Some feelings are unexplainable. Some emotions cannot be accounted for. Shibir President Delwar Hossain was brought to court today. A nation saw his condition and millions wept, unable to do a thing. Such is the rule of law embedded in the hearts of millions of innocents, yet violated at will by an autocratic state. He …
May 19
Removal of internet ban in Bangladesh: A hollow victory?
It was a victory for the internet activism. The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), on Sunday, informedall International Internet Gateways (IIGs) of its decision to remove any ban on the upload speed. Previously, it had issueddirectives on the 16th of May to cut the upload speed by 75% in a supposed effort to cull illegal …
May 18
Bangladesh Police detain 19 yr old Waseema for possession of Islamic literature
Shocking are the reports emanating from Bangladesh. Here is translated news piece that set me seething, ” A court at Rajshahi in Bangladesh sent a man and his 19 year old daughter to prison as it set a date for hearing against a police prayer for 10 days and 7 days remand respectively on charges …
May 18
Media Blackout in Digital Bangladesh is complete
History is being made by the second. History is being made every day. The 17thof May, 2013 was World Telecommunication and Information Association Day. The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can …
May 18
Why should Diganta and Islamic TV be back on air again?
I feel the emptiness. I will be direct. After the closure of Diganta Television and Islamic Television on the 6thof May at 4 am, television has not remained the same. Call it prejudice or one sided, but I have seen and heard the others. And they stink. By ‘others’, I refer to the hordes of …
May 17
Condemning BBC Bangla’s warped report on ICT witness Bali
The discovery of Sukhoranjan Bali was a revelation. New Age blew the lid as it reportedin the wee morning hours of the 16th of May, “A witness at the international crimes tribunal in Dhaka who defence lawyers claim to have been abducted from outside the court in November 2012 by law enforcement agents has …
May 17
Thoughts of a roving mind….
Recent events in Bangladesh have been the cause of distress for many. The idealistic human likes to believe that he is not at all prejudiced. That is true to every person irrespective of who he is. Whether politically and morally conscious or not, every person tends to believe that deep within, he is just and …
May 15
In Bangladesh they say it all, one sided
The past few days were harrowing enough from the perspective of the common man with a little bit of Islam in his heart. One would be surprised at the amount of emotion that little corner harboring Islam brings out in you. Forget statistics of tens, hundreds or thousands, the fact that security forces under the …
May 13
Shibir activist killed at Rajshahi: Another innocent life snubbed.
Source: RTNN The family of Abdullah Omar Naseef (Shahadat) , the Shibir activist killed at Rajshahi in an ‘encounter’ with RAB on the 12th of May has said that he had been arrested from Mirpur in Dhaka 9 days prior to his killing. On the other hand, to protest the brutal killing, dawn to dusk …
May 11
The lies: Bangladesh Govt Press Statement on #5May massacre
Result of police action on 5th May at Paltan. Photo credit: Mirza H.K. On May 6, 2013 at around 2:30 am, a reported 10 thousand members of police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), along with the armed cadres of the ruling party, attacked thousands of leaders and activists of Hefazate Islam …
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