Category: Regional
The ideological roots of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Assembly of Mujahideen) are deeply embedded in Salafi-Jihadist thought, influenced by global movements like the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda, as well as local Islamist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami…
Apart from physical harm to the minority community people of Bangladesh, hundreds of houses, business establishments and religious sites have come under attack, vandalism and looting since the August 5 changeover. On the other hand,…
Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech, considered to be his unofficial proclamation of independence, came as a response to President Yahya Khan’s announcement on March 6 of a new date of the national assembly. Awami League supremo…
Starting from mid-February till January 10, 1972, this brief timeline mentions every important event of the Bangalee’s struggle for independence and efforts to thwart it through genocide by Pakistan, its allies, and local collaborators, like…
Nearly 78 years after chanting the slogan “Pakistan Zindabad” with much enthusiasm, the son of Dula Mia Saudagar, a Chittagong-based goldsmith and member of the Pakistan Muslim League National Guard, 85-year-old Muhammad Yunus successfully finalized…
The highest-ranking East Pakistani army officer was Lt Gen Khwaja Wasiuddin, one of the very few to reach the general officer or flag rank
The United States has a long history of providing financial assistance to Bangladesh, including funds aimed at political projects, governance, and democratic development. Below is an overview of U.S. money spent and promised for such…
Now that the Trump administration is taking extensive actions to uncover the Democrat’s conspiracy behind the Russia-Ukraine war, people are starting to believe that the disinformation campaign against Vladimir Putin was a conspiracy. Putin was…
Some pro-Pakistan army officers of the Bangladesh Army, unable to cope with their defeat in the Liberation War, carried out a brutal massacre at Dhanmondi No. 32 on August 15, 1975, resulting in the death…
Armed militant attacks and calls for jihad have been seen regularly in Bangladesh since 1999, but there was a sudden slowdown in 2005—only after numerous fatalities—with the arrest of a top leader of the Bangladesh…
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…
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…
In a recent twist of geopolitics, Russia has accused the United States of planning events to destabilize its close ally Bangladesh following the January 7 elections. The allegations, drawing parallels with the “Arab Spring”, shed…
Despite calls by US politicians and Human Rights Watch to exclude members of the Bangladesh Army and police from the UN Peacekeeping missions, accusing them of violating human rights, the United States has continued providing…
This cable was sent by the US envoy in Dhaka Boster on May 3, 1976 describing what Gen Ziaur Rahman told a May Day rally at Suhrawardy Udyan. In a hastily scheduled rally on May…
Just before his retirement, the then BSF chief UK Bansal in November 2012 had made some observations about the Indian Border Security Force’s policies, and gave solution to the unabated killings and torture of Bangladeshi…
Did you know? Indian BSF killed one Bangladeshi after entering the territory in northern Lalmonirhat district around 10:30pm Wednesday violating international border laws? Don’t know what can stop these killing machines… In the recent years, the two…
The government has finally begun implementation of a decade-old plan to install seven coastal radio communication stations equipped with high-end lanterns, by replacing the three existing old lighthouses, with a view to ensure safety and…
The government is moving ahead with its priority on the climate change issues. Though climate change is a slow process, we’ve already been experiencing the impacts. The efforts taken now for adaptation and mitigation would…
Bangladesh plans to produce 2000MW of electricity by 2023 and another 4000MW by 2030; the plan for setting up the country’s first-ever nuclear power plant was initiated in 1961; The estimated cost of the proposed…
It is one of the worst moments in Bangladesh’s history: Hardliner Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islami Bangladesh [not a registered political party] threatens non-stop agitation and reportedly unbelievable demonstration if their April 6 long-march towards capital from…
স্বাধীনতার ৪২বছরে বাংলাদেশ; কিন্তু এখনও পাকিস্তানী হানাদার বাহিনীর কর্তাব্যক্তি ও বাংলাদেশে তাদের দোসরেরা বহাল তবিয়তে বিচারের বাইরে আছে বা চলমান বিচার বানচাল করার চেষ্টা করছে। পাকিস্তান এখনও আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ক্ষমা চায়নি, দুই-একবার সো-কলড “দুঃখ প্রকাশ” করেছে…
Confrontation over ‘atheist’ issue has been mounting high amid government steps and court’s directions to stop propaganda against Islam and the Occupy Shahbagh protesters, who are demonstrating since February 5 to demand capital punishment for…
বিএনপি’র মহারাজা খালেদা জিয়ার মুহুর্মুহু গর্জনে বিরক্ত হইয়া সরকার আবার তাহাকে সরাসরি কথা বলিতে অনুরোধ করিলো। তথ্যমন্ত্রী হাসানুল হক ইনু সরকারের পক্ষে প্রেস কনফারেন্স করে মঙ্গলবার খালেদাকে বললেন তার মতে যারা প্রকৃত যুদ্ধাপরাধী তাদের একটি…
এর মধ্যে আবার উগ্রপন্থী বিজেপি ত্রিপুরা বর্ডার ভাইঙ্গা(!) ঢাকা আইবার চাইছিলো, শেখ হাসিনারে এই দ্যাশের হিন্দুগো বাঁচাইতে কইবার লাইগ্যা। বিএসএফ ওগো আখাউরার আগেই ঠেকাইছে। ভাগ্যিস কয়নাই, হাসিনার সরকার হিন্দুগো মারতাছে, যেমনে আমাগো খালেদা ম্যাডাম আর…
Everyone knows that the leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir incited the attacks on Hindus as we witnessed after the verdict in Delawar Hossain Sayedee case was delivered on February…
The 71-year-old cleric is set to see verdict Thursday for the crimes he had committed in 1971 amid tension erupted after anti-liberation Jamaat-Shibir forces declare a hartal and the pro-liberation protesters in SHAHBAGH and across…
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