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One-minute blackout on Mar 25 night
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:32am on March 23, 2021
One-minute symbolic blackout will be observed across the country from 9:00pm to 9:01pm on March 25, the day of the genocide. No lighting will be...
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China committing genocide against Uighurs: report
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:22pm on March 10, 2021
The Chinese government’s treatment of Uighurs has violated ‘each and every act’ prohibited by the United Nations’ Genocide Convention, a report by dozens of international...
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Canadian MPs say China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘genocide’
Agence France-Presse . Ottawa | Updated at 10:24am on February 23, 2021
Canadian MPs voted on Monday to label Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang as genocide, a move angrily slammed by China as a ‘malicious provocation.’...
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US declares China committing ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:03am on January 20, 2021
The United States declared on Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with secretary of state Mike...
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Commonwealth mulls lawyers’ pool for Rohingya genocide case
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on December 05, 2020
Commonwealth secretary general Patricia Scotland said her office looks for ways to support Gambia in its legal battle over the Rohingya genocide case and continue...
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Gambia submits case against Myanmar
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:20am on October 25, 2020
The Gambia on Friday filed a more than 500-page memorial, which also includes more than 5000 pages of supporting material, in its lawsuit against Myanmar...
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Bangladesh recalls today horror of March 25
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 25, 2020
The nation will observe Genocide Day today recalling the horror of one of the worst genocides in modern history committed by the Pakistani occupation military...
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ULAB screens documentary on Bangladesh 1971 genocide
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:52pm on March 05, 2020
Marking the yearlong celebration of Mujib Year, the Department of General Education of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh screened the film titled Merciless Mayhem:...
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Shut down Canada until it solves war, oil, and genocide problem
David Swanson | Updated at 12:00am on February 17, 2020
INDIGENOUS people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause — defending the land...
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To keep the Rohingya alive
JB Gerald | Updated at 12:00am on February 01, 2020
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019, The Gambia filed at the International Court of Justice an application of proceedings against Myanmar, which alleged violations of the Genocide...