Nozrul Islam

Motiur Rahman Nizami is charged with committing war crimes, genocide, rape and premeditated massacre of intellectuals. At the time, during the liberation war in 1971, he was the leader of the party’s student wing. His execution is scheduled in a few days, unless the president pardons him. Catholic Source: "Sentence is politically motivated, but the criminal is not innocent." The abandonment of the old leaders by the new political generation.

The incident became public when an 18-minute video was posted on Facebook. The health assistant involved was suspended. The two girls were trying to run away. Although banned in 2011, corporal punishment remains widespread.

The Indian parliament has unanimously approved an amendment that implements the 1974 India-Bangladesh boundary agreement. Residents of the affected communities will be able to return to their country of origin or obtain the citizenship in their host country. The event is celebrated as a "milestone" in bilateral relations.

The work of a Catholic couple, witnesses to the faith and mission in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. In a slum in the capital they opened a sewing school, which teaches over 40 girls each year; a production center, which employs a dozen women; a literacy school, with 120 students. Recently they have also founded an orphanage that is home to 25 girls.

Civil society groups and social activists slam Home Minister order as "racist and unconstitutional." According to the new directives, Bangladeshi citizens and foreign nationals can meet members of indigenous communities only in the presence of civilian or military handlers. Since 1997, the area in question has enjoyed special status. However, for human rights group, the decision shows the government's support for land acquisition by Bengali settlers at the expense of indigenous tribal people.

Shafiul Islam, 48, was hacked to death on his way home. An extremist group claims responsibility for his murder on Facebook. The professor was known for his liberal views and for belonging to Baul, a syncretistic spiritual group.

Unknown assailants warn the parish to withdraw the complaint filed after the attack on the church and the convent. The violence was not over money or an attack "in hatred of the faith." "It is likely - say local sources - that it was an attempt to intimidate nuns and priests and convince them to close a legal dispute over land ownership"

Thousands of people, including garments workers and their families, held a memorial vigil today for the 1,135 victims of the Rana Plaza collapse. The disaster was the worst accident in the country's garment industry. Although the road ahead is still long, workplace safety is now on the agenda. However, only a few families have received compensation and many workers who survived the ordeal have not been hired back to work.

Every day, temples are violated, and shops and homes are looted. Protests by civil society groups against "post-election atrocities" are proving of no use. The country's Hindu minority has been targeted in a systematic way, especially by Islamic fundamentalists. Like in the past, many are leaving the country, with the community now less than 10 per cent of the population.

Demonstration called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP ) continues, despite the deployment of thousands of police . The capital is isolated . Government supporters storm the Supreme Court building and attack lawyers "close" to the BNP . Sources tell AsiaNews : "The prime minister wants to prove her power, instead of solving the crisis."

As the authorities lifted a travel ban and police protected the country's churches, no attacks were reported against the minority during the holidays. With elections approaching, the government continues to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers fearing further unrest. For many Bangladeshis, "there has never been so much tension in 40 years of independence."

Dhaka plants owners agree to a higher minimum wage. The "offer is good" but only a "promise". The danger is that wages will be raised and workers fired.