People say that here is never a dull day in Bangladesh politics. On the 3rd of September early morning the military-backed (care-taker) interim government in Bangladesh had arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. His son was also arrested on the same charge. Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying...
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The symbol of revolution. This photo has spread across the world like fire. Also read “Regarding the ‘apology’ made by my father Dr. M Anwar Hossain.” During last week’s mass protests in Bangladesh a demonstrator, possibly a student, lunged toward a Bangladesh army man with his feet raised in anger. The...
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Photo: General Moeen Uddin Ahmed. A day after the most controversial adviser of current government Mainul Hosein claimed the current government was a “national government backed by the army,” General Moeen Uddin Ahmed decided to put the chip back in its place by the following statement: “I don’t think so. Government...
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Photo: Anwar Choudhury, British High Commissioner in Dhaka. On August 26, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Choudhury, apparently went off the reservation. After meeting with the foreign advisor in Dhaka Mr. Choudhury was the only foreign envoy to face the media. He apparently had a lot to say. He...
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TK, Sanjeeb: English : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download TK, Sanjeeb: Bangla : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download [In his second round of interview with Tasneem Khalil, M Sanjeeb Hossain, son of detained DU Professor Anwar Hossain, detailed what his father told him about the DGFI “black hole,”...
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A brutal military crackdown is on against thousands of university teachers and students...
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Photo: Blog:Biplob Rahman. After declaring a curfew on Wednesday, the Bangladesh military began to systematically target journalists for beating and intimidation. The Committee to Protect Journalists has protested the treatment of journalists by the Bangladesh military: Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by reports of the assault, detention, and harassment of...
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Today Bangladesh’s military turned its guns and its boots against the very people who it is entrusted to protect. Today when the frustrations of the Bangladeshi people boiled over, the army responded with beatings and killings. They beat students. They beat reporters. They beat our brothers and they beat our sisters.
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