Hossain Mohammad Ershad set a new standard in Bangladesh with his girlfriends, making even the international press with a full-page story about his wealth and his mistresses.If you are wondering why we are dredging up this old muck, it is because a serving major general in the Bangladesh Army made a spectacle of himself a few weeks ago.

[J @ Shada Kalo, USA]
Mufti Fazlul Huq Amini, chairman of Islami Oikojote has proclaimed that by announcing the “National Women Development Policy, 2008″, the caretaker government has spoken against the Quoran, and are thus considered apostates. He has also asked President Iazuddin to disband the government, and asked Army chief of staff Gen. Moeen U. […]

[J @ Shada Kalo, USA]
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind - Gandhi
Tasneem Khalil:
Journalist
Blogger
Father of a bouncing baby boy
Husband
Torture victim
Journalist Tasneem Khalil endured brutal torture by DGFI, and that is the centerpiece of a report published by Human Rights Watch. [Warning: […]

[J @ Shada Kalo, USA.]
A truly impressive conference is going to be held in Dhaka on December 27-29, 2007. Impressive, because this will showcase, for the first time, the achievement and advice of expatriate Bangladeshis. The chief guest for the opening ceremony is Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, chief adviser to the caretaker government. The closing ceremony […]