Category: Crime
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Jihadists enjoying impunity boast how they came to power and want to establish Shariah law in Bangladesh
As days are passing by, radical Islamists and extremist elements have gained more strength in Bangladesh since the August 5 changeover through mob violence, rumours–thanks to the US-sponsored and army-backed interim government’s patronization and silence of the legacy media. In the last six months, several jihadist coordinators of the student movement, and leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami…
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How Hillary Clinton abused power to help Prof Yunus and punish Sheikh Hasina
After the Awami League came to power in 2009, when the irregularities and misdeeds of Grameen Bank started to be exposed, Prof Yunus sought Hillary Clinton’s help. In an email on September 17, Dr Yunus asked Hillary to “find a way to clear her [Sheikh Hasina] mind of all the terrifying thoughts” she had about…
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Yunus-Jamaat’s Jatiya Nagorik Committee warns of civil war unless Awami League is banned
Nasiruddin Patwary, the convener of the government-sponsored Jatiya Nagorik Committee and former leader of Jamaat’s B-team AB Party, on February 14 warned that a civil war could break out if the Yunus administration didn’t ban the Awami League before holding elections. His renewed call for AL’s ban echoes the demand of its student wing, the…
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How Prof Yunus, The Daily Star, BSS are tempering OHCHR’s biased report on July-August riot
Ever since the OHCHR released its full (but incomplete and one-sided) report on Wednesday, the Bangladesh interim government has highlighted the key facts on social media from official accounts and also through the state-run news agency BSS and pro-US newspaper The Daily Star. While the Chief Adviser’s Facebook account mentions 1,400 deaths, it falsely claims…
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Aynaghor: Poor drama staged by Prof Yunus administration to portray captive cells
Being under severe criticism for gross human rights violations, autocracy, and unlawful activities, the interim government led by US puppet Prof Muhammad Yunus has staged a poor drama to describe what they call aynaghor or solitary confinements and torture cells of security forces in Bangladesh during the Awami League’s 15-year rule. Alif Laila Some victims…
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দিনে শিক্ষক পেটানোর পর মাঝরাতে ৭ কলেজের শিক্ষার্থীদের পেটালো পুলিশ
রবিবার সারাদিন দেশের সবচেয়ে আলোচিত ঘটনা ছিল শাহবাগ এলাকায় এবতেদায়ী মাদ্রাসার শিক্ষক ও শিক্ষিকাদের উপর পুলিশ কর্তৃক অমানবিক লাঠিচার্জ, জলকামান ও টিয়ারগ্যাস। এত নির্যাতনের পরেও মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষকরা শাহবাগে তাদের অবস্থান জারি রাখেন। সোমবার ভোর ৪টায় তারা সেখানে ছিলেন বলে দেখা যায়। সন্ধ্যায় নতুন একটি ঘটনা সামাজিক যোগাযোগমাধ্যমে ভাইরাল হয়: ৭ কলেজের শিক্ষার্থীদের বিক্ষোভ, যা মূলত…
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দেশের অবস্থা নিয়ে ক্ষোভ ঝাড়লেন চিত্রনায়িকা পরী মনি, অনিরাপদ বোধ করছেন
শনিবার রাতে হঠাৎ গা ঝাড়া দিয়ে ক্ষোভ ঝাড়লেন বাংলাদেশের শীর্ষস্থানীয় নায়িকা পরী মনি। ফেসবুকে এক পোস্টে তিনি ধর্মীয় উগ্রবাদের সমস্যা নিয়ে ছোট একটা স্ট্যাটাস দিয়েছেন। বলেছেন তার আগে মেহজাবীন ও পরশীও নানা বিপদে পড়েছেন। তার এই পোস্ট দেয়ার ১০ মিনিটের মধ্যে ১০ হাজারের বেশি রিয়্যাক্ট পড়েছে। অনেকেই এসে কমেন্ট করছেন। অনেকেই বলছেন, পরী মনি হয়তো…
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ইউনূস সরকার পারফর্ম করতে পারছে না, পর্যবেক্ষণ সাংবাদিকদের
বর্তমান অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের কর্মকান্ড নিয়ে সবাই এখন চুলচেরা বিশ্লেষণ করছে। মূলত রাজনীতিবিদরা নির্বাচনের জন্য সরকারের উপর চাপ প্রয়োগ করার কারনে এবং সংস্কার কমিশনগুলোতে রাজনৈতিক দলের প্রতিনিধি না রাখায় সম্প্রতি সরকারের উপদেষ্টাদের সাথে বিভিন্ন দল এবং সাংবাদিকদের মতানৈক্য হচ্ছে। কিছু সাংবাদিক সম্প্রতি সরকারের অনিয়ম, দূুর্নীতি ও অদক্ষতা নিয়ে কথা বললেও সংখ্যায় তারা অনেক কম এবং এ…
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The 1971 Hindu Genocide in Bangladesh: A Dark Chapter of Systematic Atrocities
In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, one of the most brutal chapters in modern history unfolded, particularly affecting the Hindu community and the Awami League in what was then East Pakistan. This conflict, which led to the creation of Bangladesh, was marked by widespread violence, including genocide, rape, arson and looting, forced conversion to…
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বৈষম্যবিরোধী ও সংস্কারবাদী সুশীলদের আমলেও মামলা প্রত্যাহারের হিড়িক
৫ই আগস্ট ক্ষমতার পালাবদলের পর ইতিমধ্যে হাজার হাজার রাজনৈতিক নেতাকর্মী, শীর্ষ তালিকাভুক্ত সন্ত্রাসী ও ভয়ংকর জঙ্গীদের নির্বাহী আদেশে কারামুক্ত করেছে বিএনপি-জামায়াত সমর্থিত ছাত্র, জনতা ও সুশীলদের সরকার। এছাড়া সুপ্রিম কোর্ট থেকে শুরু করে বিচার বিভাগের সর্বত্র দলীয়করণের পর নিয়মিতভাবে দন্ডপ্রাপ্ত আসামীদের বিরুদ্ধে দেয়া রায় আদালতের মাধ্যমে বাতিল করে তাদের কারাগার থেকে মুক্তি দেয়া হচ্ছে। এরই…
