Disaster and darkness have befallen Bangladesh, and it is in a dire situation after the Sheikh Hasina regime’s blatant election farce of 7 January 2024. According to the US and the West, the election was neither free not fair. The grip of fascism has now intensified manyfold and the control of Indian hegemonism in Bangladesh has […]
In an article, notable author and writer R Chowdhury wrote on November 11, 2023: “Election is no longer an issue in Bangladesh. Post-election is. By all indications, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is all set to hold the next election in January 2024 under its own management, a la 2014 or 2018. The political opposition […]
The title of this article poses a question that may receive a strong negative response, or at least a response indicating a low possibility. It is worth noting, however, that a negative response does not necessarily imply physical elimination. Unfortunately, the history of post-liberation Bangladesh includes several instances of politicians in power and in opposition […]
Election is no longer an issue in Bangladesh. Post-election is. By all indications, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is all set to hold the next election in January 2024 under its own management, a la 2014 or 2018. The political opposition has been successfully reduced to a bunch of sitting ducks. Anyone talking […]
Diplomats can weaponize ordinary human traits against their adversaries as effectively and sometimes more so than the military can achieve with guns and cannons. Silence is one such human trait that diplomats use against their adversaries, often to great effect. The heads of diplomatic missions in Dhaka used silence to send a powerful message to […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has been at war against her political opponents since she was installed in authority in 2009 through an external conspiracy aided by local accomplices. A fresh round of confrontation commenced on October 28, 2023, on more than a million unarmed people gathered in support of pre-announced rallies by the […]
The Coalition for Human Rights & Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRD Bangladesh) notes with great concern the recent communal violence centering around the minority Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh, a district in the northwestern tip of Bangladesh. It is alleged that in the attack by the mainstream Muslims, after the Friday Jummah prayer on March 3, 2023, […]
For some time, envoys of large Western democracies in Bangladesh, including U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas, have been urging the host government to ensure human rights, freedom of political activities and holding credible elections. Being a serious defaulter in all these areas, the host authorities could not digest what it called “interference” in its affairs. It […]
The international community cannot remain silent while Bangladesh is bleeding under its ongoing fascism. Left to themselves, the people will continue to suffer and groan under the heavy hands of autocracy and misrule. Bangladesh cannot survive without outside assistance, both in cash and kind. But the South Asian country under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina keeps […]