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Why do the Islamists target Udichi Shilpigoshthi?
Members of the cultural organization Udichi were barred from holding a national anthem singing event and beaten up in Bogra… Expand
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ইউনূস কেন সরকার উৎখাতে নিজের সম্পৃক্ততা অস্বীকার করে?
ক্ষুদ্রঋণ দাতা গ্রামীণ ব্যাংকসহ অসংখ্য প্রতিষ্ঠানের উদ্যোক্তা, সারাবিশ্বে আলোচিত নোবেল বিজয়ী এবং মার্কিন ডিপস্টেট তথা সরোস-ক্লিনটন-বিল গেটসদের বন্ধু মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের… Expand
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জামাতের ভয়ঙ্কর জঙ্গী দল আনসার আল-ইসলাম
বাংলাদেশে সশস্ত্র জঙ্গীবাদের ঘটনা ১৯৯৯ সাল থেকে নিয়মিত দেখা গেলেও ২০০৬ সালের পর বড় একটি ছেদ পড়ে। কেননা তখন তিনটি… Expand
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জামাত-সংশ্লিষ্ট ভয়ঙ্কর জঙ্গী দল জেএমবির ইতিহাস
২০০১ থেকে ২০০৬ পর্যন্ত বিএনপি-জামায়াত সরকারের মদতে অন্তত ৫৪টি উগ্রবাদী সংগঠন এবং ইসলামি এনজিওর আড়ালে বিদেশি জঙ্গি-মৌলবাদী সংগঠন দেশব্যাপী সন্ত্রাসী… Expand
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Understanding the root of Bangladesh’s militancy
The ongoing religious tensions in Kashmir, West Bengal and Seven Sisters are provoked by Bangladeshi Islamists, who are part of… Expand
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ইউনূস ছোটবেলা থেকেই মিথ্যেবাদী, সুবিধাবাদী
১৯৪৭ সালের ১৩ই আগস্ট। চট্টগ্রাম নগরীর বক্সিরহাট এলাকার রাস্তাঘাট ও সব বাড়িঘরে পাকিস্তানের চাঁদ-তারকাখচিত পতাকা ও সাদা-সবুজ ফেস্টুন উড়ছে; রাজনৈতিক… Expand
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Pro-Pakistani Yunus’ hatred against Awami League and Hindus is not new
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has said that the attacks on minorities, particularly Hindus, following the August 5 changeover… Expand
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Jihad in Bangladesh: AQIS vs ISIS
The strategies and focus of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)… Expand
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2012-22: Countries where daughters are raped by fathers!
The alarming rise in the incidents of child rape, gang rape, and even rape of daughters by their fathers in… Expand
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2013-15: Documentation of madrasa rapes in Bangladesh
The article discusses reported cases of madrasa rapes in Bangladesh, focusing on the abuse of both boys and girls by… Expand
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Sheik Moinuddin—Yunus’ special assistant—was demoted for inefficiency, irregularities
The interim government appointed Sheik Moinuddin as a special assistant to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, according to a Cabinet Division… Expand
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Who are the top leaders of jihad in Bangladesh?
Al-Qaeda recruiter Asif Adnan is the son of a retired High Court judge. He was arrested in 2014. Later, AF… Expand
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Analyzing extremist group JMB’s ideology and intentions
The ideological roots of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Assembly of Mujahideen) are deeply embedded in Salafi-Jihadist thought, influenced by global… Expand
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Could Volker Türk threaten Bangladesh Army under UN mandate?
Under international law and the United Nations mandate, Volker Türk, as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, does not have… Expand
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Factbox: Minority repression by Yunus government supporters neglected
Apart from physical harm to the minority community people of Bangladesh, hundreds of houses, business establishments and religious sites have… Expand
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Yunus lied about his complicity in govt-ouster plot
Conspiracy, lies, treachery, diversion, ungratefulness, and blame games are the common features of Nobel laureate and former Grameen Bank managing… Expand
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How did Pakistan, US react to Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech?
Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech, considered to be his unofficial proclamation of independence, came as a response to President Yahya Khan’s… Expand
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Factbox: Mass violence before and after Sayedee verdict in 2013
From a rally at Motijheel on February 4 last year, the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra… Expand
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Anti-quota movement: Statements of major political parties in the early days
June 5: After a High Court bench ordered the reinstatement of the freedom fighter quota in government jobs, Nurul Haque… Expand
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Bangladesh’s power dynamics: Yunus and Hasina’s similar tactics
The most notable distinction lies in their external support: Yunus is propped up by Islamists, Pakistan, the West, and the… Expand
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Brief timeline: 1971 Liberation War and birth of Bangladesh
Starting from mid-February till January 10, 1972, this brief timeline mentions every important event of the Bangalee’s struggle for independence… Expand
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Documentation of 1971 Hindu genocide in Bangladesh
In 1971, the West Pakistani rulers launched an offensive in East Pakistan to subdue the Awami League and its supporters,… Expand
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How US State Department spread rumors to fuel Bangladesh’s July uprising
As discussions over the alleged role of the US deep state in overthrowing the Awami League government keep growing, many… Expand
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Yunus finally forms his political party with Islamist elements
Nearly 78 years after chanting the slogan “Pakistan Zindabad” with much enthusiasm, the son of Dula Mia Saudagar, a Chittagong-based… Expand
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Terrific operations of Islamic State (ISIS) in Bangladesh
Until 2015, Bangladesh witnessed militant attacks using improvised devices, grenades and machetes on secularists, Awami League members and the police… Expand
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Awami League’s soft Islamization became a boomerang
Islamization of Bangladesh took place several times—from 1975-96, 2001-06, 2007-08, and 2024-25—every time at the hands of the military or… Expand
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Abuse of power and resignation of Nahid Islam, the chief of Yunus’ King’s party
Former adviser Nahid Islam held a press conference, flanked by the Chief Adviser’s press secretary and deputy press secretary, after… Expand
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The unfinished trial of Rangpur al-Badr commander ATM Azhar
I’m astonished at what the deposed Awami League government had in mind as it left the last legal battle of… Expand
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1971: East Pakistan had many pro-Pakistani army officers
The highest-ranking East Pakistani army officer was Lt Gen Khwaja Wasiuddin, one of the very few to reach the general… Expand
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Why do Bangladeshi Islamists kill police?
Persistent violence against law enforcement and the judiciary by a specific group of people in Bangladesh is considered a grave… Expand
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