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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Jahangir Alam Akash detained and tortured.
Persecuted for exposing extra-judicial executions by RAB.
IFEX alert.
Drishtipat commentary.
Asian Human Rights Commission appeal.
E-Bangladesh has received a statement from journalist Jahangir Alam Akash, now imprisoned in Rajshahi central jail. The statement along with a note by another political prisoner were smuggled out of the prison and passed to...
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– BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, from a hospital bed, has described to newsmen how he and his family are now under threat, The Daily Star reported.
– Akhter Hamid Paban, son of Khandaker Delwar Hossain, arrested Tuesday night, bdnews24.com reported.
In an email to E-Bangladesh a close relative of...
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M Saifur Rahman “acting chairperson.”
Hafiz Uddin Ahmed “acting secretary general.”
6 standing committee members held hostage at gun point.
Khandaker Delwar Hossain, ASM Hannan Shah missing.
DGFI — ATM Amin and Chowdhury Fazlul Bari — behind the coup.
“An absolute violation of the BNP constitution.”
Bangladesh’s military intelligence agency has engineered a leadership takeover in BNP —...
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E-Bangladesh has confirmed that General Moeen U Ahmed’s Taka 99,69,215 loan amount at the end of 2005 that is stated in the Trust Bank prospectus is consistent with the loan amount stated in the bank’s 2005 financial statement. The audited financial statement for 2005 available on the Trust Bank website indicates that...
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RAB & Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) pinpointing internet users with a fast connections. ISPs instructed to reveal admin password, user data. "Traffic scanners" to monitor internet users. BTRC memo leaked to E-Bangladesh. RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) members assisted by BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) officials are conducting house-to-house searches in Dhaka, Chittagong and...
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