Blast calls for ensuring everyone's safety, maintaining peace
This news article covers a statement made by the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), a non-governmental organization, calling on the Bangladesh Army and administration to identify and prosecute individuals responsible for arson, attacks, vandalism, and killings that occurred across Bangladesh. The violence specifically targeted minority communities, religious places of worship, and public sculptures and structures. BLAST cited Articles 32 and 28(1) of the Bangladesh Constitution, emphasizing that depriving citizens of life and liberty is illegal, and that the state cannot discriminate based on religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth. The organization urged both authorities and the general public to ensure safety and maintain peace amid what it described as an "anarchic" and unconstitutional situation across the country.
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Dhaka Tribune. "Blast calls for ensuring everyone's safety, maintaining peace." Dhaka Tribune, 2024. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/blast-calls-for-ensuring-everyone-s-safety-maintaining-peace-dd55dffe.
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