Enough evidence found to arrest Niloy killers: Home Minister Awami League (AL) senior leader Suranjit Sengupta said on Tuesday law-enforcement agencies have crossed the line of failure over arrest of killers who carried out repeated murder of bloggers, reports UNB. “Bloggers are being killed one after another. Failures of the law-enforcement agencies have crossed all …
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Aug 07
Indian newspaper reports blogger Niloy killed in May 2015!
Secular Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Neel was murdered on the 7th of August, 2015, after assailants broke into his apartment in Dhaka’s Goran, according to the Bangladesh Blogger and Activist Network which was alerted to the attack by a witness. However, it was found that an Indian newspaper has reported blogger Niloy to be killed back …
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 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 …
Feb 02
Anonymous hacks Bangladesh government websites; protests excesses and abuse of rights by govt [Rolling blog]
February 01, 2015 Several government websites came under a wave of cyber attacks on Sunday morning, Feb 01, 2015. The list include websites of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh Passport, Bangladesh police, Bangladesh army, RAB, Bangladesh telecom, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Bangladesh NTCB and Bangladesh DSHE, hacked by the famous hacker group Anonymous. The …
Jan 29
From ProgressBD archives: More Extrajudicial Killings in Bangladesh
RAB “gunfight”: Driver killed after one month’s disappearance Shibir condemns killing of local leader Tuhin, alleges RAB directed by govt. to kill talented students Jamaat leader Nurul Islam Shahin killed after police picks him up Shibir activist killed: family alleges RAB tortured and murdered him Laxmipur Chattrodal leader Zisan killed: RAB alleges death in “crossfire” …
Jan 23
Narail councilor Imrul Kayes abducted; victim of extrajudicial killing by BD govt. forces
Imrul Kayes, a councilor of Narail municipality, had gone missing since Thursday, the 15th of January, leaving his family deeply worried as to his sudden disappearance. As time began to go by without any news of his whereabouts, the family began to fear the worst. Days later, after an agonizing wait, they were finally contacted …
Jan 21
Shibir activist Jobayer, another victim of political killing
On Monday night, the night of 13th of January 2015, Mohammad Zobaer (18), son of Mohammad Younus, and an activist (worker) of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, was returning from attending a mehfil (religious congregation) on the occasion of Siraat-un-nabi (term referring to the legacy and life of the Prophet S.A.W), at Chunti Union, Lohagara sub …
Dec 30
Top police terror OC Salahuddin strikes again; curbing media freedom
Top police terror OC Salahuddin, as evidenced by recent actions, made the headlines again. This comes after a short hiatus in the wake of the public outcry regarding the involvement of the senior police official in the Sujon murder. And apparently nothing had happened to him despite the recent fiasco he had been associated with, …
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