Local residents of Sherpur in Bogra caught a leader of Jubo League while a group of Jubo League activists was involved in vandalizing the Shaheed Minar at the local Shaheediya Aliya Madrassa. His name was found to be Tabibur Rahman Tipu. He is the Bogra City Joint Convener of Jubo League. The incident has been …
Mar 05
The real face of Imran H Sarker: The grandson of a Razakar
Shahbagh leader blogger Imran H Sarker is the grandson of a collaborator (razakar). His grandfather Khoyer Uddin was a known collaborator (razakar) of Baliamari Bazarpara village of Rajibpur upazila of Kurigram district. Khoyer Uddin was killed by freedom fighters in 1971 with the help of the Indian BSF. Before the liberation war of 1971, he …
Mar 05
Hartal Update Day 2 : 04.03.2013
Sirajganj: A schoolchild died at Shrikola bus stand corner at Ullahpara amidst clashes between police and pro-hartal activists. 15 people were reported wounded including 5 policemen. The deceased was identified as Mahfuz (14), son of Azizul Haque of Folia village in Purnimagathi union of Ullahpara. He was a student of class 9 of Folia school. …
Mar 04
Shibir guards temples !
Comilla: In wake of orders form the central command of Bangladesh Islami Chatra Shibir, activists and leaders of the organization were seen guarding religious institutions of various faiths in various places of the country. As part of this, Shibir activists and leaders were observed sitting and guarding the Hindu Central Mohasomman Temple at Choddogram in …
Mar 04
Legal notice to clear Shahbag within 24 hrs
A legal notice has been served by a lawyer at the Supreme Court to the government to facilitate the opening of Shahbag Square for the general public. The notice has asked the government to clear Shahbag Square for the movement of general people within 24 hours of receiving it. The legal notice also informed that …
Mar 04
The Daily Star hacked for yellow journalism
The Daily Star had just reported that it had been hacked ……… again. It reports that it had switched to a new website temporarily, with the web address www.thedailystar.net remaining unchanged. It further said that the old site was discarded Monday night following repeated hackings by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters. A quite bold claim one might add. …
Mar 04
Hartal Update Day 1 : 03.02.13
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 …
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 …
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