Today was the first day of a nationwide strike called by opposition party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in protest of the ‘genocide’ carried out by state security forces last Friday throughout Bangladesh where more than 70 people were reported killed when protests spread throughout the country against the death sentence handed down to popular Islamic preacher and …
Monthly Archive: March 2013
Mar 03
Television media scenario in Bangladesh: A list
Name of Media Owner Remarks/Opinion/Affiliation Government owned BTV Government owned TV channel Government controlled BTV World Government owned TV channel Government controlled Sangsad Bangladesh TV Government owned TV channel broadcasting the proceedings of the parliament Government controlled Private owned ATN Bangla Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, Chairman of ATN Group of companies Pro government media outlet. Serving …
Mar 02
Some pictures of unrest in Bangladesh on 02.03.13
Here are some collected pictures from around the web which give a brief insight into another day of unrest in Bangladesh following the verdict of Allama Sayedee. It is mentionable that at least four protesters have already died in clashes today A protest procession at Faridpur against the Sayedee verdict Protest at Jhenaidah against Sayedee …
Mar 02
The procession of death continues: 02.03.2013
The procession of death continued into another day in Bangladesh. Clashes occurred at Hashmat Ali Shop area of Shatkania in Chittagong when protesters demanding the release of Allama Delwar Hossain Sayedee (given death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal for alleged crimes in 1971) clashed with security forces. Police fired live ammunition to disperse the …
Mar 02
Trial of Sayedee – Has justice been served?
I admit I’m no law junkie and neither do I have credible certified knowledge on the subject of law. But its goes without mention that one cannot avoid the implications that a judgement of law can have in the greater scheme of things, particularly when that judgement is paramount to writing and perhaps re-writing the …
Mar 01
February 28th 2013, a day a nation will mourn
An opposition activist shot to death by police (Source: Facebook page Basherkella) A picture speaks volumes. It sums up what happened to turn a day into a nightmare. Thursday the 28th of February 2013 was one of the worst days in living memory of a generation who had not witnessed anything of this magnitude, …
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