mob violence

Mob violence: Causes, consequences, and pathways to justice

The August 2024 uprising led to dismantling much of the law enforcement-related infrastructure.

Reaction / Surreal times: Mob violence and feeble response

It is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house

Mob violence persists amid weak policing

Mob violence has been occurring in the country for years. But the recent spate of mugging and robbery has apparently caused a surge in such incidences.

Mobs will be dealt with a firm hand from now on

Issuing a strong warning against any sort of mob violence, Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said the government would handle such issues with an iron hand from now on.

Everything wrong with mob justice

The punishment for a crime should be proportional to the crime itself — no more and no less.

‘Rise in hate speech, mob violence over past year has created precarious situation for minorities’

US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain travelled to Bangladesh on April 17-20. He visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, met government officials, civil society and youth groups in Dhaka. In a written email interview on May 5, he shared with The Daily Star the purpose of his visit and the message he left here or will communicate to Washington.

April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025

Mob violence: Causes, consequences, and pathways to justice

The August 2024 uprising led to dismantling much of the law enforcement-related infrastructure.

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Surreal times: Mob violence and feeble response

It is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Mob violence persists amid weak policing

Mob violence has been occurring in the country for years. But the recent spate of mugging and robbery has apparently caused a surge in such incidences.

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Mobs will be dealt with a firm hand from now on

Issuing a strong warning against any sort of mob violence, Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said the government would handle such issues with an iron hand from now on.

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Everything wrong with mob justice

The punishment for a crime should be proportional to the crime itself — no more and no less.

May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022

‘Rise in hate speech, mob violence over past year has created precarious situation for minorities’

US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain travelled to Bangladesh on April 17-20. He visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, met government officials, civil society and youth groups in Dhaka. In a written email interview on May 5, he shared with The Daily Star the purpose of his visit and the message he left here or will communicate to Washington.