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কি চলছে বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীতে?
সুপ্রিম কোর্টের সিনিয়র আইনজীবী ব্যারিস্টার জ্যোতির্ময় বড়ুয়া একটা কঠিন প্রশ্ন তুলেছেন, যা এই সময়ের অস্থিরতা ও স্বেচ্ছাচারী আচরণকে প্রশ্নবিদ্ধ করে। ২০শে জানুয়ারি এক ফেসবুক স্ট্যাটাসে তিনি লেখেন: “অন্য অনেক প্রশ্নের মাঝে মাথায় ঘুরপাক খায় বাধ্যতামুলক অবসরে পাঠানো ডিজিএফআই প্রধানকে গ্রেফতার করা হল না কেন? এক উপদেষ্টার সাথে বোঝাপড়ার গুজব শুনি। এসব কি বের হবে কোনোদিন?…
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Border tension: What’s behind the fight between locals?
Videos of people shouting and pelting stones from both sides of the India-Bangladesh border in Chapainawabganj surfaced on Facebook on Saturday afternoon. They were seen wielding sharp weapons and sticks and throwing bricks at each other in the latest round of border tension between the two countries. Members of the Border Guard Police (BGB) and…
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Yunus and Grameen Bank won Nobel Prize despite massive blunders for years
A glimpse of management style of Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus:-He was far above accountability due to his fame and prestige-A sign of personal interest, arbitrariness and nepotism-He frequently traveled abroad for personal gain and publicity-He acted capriciously even during the bank’s deep crisis-He disabled Board members by destroying chain of command-He was reluctant to hand…
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Sheikh Hasina decided to resign on August 4th, says Arafat
When the complex reality that emerged on August 4 at one stage of the students’ quota movement and the way a section of the country was criticizing her, the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was staying at Ganabhaban, repeatedly said out of frustration that despite her contributions to the country’s development, if they criticize…
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2001-06: The Dark Prince and his Hawa Bhaban
This is the compilation of a three-part series on corruption, politics and violence during the 2001-06 period based on secret US embassy documents. It was first published in Dhaka Tribune. BNP leaders claim that all charges of corruption, election engineering and patronization of terrorist activities against the party’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman and his Hawa…
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1971: In US Senate, Ted Kennedy spoke for Bangladesh’s independence
▶️ US maintained that it was an internal affair of Pakistan▶️ On May 3, the Senator called for UN intervention▶️ On November 1, Kennedy’s report revealed plights of refugees On the third day of May 1971, the ruthless Pakistani military of General AMA Yahya Khan was conducting the genocidal “Operational Searchlight” in East Pakistan: butchering…
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How India and Bangladesh can stop border killings
For decades, India’s trigger-happy Border Security Force (BSF) has been shooting hundreds of Bangladeshis dead in the name of maintaining law and order along a nearly 4,100km porous land border. While organized gangs from both countries are involved in crimes, many ordinary citizens cross the border casually with both paramilitary forces widely accused of having…
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‘শেখ হাসিনা ৪ঠা আগস্টেই পদত্যাগের সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছিলেন’
ছাত্রদের কোটা আন্দোলনের এক পর্যায়ে ৪ঠা আগস্ট যে জটিল বাস্তবতা তৈরি হয়েছিল এবং দেশের একটি অংশ তাকে টার্গেট করে যেভাবে সমালোচনা করছিল, তখন গণভবনে অবস্থানকারী তৎকালীন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা হতাশা থেকে বার বার বলেছিলেন যে, এত কিছু করার পরও যদি এরা সমালোচনা করে, তাহলে তারাই দেশ চালিয়ে দেখুক। তিনি তখন তার সরকারের হাত ধরে দারিদ্রের…
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Press freedom, rule of law key to peacebuilding
This op-ed was published on September 28, 2024. For decades, Bangladeshi media has played a vital role in upholding the spirit of democracy, human rights, and the fight against corruption as the fourth pillar of the state, despite limitations such as inefficiency, politicization, and threats. Press freedom is essential for any functioning democracy. The role…
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Professor Muhammad Yunus: The importance of being earnest
In this op-ed dated August 17, 2024. I warned that nepotism, arrogance, and culture of impunity could nullify the revolution’s success. From childhood, humans learn about their daily needs from their surroundings and the dos and don’ts from their parents, teachers, journalists, public representatives, law enforcers, and the judiciary. However, while the textbooks, social norms…
