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Academics, writers, artists urge Bangladesh #FreeShahidulAlam
Academics, writers, artists urge Bangladesh #FreeShahidulAlam We, academics, journalists, artists, writers, and photographers at various universities and media institutions strongly condemn the detention and torture of our colleague the photojournalist and activist Shahidul Alam in Dhaka and urge the Bangladesh authorities to release him immediately. Some two dozen plainclothes policemen picked up Alam, 63, […]
Bangladesh Elections at Crossroads of Autocracy and Democracy – With Nepal References
July 30, 2018 No CommentBangladesh Elections at Crossroads of Autocracy and Democracy – With Nepal References Hari Prasad Shrestha* 30 July 2018 An election is a formal collective decision-making procedure by which people choose a candidate to hold public office. Elections have been a reliable mechanism for modern representative democracy. In several countries with the weak rule […]
Continue reading …বাংলাদেশের ‘ওয়ান-ইলেভেন’: কেয়ারটেকার সরকার প্রধান হওয়ার প্রস্তাব সম্পর্কে মুখ খুললেন মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস
June 25, 2018 No Commentবাংলাদেশের ‘ওয়ান-ইলেভেন’: কেয়ারটেকার সরকার প্রধান হওয়ার প্রস্তাব সম্পর্কে মুখ খুললেন মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস ২৫ জুন ২০১৮ ছবির কপিরাইট Getty Images Image caption মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস: ওয়ান ইলেভেন সম্পর্কে বহুদিন পর মুখ খুললেন বাংলাদেশে ‘ওয়ান ইলেভেনের’ সময় দীর্ঘ মেয়াদের জন্য কেয়ারটেকার সরকার প্রধান হওয়ার আকাঙ্খার কথা জোর গলায় অস্বীকার করেছেন গ্রামীণ ব্যাংকের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস। এ বিষয়টি নিয়ে […]
Continue reading …Malaysia -type political ‘earthquake’ awaits for Bangladesh YouTube; Indian media declared war on Bangladesh election! See who made the hero by M A Hossain 25/6/2018 As per the advice of the policymakers of Delhi’s south block, the current autocratic and corruption-plagued government in Bangladesh are determined in holding another fraudulent election with the […]
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Moudud Ahmed sitting in his car, which is blocked by the police van Dhaka Tribune ‘A lot of police have been deployed in front of my house. They literally blocked my car with their van when I tried to get out’ BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed says the police did not permit him […]
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Her lawyer urges govt BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged the government to release her from jail on parole on humanitarian ground for her better treatment. “Since Khaleda Zia has been detained in prison for more than four months, her diseases have turned severe and an apprehension has been created over […]
Continue reading …Thursday, June 7, 2018 Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s dictionary of new political terms Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of Bangladesh’s prime minister has recently published not one but two extraordinary articles which not only denies that the country’s law enforcement authorities are involved in enforced disappearances – the picking up, secretly detaining and often killing of […]
Continue reading …www.bbc.com ‘বাংলাদেশে মাদকবিরোধী যুদ্ধের আড়ালে চলছে রাজনৈতিক হত্যাকাণ্ড’ ছবির কপিরাইটGETTY IMAGESImage captionমাদক বিরোধী যুদ্ধে বিনা বিচারে হত্যার অভিযোগ উঠেছে। বাংলাদেশে সরকার মাদকের বিরুদ্ধে যে কথিত ‘যুদ্ধ’ শুরু করেছে, তা নিয়ে আন্তর্জাতিক সমালোচনা ক্রমেই বাড়ছে। বাংলাদেশে রাজনৈতিক হত্যাকাণ্ডকে আড়াল করতে এই ‘মাদকবিরোধী যুদ্ধ’কে ব্যবহার করা হচ্ছে বলে দাবি করা হয়েছে লন্ডনের দ্য টেলিগ্রাফ পত্রিকায় প্রকাশিত এক […]
Continue reading …Bangladesh: Extrajudicial killing fears in drug crackdown More than 30 alleged drug dealers killed in the past week in ‘shootouts’ with police amid rights activists’ warnings. by Faisal Mahmud 22 May 2018 Members of the Rapid Action Battalion guard a street during an operation in Dhaka in January [File: AP] MORE ON BANGLADESH Bangladesh‘s security […]
Continue reading …Bangladesh 2017 Human Rights Report U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh Executive Summary According to its constitution, Bangladesh is a secular, democratic people’s republic. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League (AL) party that she led assumed power in 2009. The 2014 parliamentary elections that resulted in the prime minister and AL’s re-election were characterized by […]
Continue reading …A MILLION IS TEN TIMES MORE THAN A LAC/ LAKH by F R Chowdhury 31/5/2018 Most Bangladeshis still remember late Sirajur Rahman of BBC. In those dark days of Bangladesh when it was still under illegal occupation of Pakistan Army, people in Bangladesh used to eagerly wait for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) […]
Continue reading …LOVE FOR POWER & AXIS OF EVILS by F R Chowdhury 24/5/2018 We see in the history of civilization the lust for power to have control over others. In the old days, the kings and emperors conquered other territories to satisfy their ego and desire for power. In modern days it is not possible […]
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