‘Ever since I was born, I have had to experience life as a refugee.’ In the recent clash between Bangalee settlers and indigenous people over land disputes, she has lost all her belongings as Bangalee settlers ser her house and shop on fire in front of the law enforcers. She is roaming around the...
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The opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP has decided to observe 7th March as the Jail Day as on this day, Tareque Rahman, now senior vice-chairman of BNP, was taken into custody by caretaker government for corruption and abuse of power. Zealously BNP also termed it as “Black Night” on their posters. These...
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Was it necessary? – was my first reaction after hearing this news. Awami League-led government has decided to change the name of Zia International Airport to Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport. Sad but true, this cabinet meeting was headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters, “According...
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Bangladesh is possibly the most undemocratically democratic country in the world. Since its emergence, it has been ruled, in total, for 17 years by meta-democratic, often military-led regimes and born-out-of-Cantonment pseudo-democratic parties. Here party councilors do not elect political leaders but they are selected. Political leaders are succeeded by their heirs. They are selected...
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Tanjim Ahmed, who resigned as state minister for home, is returning on Wednesday after a seven-month stay abroad. There was wide speculation on June 1 that the Tanjim would resign. Some dailies published news stating that he had, in fact, resigned due to conflicts with his senior, Sahara Khatun, the home minister. He...
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It was 5.23 pm on 21st august 2004 when Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was wrapping up a rally protesting Sylhet blasts. A wave of grenade attacks on her left at least 16 people killed and left around 200 persons critically injured including top Awami League leaders Abdur Razzak, Amir Hossain Amu, Suranjit Sengupta,...
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For me, the most alarming news of this week was the report published in bdnews24.com on 8th August, about the death of militant leader, Tapan Malitha. He was killed on 18th June this year. According to RAB officials the leader of a banned militant party died in an exchange of gunfire with Rapid Action...
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