An eight-year old boy was killed in police firing during a clash between police and opposition activists at Buhuli Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday, the third day of the opposition’s nationwide 72-hour road-rail-waterway blockade. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain Sumon, son of Anwar Hossain of Buhuli village of the upazila. Habibul Islam, …
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Dec 09
Shahbag bus incident was carried out by the Awami League: A case study
The nation was rendered shocked at the incident by which a bus at Shahbag was firebombed, leaving 3 bus passengers dead till date and rendering more than 18 passengers with severe burn injuries on the evening of Thursday the 28thof November, 2013, the last day of the blockade program two weeks ago. The incident was …
Nov 20
Mahmudul Hossain, Shibir associate, passes away succumbing to police gunshot wounds
Mahmudul Hossain, Shibir associate, died a martyr today at a hospital in Dhaka after succumbing to wounds sustained on the 28th of October 2013 when police fired upon crowds of protesters at Chatkhil, Noakhali. Hospital sources informed that Mahmudul passed away on Wednesday (today) morning while still under intensive care. It is mentionable that Mahmudul …
Nov 20
Murdered by the state, Jamaat leader Aminul Islam’s dead body found: The implications
State forces under the guidance of the government of Sheikh Hasina killed labour leader Aminul Islam, aged 40, on the 4th of April 2012. The world saw the brutality with which he was killed. His body was recovered a day later and identified by his family from photographs on the 6th of April. His only …
Nov 19
Jamaat leader subject to disappearance by police state in Bangladesh
Mesbah Uddin Ahmad Nayeem (33), a council member of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Turag thana and managing director of Matrichaya Housing Limited, has was reportedly abducted by men claiming to be police from the Detective Branch. He is still missing. Mesbah Uddin’s family was carried off from his house located at sector no.13 of Uttara in the capital …
Nov 16
Debunking the Daily Star yellow journalism: Awami League behind communal attacks at Pabna
A furor was created a few days ago when major media outlets, including the Daily Star, published reports of attacks on the Hindu minority at Pabna at Bonogram bazaar in Santhia upazila, about 40 kilometres from Pabna sadar. The Daily Star reported that the attacks originated from postings on a facebook page where people inflamed …
Nov 16
Poet Motiur Rahman Mollick named in vandalism case 3 years after his death!!!
Well known poet, songwriter and cultural personality Motiur Rahman Mollick passed away almost three years ago. Shockingly however, it was discovered that he was among those named in a hartal related case at Mohammadpur thana, something which has led to a storm of public criticism against police for this inexplicable ineptitude. Mohammadpur thana police filed …
Nov 11
Pilkhana Carnage: Bangladesh PM Hasina and State Minister Kamrul propagate lies using yellow CNN iReport
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and State Minister of Law Kamrul Islam tried to play on with the emotions of common people when they recently came out with outright ridiculous claims regarding the Pilkhana massacre. This was exposed when they were heard making baseless claims regarding the tragic Pilkhana Carnage (For detailed information regarding the Pilkhana …
Nov 07
Awami League and police tactics against opposition: A couple of case studies
Incidents of violence abound in Bangladesh the last few days of hartal. Analysts of news and many reporters have been eager to pin all the blame on the activists of the opposition in perpetration of violence. Little reported is the fact that Awami League (ruling party) cadres along with police have often tried to use …
Nov 02
Awami oppression case study: 12 arrested and the ensuing media spin & propaganda
12 people were arrested by the security forces in Moghbazar in the capital on the 28th of October. Among the arrested were two families of Jamaat e Islami thana level officials and Shibir activists. Police reported that they arrested the 12 people on the basis of ‘secret’ information that they were planning to carry out …
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