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International Media and Human rights groups on Shahidul Alam arrest

Human Rights Violation

Recent arrest and torture in jail of renouned photographer Shahidul Alam grabed the world media attention. Most of the international media covered the news and Human Rights organizations demanded immediate release of Shahidul Alam.  CNN reports:  Bangladesh accused of torturing....    Full story...

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Bangladesh: End Disappearances and Secret Detentions

Human Rights Violation

Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Bangladesh government should immediately stop this widespread....    Full story...

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New report: Human rights violations in Bangladesh

Human Rights Violation

Report by Mutasim Billah Almost a hundred people were killed by law enforcement agencies in the last nine months of this year, according to a report by Bangladeshi rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) on Saturday. It published information based on the national dailies of Bangladesh. The....    Full story...

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Bangladesh Journalists Appear to Court like Criminal!

Media and Newspaper

Image: Banglamail24.com Editor panel in the court today Bangladesh authority have taken the arrested Journalist in the court today.The above image that gone viral in the social media give many message. I first thought they are criminal though any criminal has constitutional right to be....    Full story...

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An Open Letter

Bangladesh

Dear Sunni Wahabi Scum, I am writing this to you on behalf of a nation that is still mourning the loss of several innocent and beautiful lives. It seems like you have succeeding in corrupting the minds of some of our youth with your hateful and destructive dogma. It seems like you have....    Full story...

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Bangladesh Law Enforcement agencies killed 79 in just 6 months

Human rights

In Bangladesh 79 people killed in 'crossfire' or police custody in 6 months reported by Nationa's top English Daily Daily Star ( June 30, 2016 ) from the Ain O Salish Kendra source. Seventy-nine people were killed either in alleged crossfires or in custody of the law....    Full story...

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Dhaka siege: How long before Bangladesh becomes a failed state?

Burning Issue

Krittivas Mukherjee, Hindustan Times, New Delhi |  Jul 02, 2016 It has been a year of unusual Islamist violence in Bangladesh, with at least 18 murderous attacks on freethinkers, minority religious preachers and a much-loved English professor at the Rajshahi University. The pattern in....    Full story...

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Westminster democracy in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

In recent days and years, we hear a lot, a very common phrase that is the ‘Westminster Democracy ‘is being used  by our current ruling party’s politicians & ministers, including the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  We have seen that the Awamie-league lead  14....    Full story...

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Dear PM Modi, it is time to thank Bangladesh for embracing its Indian immigrants

Neighbours and Borders

Unable to sign the Teesta River Water Sharing Treaty, Narendra Modi will come across as impotent as Manmohan Singh during his 6-7 June state visit to Bangladesh. On the Mamata Banerjee front, though, Modi has fared somewhat better than Singh. But Banerjee has clearly....    Full story...

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BJP secret meeting on Bangladesh

Neighbours and Borders

- Session at resort near Calcutta to gauge minority situation Devadeep Purohit and Radhika Ramaseshan March 2: Ram Lal, a joint national general secretary of the BJP, held a secret meeting with some opinion-makers from Bangladesh at a resort near....    Full story...

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Smriti Irani misrepresented my work in her speech': Sarmila Bose

Neighbours and Borders

Image: Irani (left) and Bose (right)   The HRD minister of India Smriti Irani is accused of misinterpreting the contents of the academic's book on Bangladesh during the debate on free speech. On February 24, 2016, in the Lower House of the Indian parliament, Smriti Irani,....    Full story...

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Bangladesh’s joining the Saudi-led military alliance surprised Russia

Foreign Policy

Bangladesh’s joining the Saudi-led military alliance ‘initially’ surprised Russia: Envoy Bangladesh’s joining the Saudi Arabia-led military alliance to combat terrorism “initially astonished” Russia, says its outgoing ambassador to Dhaka. But, Alexander....    Full story...

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Bangladesh is the 5th Highest Nations Sending Remittances to India

Neighbours and Borders

Bangalore: Money is the most basic requirement for our well being. Most of the Indian parents sent their children to other countries for their higher education and for job purposes. In fact, the amount of salary a person earns not only depend on his hard work and dedication but also depend....    Full story...

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India to allow minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh to stay without papers

Minorities

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi government came to power in May last year, several steps including issuance of Long Term Visa (LTV) for these refugees have been initiated.  India today decided to allow minority refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan to stay in this country even....    Full story...

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Dhaka's middle-class Hindus lead a dual life straddling two countries

Minorities

Cross-border agonies: Dhaka's middle-class Hindus lead a dual life straddling two countries The slow but steady migration of Hindus from East to West Bengal has created a community divided between two countries. It is often glossed over that in 1947 there were not one but two....    Full story...

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