Comments on: Khilafatists march against press freedom in Dhaka

By: Odd Mehus

Odd Mehus — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:08:04 +0000

You are doing very good work! Very good pictures.

By: Beauty

Beauty — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:55:34 +0000

Oh! It’s a very bad situation. Not expected at all.

By: Unheard Voices » Islamic student movement in Bangladesh has a new face

Unheard Voices » Islamic student movement in Bangladesh has a new face — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:42:42 +0000

[...] Take a look at the photos by Amirul Rajiv who has recently done a photoblog recently on e-bangladesh on the recent movement. [...]

By: Arnab

Arnab — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:19:46 +0000

Britain is actually becoming a hub for extremist funding. Majority of the funding for Hindu fundamentalists also come from Britain.

By: Iconus Clustus

Iconus Clustus — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:13:48 +0000

Arnab: I must say that you are lumping up all the Islamists parties together, when HuT really does not fit the profile. Like others have already mentioned, the front line workers are private university goers with a good command in English, hailing from upper-middle to rich classes, and their knowledge on matter “political” are exceptional when compared to that of any other Islamists party… hell, than any other party per se!

Unlike other funding sources, their money is flowing in from the UK… in their seminars, Internationally reputed speakers show up, professors and academicians are invited, and the atmosphere remains charged with the spirit of activism. A friend of mine commented, though a little jokingly, they are Marxists man, only they believe in God! Under the joke, there is a serious element to it… hope you follow the drift. The governmental patronage they are getting is unprecedented… it takes them one event with a little flavor of a controversy, and they fly right into prominence. They were there in the front line leading the opposition to the Danish Cartoon controversy as well.

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:51:40 +0000

A lot of English medium students too

By: Salam Dhaka

Salam Dhaka — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:54:38 +0000

A lot of these Hizbut guys come from middle or even upper class families and go to private universities in Dhaka. North South University is a big Hizbut den.

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:11:38 +0000

Arnab: As far as I know they get their funding from Britain… as opposed to other groups getting the money from Saudia Arabia and Pakistan.

By: Arnab

Arnab — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:44:43 +0000

This is horrible! This movement has exactly typical extreme fundamentalist touch. A bunch of young MEN (no women) screaming without understanding what they are doing. By the way, it is very interesting how Hizb ut-Tahrir came into main stream. Where do this jokers get the money and force to brainwash these youths? This party wants to dissolve our independence and merge it with other so-called “Muslim” nations. At least Jamaat-e-Islam has stopped talking about united Pakistan-Bangladesh formula but they are admitting this in public. It just shows what a troublesome situation Bangladesh is in. These youths do not have jobs, the living cost is rising and education is not doing any good. Therefore, they are desperate. The CTG will for sure take advantage of Islamists because that’s what the dictators have always done. It should be interesting to see where exactly Bangladesh is going now.

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:27:17 +0000

I feel pity for these brainwashed youngsters.