Mar 20

Witness against Nizami doesn’t know Liberation date of Bangladesh!

The third prosecution witness gave his deposition against Mawlana Matiur Rahman Nizami on crimes against humanity during 1971. On Tuesday, the third prosecution witness Rustam Ali gave his deposition at ICT-1 which was presided over by a panel of 3 members led by Judge ATM Fazle Kabir. Following that, the cross-examination of the witness was …

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Mar 20

Professor Golam Azam asks everyone to be united in restoring Bangladesh

Source: http://www.facebook.com/FreeGhulamAzam Professor Golam Azam has asked everyone to be united to restore the country- said Mrs Afifa Azam in a statement. Former president of Jamaat-e-Islami, Professor Golam Azam’s wife Mrs Afifa Azam mentioned in a statement on last Saturday- the jailed senior leader, the heart and soul of Islamic Movement Professor Golam Azam has …

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Mar 20

Language movement campaigner Golam Azam

                          Language movement campaigner Golam Azam• On 11th March, 1948, he was arrested while picketing for Language movement with a group of students and he experienced intolerable suffering for seven days in a house in Tejgaon without any roof.• On 27th November, 1948, Golam Azam presented the historical …

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Mar 20

18 including 16 Chatri Sangstha activists held at Narayangonj

Narayongonj: 18 people were arrested from Narayongonj Fatullah area including 16 members of Islami Chatri Sangstha (a female student Islamic organization). Among these, 6 members are from the same family. Police have confiscated some Islamic books from them.  Among the arrested were – the president of Islamic Chatri Sangstha from Fatullah branch and final year …

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Mar 18

Kader Siddiqui fails to make headlines in some (obvious) places

A lesser talked event in the news today was the news of Kader Siddiqui getting bail in the defamation case. A Dhaka court on Monday acquitted the Krishak Sramik Janata League president in a case filed against him for calling Home Minister MK Alamgir a war criminal. It was filed by Ruhul Amin Majumder, who …

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Mar 18

(Over)Conscious India’s ‘interest’ in Bangladesh

Reposted from kaagoj.com (Link) I am just writing a simple post on a topic which I feel strongly about. A recent event in the news is the march planned by the extremist Hindu political party of India, the BJP, towards Dhaka.  The Hindu reported that the BJP will organise a ‘long march to Dhaka’ on …

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Mar 17

Indian Daily suspects AL hand in temple vandalism: Amadershomoy

Reporting on attacks on temples of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, Indian Bengali Newspaper the Dainik Jugasankha, in its Silchar edition, has pointed the arrow of suspicion towards the incumbent ruling party, the Awami League.  In its Sunday edition, the daily said that at a time when a storm of protest was brewing over the violence …

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Mar 17

Jamaat – Shibir not involved with temple vandalism in Lakhsmipur

News reports published by some media accusing Jamaat-Shibir of setting fire to Hindu temples at Camperhaat area at Ababil union of Raipur upazila in Lakhsmipur under cover of darkness on the 28th of February are false. A temple executive committee president and members of the Hindu community have confirmed the above statement and protested such …

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Mar 16

Latif Siddiqui drops a bomb, saying AL largely behind Hefazat-e-Islam

Jute and textiles Minister and Presidium committee member of Awami League, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, has said that many from the Awami League have provided support to the anti-Shahbag organization Hefazat-e-Islam.The minister said, “Hefazat-e-Islam has carried out these (attacks) with the help of these (Awami league activists). I know them. That is because I have risen …

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Mar 14

RAW, cut the crap

I just read the most absurd piece of news in bdnews24. The report said that a “Times of India Report, quoting an unnamed official, said that some members of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (Islamic Chhatra Sangh, Bangladesh) had masterminded the Sabarmati jailbreak attempt. The report said that the 2008 serial blast case accused, who had …

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