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High Commission of India hosted an ‘Open House’ for Indian community members
High Commission of India hosted an ‘Open House’ on 14 March 2023 for the Indian community members to address their grievances and receive suggestions on consular services.  High Commissioner Pranay Verma  joined the interactions and listened to the queries and concerns of the community members.  He assured the community members that their grievances and suggestions would be taken into consideration and appropriate actions would be taken to address them.  The ‘Open House’ was organized to provide a platform for the Indian community members to discuss  various issues pertaining to consular services and to seek practical solutions to resolve them.
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Dr. Kamal supports the letter sent by 42 citizens
Gonoforum president Dr. Kamal Hossain and general secretary Dr. Reza Kibria have extended their full support to the complain of 42 eminent citizens sent to the President after bringing allegation of irregularities against the Election Commission. In a statement sent to the media on Wednesday evening they said, recently 42 eminent citizens of the country in a statement have demanded for taking action following investigation by the Supreme Judicial Council against the current Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda over the allegations of financial irregularities, corruption and serious misconduct. We are extending our full support to the logical demand and proposal brought by the eminent citizens. In the statement the Gonoforum leaders also said, it was not expected to anyone about the serious complains like financial irregularities, corruption and serious complain related to the election against a constitutional institution like Election Commission. It is scandalous and unfortunate for the nation. They said, there are allegations of doing ‘business’ over purchase and appointment against the Election Commission. Image crisis has been created for the commission due to allegations of serious misconduct and irregularities in different elections like City Corporation and eleventh national parliament elections. We specially are requesting the President to take necessary actions following prompt investigation by forming the Supreme Judicial Council. AH       
Long march against rape heads towards Noakhali from Dhaka
Around 400 demonstrators have started their long-march programme from Dhaka to Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila protesting the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women across the country in recent times and the culture of impunity. The march began from Shahbag around 10:30am. The protesters including left-leaning parties, students, youths and rights activists, started their long march under the banner of "Dhorshon O Bicharhinotar Biruddhe Bangladesh" (Bangladesh against rape and impunity) to press home nine-point demand. They marched towards Noakhali shouting anti-rape slogans. Former General Secretary of Bangladesh Students' Union Liton Nandi said, “This march is a part of our protest against rape and injustice. Maybe the police will not interrupt this march but there are such possibilities from a student party.” “Around 450 activists are taking part in this programme. Firstly, seven buses will depart from Gulistan, then another five buses will join the protest from Narayanganj,” Sadikul Islam Sadik, vice president of Socialist Students' Front’s Dhaka University wing, stated. Meanwhile, they held a rally at Sonargaon of Narayanganj on their way and will hold another in Maizdi of Noakhali on Saturday. Their demands include ensuring exemplary punishment of the perpetrators involved in rape and violence against women, resignation of the home minister and an end to repression of women. Protests against rape and violence against women erupted across the country since the beginning of October, following the recent incidents of gang rape in Sylhet's MC College and in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila. In the wake of widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape, the President has promulgated an ordinance allowing death penalty as the highest punishment for the crime instead of life imprisonment. The ordinance was issued following waves of anti-rape demonstrations across Bangladesh after a video footage of five men gang-raping a housewife, stripping her naked and filming the video of the incident in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila, went viral on social media. Source: UNB AH