Eight global and regional human rights bodies yesterday wrote a letter to the UN human rights chief, expressing concerns over the state of media freedom in Bangladesh and urging authorities to protect and respect freedom of expression. "On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, we write to draw your attention to the escalating human rights violations perpetrated by the
Carried out mayhem using funds meant for studies of madrasa students Planned to continue violent activities across country till Ramadan Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh used its funds meant for the studies of the students of Qawmi Madrasas for carrying out mayhem in different areas of the country
India’s COVID-19 Daily Cases Stay Near Record, Another State Imposes Lockdown
NEW DELHI India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths from COVID-19 jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s healthcare system is unable to cope with the massive caseload.
Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours, pushing total cases to 19.56 million. So far, the virus has killed 215,542 people. India reported a record 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Indian hospitals, morgues and crematoriums have been overwhelmed as the country has reported more than 300,000 daily cases for more than 10 days straight. Many families have been left on their own to scramble for medicines and oxygen. Dozens of people have died in the last week due to shortage of oxygen in hospitals in Delhi alone.