“Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s (Prime Minister’s) ‘people’s enemy’ attack,” ran a story by the prestigious Guardian in an article on May 1, 2023, narrating the highly deplorable state of the media in the country. The story cited a few cases of gruesome persecutions of journalists under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA), which […]
Between 1963-68, the USA was shaken by assassinations of its three most promising and popular leaders. The overall impact was in terms of a big loss to forces of peace and civil rights, and a boost to forces of foreign aggression and domestic injustice. The three lives lost were those of President John F. Kennedy […]
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore…its practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments. –Ivan Krastev (Political Scientist) Bangladesh seems truly a rich and developed country! Its (according to most, unelected and illegal) Prime Minister chartered a Boeing 787 of Biman, Bangladesh’s national airline, for a two-week (Sept 17-Oct 1, 2021) pleasure trip to Finland […]
The Bangladesh government has taken the initiative to export 21 products to Sri Lanka with duty-free facilities. At the same time, the two countries have started expanding bilateral trade, increasing investment, and developing their shipping and tourism industries. Readymade garments, medicine, jute and jute products, ceramics, juices, food products, vegetables, peppers, construction materials, melamine, paper […]
Bangladeshi authorities must end the crackdown on people’s right to freedom of expression online and urgently repeal the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) unless it can be amended in compliance with international human rights law and standards, Amnesty International said in a new briefing released today. The briefing, “No Space For Dissent” examines cases under […]
Eidul Azha is one of the holiest religious events in the Islamic calendar. This day we are reminded of Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son in pursuance of Allah’s command. Despite being willing to take this extraordinary step, Allah, instead placed a lamb to sacrifice. Allah was testing Prophet Abraham’s faith and commitment. […]
Once again, the imprisoned, besieged population of Gaza find themselves gripped by terror and death at the hands of Israel’s machines of war. The fact that what began as protests against the ethnic cleansing of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of illegally occupied East Jerusalem has ended up with the murder of, as it stands now, over 200 innocent Palestinians, including […]
“Democracy and Human Rights are inseparable.” ~Nelson Mandela A Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh addressed a number of appeals to the Biden Administration requesting urgent help to restore people’s democratic and human rights in the South Asian country. The membership of the Coalitions spans three continents and includes eminent scholars in various […]
The US House Democrats are hoping to pass President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill by July 4, because of course they are. The Biden team is making a point of wrapping its economic initiatives firmly in the flag. First came the American Rescue Plan; now we have the American Jobs Plan paid for by the Made […]