles on fire as a convoy of about 20 vehicles carrying the leaders of the students' National Citizen Party arrived as part of commemorations of the uprising. Party leaders took shelter in the office of the local police chief. Footage showed top leaders were being escorted by soldiers to an armored vehicle for safety. They later left for a neighboring district with security escorts. Jibitesh Biswas, a senior official of a state-run hospital, told reporters that the bodies of at least three people had been brought in. The country's leading English-language Daily Star reported that four people died. The interim government said Wednesday the attackers on the students would not go "unpunished" and in a statement issued on behalf of interim leader Muhammad Yunus, described the violence in Gopalganj as "utterly indefensible." Hasina's Awami League party, which authorities banned in May, issued several statements on X condemning the violence and blaming the interim government for the deaths and injuries. "We urge the world to take note of this blatant use of security apparatus,' one Awami statement said, adding that it had used mob violence against "dissenters.' Student leader Nahid Islam gave the authorities a 24-hour ultimatum to arrest those responsible for the Gopalganj violence and floated the prospect of another march in the neighboring district of Faridpur on Thursday.
