Tag: Bangladesh Army
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Could Volker Türk threaten Bangladesh Army under UN mandate?
Under international law and the United Nations mandate, Volker Türk, as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, does not have the authority to unilaterally threaten or warn the Bangladesh Army about their participation in UN peacekeeping missions based on their internal actions, such as the July-August riots. Such decisions fall under the purview of the…
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Yunus administration pondering clean chit to al-Qaeda terrorist Syed Zia
The interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus released Jasimuddin Rahmani, the spiritual leader of al-Qaeda affiliate Ansar al-Islam, dozens of jihadists and notorious terrorists after coming to power. Many other extremists also managed to flee the prisons as their groups launched fatal attacks in July-August. Since then, Rahmani and other…
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কি চলছে বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীতে?
সুপ্রিম কোর্টের সিনিয়র আইনজীবী ব্যারিস্টার জ্যোতির্ময় বড়ুয়া একটা কঠিন প্রশ্ন তুলেছেন, যা এই সময়ের অস্থিরতা ও স্বেচ্ছাচারী আচরণকে প্রশ্নবিদ্ধ করে। ২০শে জানুয়ারি এক ফেসবুক স্ট্যাটাসে তিনি লেখেন: “অন্য অনেক প্রশ্নের মাঝে মাথায় ঘুরপাক খায় বাধ্যতামুলক অবসরে পাঠানো ডিজিএফআই প্রধানকে গ্রেফতার করা হল না কেন? এক উপদেষ্টার সাথে বোঝাপড়ার গুজব শুনি। এসব কি বের হবে কোনোদিন?…
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PEACEKEEPING FORCES: Don’t allow HR violators: UNPFII to UN
Written on UN press statement; posted in bdnews24.com The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) has urged the United Nations to prevent military units violating human rights from participating international peacekeeping activities. At the closing of its 10th session in New York on Friday, the forum also requested the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, which…
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PEACEKEEPING FORCES: UN urged to screen army’s HR records
Prepared upon UN Press Statement May 27, 2011 Published in bdnews24.com A UN Special Rapporteur has suggested that the United Nations closely monitor the human rights records of the army before letting countries take part in the peacekeeping operations. Lars-Anders Baer, a former member of the UNPFII, during the 12th and 13th meeting on CHT…