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Sat, 16 Feb, 2013 12:03:41 AM  A conflict of interest has been observed among the protesters at Shahbag between the Chatro League, the other student organizations of the 14 party alliance and the bloggers leading the protest movement that has been demanding the hanging of Abdul Kader Mollah and all accused standing trial for war …

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Country wide demonstrations were held today under the banner of the Olama Mashayekh Porishod, where protesters demanded release of detained Jamaat leaders facing trials under the internationally controversial ICT. At Shewrapara in Dhaka, a group of protesters gathered after Jummah prayers to demonstrate under the umbrella of the Porishod. Among them were Jamaat Shibir members …

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Strong condemnation and protest to the ill effort to shift guilt of a bank employee’s death on Chhatrashibir Jafar Munsi died due to police-y attacks Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir strongly slated and protested against the ill effort made some electronic as well as online media including the online portal of the Daily Prothom Alo to shift …

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A protest procession was scheduled to be held under the leadership of Olama Ekram Pir Mashayekh Janata Mancha at Dhaka on Tueday at Motijheel area at around 10:00 am, to demand for the unconditional release of Islamic leaders detained in the name of war crimes trials, especially Delwar Hossain Sayedee.  Both Amar Desh and Naya …

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Well, 12.02.13 was a violent day in Bangladesh, mainly due to the clashes between Jamaat-Shibir supporters and the police.This was evident in the media which published the news. However the polarity in the media was alarming, given the current political scenario in Bangladesh. Left wing and pro government media portrayed a violent picture of Jamaat-Shibir …

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Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal: Current status of proceedings: The current status of the tribunals are as follows: Convicted Abul Kalam Azad                                tribunal two: death sentence;…

Insanity for Humanity: Human Rights Violation : Police brutality on oppos…: Police watches allegedly ruling party men shots and moving opposition shibir activist on 12 Feb 2013 Police watches silently alleged…

Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. Lynchings have been more frequent in times of social and economic tension, and have often …

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Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal: Sayedee indictment – 1971 deaths: This is my third of four posts looking at the Tribunal’s 3 October 2011 order charge-framing Sayedee on 20 counts of international crimes i…

The narrative of romance surrounds the rhetoric, a smell of revolution wraps the message, and a torrent of self righteousness fills the soul. One gets so engrossed in the sweetness of the moment that all judgment and reason is thrown out of the window. Shahbagh has proven to be a dramatic call to change. Please …

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