Ruling Awami League MP Elias Uddin Mollah has made a ‘racist’ remark while lauding the role of Bangladesh troops deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in Africa. “Our army has gone there (Africa) to civilise those black people. I am sure they will accomplish the task,” he said. The parliamentary standing committee on the defence …
Jul 30
Sundarban tigers on vacation: Minister
Amid growing concern over rapid fall in the tiger population in the Sundarbans, the world’s biggest mangrove located in Bangladesh following a recent census report, environment and forests minister Anwar Hossain Manju yesterday said in a lighter vein: “Most of the missing Bengal tigers have gone on vacation to the Indian part of forest. They …
May 19
Kamaruzzaman Funerals: The Photo Archive
Heart-breaking scenes and video from the main Janazah of Kamaruzzaman Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, prominent Islamist leader and senior Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, was buried early on Sunday, 12 April, 2015, at Sherpur. The body of the veteran leader was buried beside an orphanage he founded in Mudipara, at Bajitkhali Union of Sherpur Sadar sub-district at …
May 19
Final Moments of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman: Recollections of a witness
The following was recollected by Atiqur Rahman, the Secretary General of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at a program in Dhaka in the aftermath of the hanging of Kamaruzzaman. He mentioned that this was shared with him by a senior leader, who had heard it from a senior official at Dhaka Central Jail. Final moments of …
May 11
Quran Day: A legacy of blood and impunity
The 11th of May every year is commemorated in Bangladesh every year as “Quran Day”. On the 11th of May, 1985, police forces, under the orders of magistrate Molla Wahiduzzaman, opened fire upon Quran loving protesters at Chapai Nawabganj in Bangladesh, killing 8 innocent people. Despite a huge wave of nationwide protests against this barbaric …
Apr 21
বুয়েটে শিক্ষক হামলায় উস্কানি যুগিয়েছে ‘বুয়েটের আড়িপেতে শোনা’ ফেসবুক গ্রুপটি
*This post was removed after being posted on somewhereinblog. It is being reposted here ( from google cache ) for archiving purposes. প্রায় ১৪ হাজার সদস্যের (বুয়েট এলামনাই ও ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের সমন্বয়ে গড়া) ফেসবুক সিক্রেট গ্রুপটি বুয়েটের সুষ্ঠু পরিবেশের জন্য হুমকী হয়ে দেখা দিয়েছে। এখানে মডারেটরদের স্বেচ্ছাচারিতা এবং ভিন্নমত দলন করার হীন প্রক্রিয়া সুস্পষ্ট। এ থেকে শিক্ষকসহ …
Apr 20
NHRC Chairman Mizanur claims “fanatics” behind sexual assaults; vile narrative to hide real sex offenders
In a not so shocking and thinly veiled comment, NHRC chairman Mizanur Rahman claimed that fanatic quarters were involved in the sexual assaults on women during Pahela Boisakh celebrations at various places in the country, including Dhaka University campus. The statement, though rhetorically appealing to a few and unpalatable to the bulk of us, is …
Apr 15
Original Letter of Kamaruzzaman Revealed
An article on the blog Khichuri presents an English translation of a prison letter written by deceased leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, the Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh, to the acting leadership of the organisation. He was executed by hanging on April 11, 2015. The original letter of Kamaruzzaman has been recently released for public viewing and …
Apr 02
Blogger Oyasiqur’s death: Some lives are more valuable than others
In a textbook mode gruesome attack bringing to mind images of machete wielding radical Muslims attacking proponents of free speech, Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, an atheist online activist and member of Atheist Bangladesh, was hacked to death in Dhaka by three cleaver wielding bearded youths on the 30th of March, 2015. It brought to memory the …
Mar 24
[STATEMENT] Ongoing strike-blockade part of global terrorism: Hassan Mahmud
DHAKA : Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of the ruling Awami League Dr Hassan Mahmud yesterday said ongoing strike-blockade programme of BNP-Jamaat is a part of international terrorism, reports BSS. “Khaleda Zia should be arrested for unleashing violence, hurling bombs in the name of movement….it is the demand of the people to arrest her for …
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