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Ill-treatment of house helps: A culture of abuse swept under the rug
In an educated, civilized society, we expect every employer and their family members to treat their house help as respectable people because of their hard work — from cleaning to cooking to raising kids, they perform their duties like machines. In addition to assigning tasks based on their abilities, ensuring timely payment of their wages,…
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The endangered Asian Elephants
According to IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) reported in August 2021, there are now only about 48,000-50,000 Asian Elephants found in 13 range states. More than 60% of the wild population exists in India alone. Only four other countries – Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka – have more than 2,000 wild elephants.…
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How dangerous are the Afghan returnee militants of Huji-B?
Bangladesh has been talking about Islamist militancy and extremism, or an armed struggle to establish a Shariah-based state, since early 1999. Members of the Bangladesh branch of the Pakistani militant outfit Harkatul Jihad al-Islami or HuJI attacked poet Shamsur Rahman with the intention of killing him on January 18 of that year. After that, in…
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1971 Genocide: Ukhiya Buddhists fled to Arakan to save their lives
After the Pakistani military launched genocide in East Pakistan on March 25, 1971, to suppress the Bengali resistance for an independent Bangladesh, other Bengalis linked to Islamist parties became their supporters and formed auxiliary forces, like the Peace Committee, Razakar, al-Badr, al-Shams, and Mujahid Bahini, across the country. The collaborators were mainly tasked with assisting…
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Bangladesh anti-quota movement: Dangers of open social media in the third world
When some top media outlets and their sympathizers in the opposition, civil society and young generation work together against the establishment, it may not take too long to unseat a government. It’s not surprising that a harsher reaction from the executive and legislative bodies of the State is imminent. The incumbents would try their best…
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Don’t normalize hatred, brutality and politricks, pls!
Overenthusiasm and inaction are both harmful in crisis times. Since childhood, humans usually learn about the standard of living from their surrounding environment, from parents to classmates to birds and animals. As they grow up, many children spontaneously learn about while some are taught the dos and don’ts—both social norms and laws of the land.…
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Why has the US been dismayed with Sheikh Hasina since 2009?
Even though the two countries have maintained a bilateral relationship, the United States, under three different presidents, has always been critical of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League for some of her major political decisions that hurt US interests related to Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus, the trial of war criminals linked to Jamaat-e-Islami, the hanging…
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Strict actions are needed for effective reforms
This op-ed was published on March 15, 2024. As Bangladesh continues to grapple with longstanding crises such as reserve management, corruption, and law enforcement, it’s evident that meaningful reforms are needed to overcome this uncomfortable situation and ease uneasiness. And such reforms demand resolute leadership. The aftermath of the recent elections, which saw the incumbent…
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Bangladesh’s drug problem is deep-rooted, unstoppable
Over the past four decades, Bangladesh has been alarmed by the rise of new synthetic drugs, the number of drug addicts among adolescents and young women, drug smuggling, drug-related crimes, substandard rehabilitation centres, and lax monitoring and enforcement of laws. During this period, successive governments have formulated new laws and modernized some age-old laws, increased…
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Instant gratification trap: Do you really need that?
Human brains, by default, tend to pick the choice, wish, or dream when it comes to making a decision, as the thoughts of a choice create excitement, forcing them to chase and accomplish it. Why so? It happens because humans wish for something that is aligned with their lifestyle or thoughts—be it buying a luxury…
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