NEW: Routine procedures turned fatal at Dhaka’s private hospitals. But families seeking accountability face a rigged system: a regulator that never permanently bans doctors, and courts that rarely resolve criminal or financial claims.
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Explore Bangladesh’s recently held election results at granular levels. See how alliances and candidates won or lost, and how turnout varied across 4000+ unions.
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My first report of the year: I found probable AI-generated characters used in campaign content by individuals affiliated with the likely main opposition to portray public support
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Driven by fear of conflict, army crackdowns, and violence, he is among the one-third of the Christian minority Bawm community — whose total population is a mere 11,000 — who have been forced to migrate, to save their lives. They have taken shelter as refugees in camps in Mizoram.
“Netra News interviewed hundreds of families and examined over 2,000 reports to map the killings during Bangladesh’s 2024 crackdown. Of 750 verified deaths, at least 705 were likely caused by security forces or ruling party cadres.”
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📊🧮 NEW interactive data story:
“Religious and ethnic minorities have found space in Bangladesh’s government, academia, and police — a rare feat in the South Asian region. In the armed forces, however, exclusion remains the rule.”
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Despite army chief’s pledge not to shoot civilians, troops opened fire on unarmed protesters hours before Sheikh Hasina fled to India on Aug 5, killing at least one, per Netra News/Bangladesh Protest Archive investigation.
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“Rehashing the constitutional safeguards of liberal democracy may safeguard against an almost universally despised autocrat like Sheikh Hasina but will prove inadequate should a demagogue with a popular support base enter the electoral fray.”
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Bangladesh’s government fact-check page seeks to tackle disinformation, but critics say it risks turning the government into an arbiter of truth.
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Activate Rights is deeply concerned about the Bangladesh Gov's lack of transparency in drafting the Cyber Protection Ordinance 2024. The rushed timeline, limited public engagement, and ambiguity surrounding the approved draft undermine democratic principles and public trust.
Sheikh Hasina has resigned, a top official at the prime minister’s office confirmed to Netra News. “There’s no prime minister here. There’s no PMO anymore,” he said. She was flown to an undisclosed location, as a motorcade was not possible due to the security situation, he added.
⚠️ Confirmed: Traffic data show a new disruption to internet connectivity in #Bangladesh with high impact to mobile networks; the incident comes amid reports of more than 50 deaths during a new round of protests calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 📵
#Bangladesh: this is an image of some of 200+ people brutally murdered by the country’s tinpot dictator #SheikhHasina’s ruthless killing machines. Overwhelming majority of them are young people. She is killing the country’s future to protect her illegitimate present. Sad
Government Minister, Tulip Siddiq MP under investigation!
"A Treasury minister is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog over a failure to register rental income on a London property. Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary ... is the first MP of the new Parliament to be placed under investigation by the Standards Commissioner."
#Bangladesh watchers will know that Tulip Siddiq MP is the niece of the current Bangladesh prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, whose government law enforcement agencies are accused of responsibility for killing at least 200 people in recent days to quash student protests. Tulip's aunt though is not at risk any time soon of being under investigation!
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In July, in the space of 48hrs, the #UAE arbitrarily arrested 57 #Bangladesh-i men, subjected them to a grossly unfair mass trial & sentenced them to lengthy prison terms. They must be released immediately & unconditionally.
Peaceful protest is not a crime!
#ProtectTheProtest