Category: Religion
The interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus released Jasimuddin Rahmani, the spiritual leader of al-Qaeda affiliate Ansar al-Islam, dozens of jihadists and notorious terrorists after coming to power. Many other…
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…
From 2001 to 2006, at least 54 extremist organizations and foreign militant-fundamentalist organizations under the cover of Islamic NGOs and with the support of the BNP-Jamaat government created a nationwide terrorist network. At that time,…
From 2005 till January 1, 2007, the same civil society leaders linked to the US embassy were highlighting the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as a corrupt political entity that patronizes pro-Pakistani jihadist elements, even though…
On February 17, SM Shahed Emon, a student coordinator of the July Uprising, posted a detailed post on Facebook about the role of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student organization Islami Chhatra Shibir and Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus,…
Five days have passed since the OHCHR released the full report on the July-August riots in Bangladesh, yet no media outlet dared publishing any analytical news on it even though the discrepancies are clear. It…
নতুন দলের দখল নিয়ে ঝগড়ায় নিজেরাই সব ফাঁস করে দিচ্ছে (১) নতুন দলের দখল নিয়ে ঝগড়ায় নিজেরাই সব ফাঁস করে দিচ্ছে (২) নতুন দলের দখল নিয়ে ঝগড়ায় নিজেরাই সব ফাঁস করে দিচ্ছে (৩) নতুন দলের…
Bangladesh’s press freedom has again been criticized by international observers due to Yunus government’s suppression and intimidation by its followers. According to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a number of journalists and media outlets came…
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…
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…
August 13, 1947. The Pakistani crescent-starred flag and white-green festoons were flying on the streets and houses of the Boxirhat area of Chittagong city; political speeches and “Pakistan Zindabad” slogan by thousands of locals filled…
অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকার দিনকে দিন অসহিষ্ণু হয়ে উঠছে। ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠী বা সংগঠন থেকে সরকারের কাছে দাবী জানালে সেটিকে গুরুত্ব সহকারে না দেখে সরকার বিরোধী বা ফ্যাসিবাদের দোসর ট্যাগ দেয়া এবং পুলিশ বা সরকার সমর্থক সংগঠনের…
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…
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…
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…
The International Crimes Tribunal was formed in 1973, but the trials of the Pakistan Army’s collaborators for genocide, murder, rape, loot and arson couldn’t be launched due to the assassination of then-President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
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…
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…
“Joy Bangla” meant hail Bangla or long live Bangla, referring to the land where the Bengali-speaking people lived in undivided India. The slogan, first used by our great national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with the…
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…
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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…
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…
In the grand tapestry of life on Earth, humans have thrived by learning invaluable lessons from the myriad beings that share this planet with us. The wisdom that animals and nature have bestowed upon us…
Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League came under great pressure at home and abroad from the very beginning regarding the dramatic results of the 2018 parliamentary elections and allegations of vote rigging—that too after a lopsided election…
The Nixon administration decided to keep mum when it received the first formal request for US recognition of Bangladesh in June 1971 and announced support for a unified Pakistan. Dated “Mujibnagar”, April 24, the letter…
The ruling Awami League has been in power since 2009. Its archrival BNP has often declared dates during intense public protests, notably before the general elections of 2014 and 2018, but has been unable to…
Bangalees started getting united to thwart possible attempts to undermine Bengali in July 1947, a month before the establishment of Pakistan and India based on religion, as they sensed the political leadership in West Pakistan…