Picture Courtesy: Taskin Al Anas A nationwide Vitamin A Plus Campaign was held in Bangladesh today. It has been observed that earlier warnings of ‘substandard’ drug products were disregarded by health authorities, especially the Vitamin A capsules which were supplied from an Indian source, Olive healthcare. Despite concerns raised by the WHO (which funded the …
Mar 13
Manobkontho reports on substandard Vitamin A Capsules (09.03.2013)
The government of Bangladesh has taken the decision to go ahead with bringing 2.5 crore children under the umbrella of the Vitamin A plus campaign in spite of concerns raised by the World Health Organization. The Ministry of Health and family welfare has taken the decision to carry out the campaign on the 12th of …
Mar 10
Towards BAKSHAL: The Dwindling Freedom of Press in Bangladesh
The recent unrest in Bangladesh in which more than a hundred people have been killed over the short span of less than two weeks has also witnessed the decimation of another typical victim, the press. Journalists have been shot at by police on the 22nd of February while covering the protests. They have been humiliated; …
Mar 10
Home Minister of Bangladesh receives Human rights award !
Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir has received an award for his role in ‘protecting human rights’ in Bangladesh.. This award was conferred upon him by a non-governmental organization, the ‘Bangladesh Human Rights Commission’. The 2013 yearly convention of the organization was held at Metropolitan Natyamanch at Gulsitan Saturday morning. Eminent guests honoured with the award included …
Mar 09
Impunity in Bangladesh: A political sickness
The dead body a 17 year old has rocked the nation with grief. The deceased, identified as Tanvir Mohammad Twaki, was found dead at Narayanganj Sitalakhya River two days after he went missing. Police officials say he was gagged to death. Twaki attended his Ordinary Level (O-Level) examinations this year from ABC International School in …
Mar 08
Judge rejects Islam defamation case against Shahbag bloggers
Chittagong: A Chittagong Court judge has rejected and discarded a religion defamation case filed against eight bloggers including Omi Rahman Pial, Arif Jebtik and Asif Mohiuddin. The complaint case was filed by plaintiff M.A. Hamid, a cloth trader of Teri bazaar, at the court of Chief Additional Chittagong City Magistrate Mohammad Hasanul Islam. Hamid is …
Mar 08
Hindu community demands release of Allama Sayedee
Members of the minority Hindu community have protested in Nilphamari demanding the release of Nayib-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana Delwar Hossain Sayedee. This procession rally was observed at 4 pm on Thurdsay the 7th of March, 2013 at Hortokitola Bazaar in Sadar upazila of Nilphamari. At least 150 people were observed taking part in the …
Mar 08
Three tabligh arrested on hartal 07.03.2013: Personal accounts
This is a personal account of events that have occurred in a vicinity of Dhaka on the 7th of March 2013. I am writing details of this incident based on eyewitness accounts that have relayed to me details of this incident. Witnesses say that at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon, a procession of the …
Mar 07
Basherkella rises from the ashes!
It was a story unlike any another. The story of a phoenix. A phoenix of the modern world. The facebook page basherkella had been closed today for the second time in recent memory after being closed down before February the 12th 2013. According to news agencies, the page is said to be reported by Jamaat …
Mar 07
Shame on you Daily Star !
OK, this is gross. Its not about mutilated corpses or charred out human remains or popped out eyeballs. Its much more than that. Its yellow journalism. Let us see what The Daily Star has cooked up today. In a news post that establishes new lows to which the Daily Star will swoop to in order …
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