Category: Law
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WikiLeaks: Army shakeup after Sheikh Mujib killing
This confidential cable was sent by then US envoy Boster from Dhaka to Washington on August 25, 1975. An extensive shakeup at the top levels of the Bangladesh Army was announced last night (August 24). The chief of army staff (COAS), Major General KM Shafiullah, was replaced by the deputy COAS, Major General Ziaur Rahman;…
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WikiLeaks: Yunus in 2009 urged US to mediate with Awami League
Here is the verbatim of a cable sent to Washington by ChargÊ d’Affaires Nicholas Dean on Yunus and Awami League government. Only the sections have been rearranged. Date: November 30, 2009. Title: BANGLADESH PM REMAINS COOL TOWARD NOBEL LAUREATE (CONFIDENTIAL) Ambassador weighs in with Prime Minister Âļ5. (C) Fearing GOB displeasure with him would jeopardize Grameen Bank…
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Legalise cattle smuggling from India
Just before his retirement, the then BSF chief UK Bansal in November 2012 had made some observations about the Indian Border Security Forceâs policies, and gave solution to the unabated killings and torture of Bangladeshi people along the border, especially of the large number of so-called cattle smugglers. The most important thing he said rationally…
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Invest in Bangladesh fear-free
Invest in Bangladesh for smooth business bribing politicians and public servants. It’s a heaven for corrupts and unscrupulous human beings who will ensure your profit, no matter how. The present Awami League-led government gives you more scopes than ever in the past! Grab the opportunity, hurry!!! $$$ Impunity Guaranteed (*conditions apply) $$$ Bangladesh den…
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Atrocious Indian BSF kills another Bangladeshi on border
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 prime ministers, home ministers and the heads of border forces sat many times. Even the Border Security Force (BSF) had…
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Sayedee violence feared, again!
Do you remember the days of February – early, mid and late? It was a panicking month, most remarkably on and after February 28 when the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee alias Deilya Razakar for committing war crimes as a collaborator in Pirojpur during the 1971 Liberation War. Mindless attacks…
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BNP-Jamaat’s attackers of 2001 shouldn’t go unpunished
All women and girls of all ages, including handicapped and elderly women of three Hindu villages in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola, were raped immediately after October 1, 2001 parliamentary election. There had been over 17,000 incidents of murder, rape, gang rape, arson and loot across the country until late 2006 against the Hindus and Awami…
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Days of agonies under autocratic rulers
I often think how long to tolerate autocrats? I brainstorm how to stand their inhumane acts with a view to avoid suicide cause I never witnessed an ambience of Democratic leadership in Bangladesh since my childhood. It’s horrifyingly!!! For that I’ve got two solutions: compromise and join the autocrats, or live an honest life and…
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Coal: Why is India so shameless?
India has a lot of coal underneath the ground, and so, it started to exploit the resource a bit early and has been doing it abruptly to meet the rising electricity demand of the industries and households. The consequence is not pleasant, though the power generation capacity has reached rocket-high, because now the next-door neighbour has…
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More inhuman acts to come
During the time of massive violence for days, it’s evident that the perpetrators won’t be tried or stopped when there’s a tough political programme. The opposition alliance is now doing that thing. Even though some central and local leaders are being held, the law enforcers and the apolitical people are the main victims of the…
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Critical situation, for many
The chief election commissioner Tuesday said the ongoing violence was not triggered after the polls schedule had been announced on November 25. Opposition began fully-fledged movement against the govt in late June over the cancellation of caretaker government provision since BNP believes polls can’t be fair under AL govt-controlled Election Commission. And if the BNP…
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WikiLeaks 1: Syed Ashraf about war crimes trials, 1/11 officials
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High Court may act now for Rampal
The High Court on Tuesday will hear for the second day a public interest litigation four lawyers have filed against a massive coal-run power plant in Bangladesh coastal district Bagerhat and construction of an anchorage for unloading coal in the reserve forest area. The plant site has 1834 acres on the bank of a river…
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Callousness over Rampal power plant, and cruelty
They started work on awarding India a job of building and operating coal power plants back in early 2010 – soon after the prime minister signed a 55-point joint communique with Manmohan Singh including the one involving power sector cooperation. No protests were there about the agreements until early 2011 when the PDB held a…
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Write your opinion on National Environment Policy 2013 online
The draft National Environment Policy 2013 is still open for online review. The environment and forest ministry has prepared the proposal and will allow public opinion for several more days. The document is accessible on the website of Department of Environment (DoE). DOWNLOAD FROM HERE!!! Read it and give your valuable opinion. After gathering and analysing…
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DoE defends approval of EIA for Sundarbans coal plant
The Department of Environment (DoE) gave the EIA green signal after eight revisions and imposing a number of conditions to protect the World Heritage Site, declared by the Unesco, and river Pashur which is a sweet-water dolphin sanctuary. The final environmental clearance for the project would be given after implementation of the project âonly if…
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Is Bangladesh on the right path centring environment?
The government is moving ahead with its priority on the climate change issues. Though climate change is a slow process, weâve already been experiencing the impacts. The efforts taken now for adaptation and mitigation would be better for the country in the future only if those are executed properly. Bangladesh in the last couple of…
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