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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 were politically, not religiously, motivated. During a meeting with US Senator Gary Peters on March 18, he claimed that the interim government had taken swift action against the perpetrators. Yunus’ statement implies that “revenge attacks”…
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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 movements like the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda, as well as local Islamist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami and the Ahle Hadith movement. Long article: History of Jamaat-linked JMB’s bloody jihad Its ideology rejects secularism, pluralism, and Western…
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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 Nur, the founder of the Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, which launched the quota reform movement in 2018, said: “I think reinstating the quota system that students had abolished through an active movement for about 7 months…
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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 goldsmith and member of the Pakistan Muslim League National Guard, 85-year-old Muhammad Yunus successfully finalized his own political organization, the Jatiya Nagorik Party or the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), on February 27, a day before…
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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 crime, as it implies a concerted attack on the state machinery to change the system. The murder of police members and judges began after independence at the hands of the ultra-left National Socialist Party (Jasod)…
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As rivalry grows, role of Yunus, US embassy, expat journos, Chhatra Shibir in July-August anarchy is exposed
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, who later became the Chief Adviser to the interim government formed after the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.…
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মাসব্যাপী কর্মসূচি দিলো আওয়ামী লীগ: ঠেকাতে প্রস্তুত সরকারের ছাত্র-যুব সংগঠন, কি করবে বিএনপি-জামাত?
আওয়ামী লীগ আগামী নির্বাচনে অংশ নিতে পারবে কিনা, দলের প্রধান নেতাদের বিচার নির্বাচনের আগে শেষ হবে কিনা, দলের সভাপতি শেখ হাসিনাকে ভারত থেকে ফিরিয়ে আনা যাবে কিনা, ছাত্রলীগের মতো আওয়ামী লীগকে নিষিদ্ধ করা হবে কিনা ইত্যাদি বিষয় নিয়ে আলোচনা সমালোচনার মাঝে মঙ্গলবার হঠাৎ রাজনৈতিক কর্মসূচি দিলো দলটি। ১লা ফেব্রুয়ারি শুরু হবে ৯ দিনের এই কর্মসূচি।…
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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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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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2023: Will the BNP be victorious between Eids?
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 overthrow the ruling party. They abstained from the 2014 elections but decided to participate in the following one as a…
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আজব একটা দ্যাশ, আজব তার অরাজনৈতিক সমাজ!
এখানে দেশবরেণ্য (!) শিক্ষক-বুদ্ধিজীবী-সাংবাদিকরা রাজাকার শিরোমনি গোলাম আযমের নাগরিকত্ব ফিরিয়ে দেবার জন্য সরকারের কাছে আবেদন করে, যাদের মধ্যে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর উপদেষ্টা ইকবাল সোবহান চৌধুরী ও প্রাক্তন আইনমন্ত্রী শফিক আহমেদও আছে! এখানে চিহ্নিত জামায়াতী যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের ন্যায়বিচার নিশ্চিত করার জন্য তথাকথিত নিরপেক্ষ সাংবাদিক ও মানবাধিকার কর্মী ও সংগঠন একজোট হয়। এখানে গনতন্ত্র পুনরুদ্ধারের জন্য আলবদর নেতা কামারুজ্জামানের সাথে…
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WikiLeaks: Zia, Farooq, Rashid sought US military assistance
After the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, then chief of army Ziaur Rahman sought military support from the US through its embassy in Dhaka to what he said thwart India-backed intervention of miscreants in Bangladesh. Then ambassador to Dhaka Davis Eugene Boster wrote to Washington about it after two more…
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মাননীয় আওয়ামীলীগ, যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার নিয়া তালবাহানা বন্ধ করেন
আর আমাদের তথাকথিত নাগরিক সমাজের প্রতিনিধিরা গনতন্ত্র প্রতিষ্ঠার নামে চ্যাটের নিরপেক্ষতা চোদানো বন্ধ করেন। আপনাগো মতো মাতারীদের জন্যই জামায়াত, বিএনপি আর আওয়ামীলীগ পাবলিকরে বুড়া আঙ্গুল দেখাইতে পারে।
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WikiLeaks: Army intervention could save lives in BDR mutiny, Khaleda told Moriarty
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expected to receive a call from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the day of the BDR mutiny, but one had never come, says a US embassy cable leaked by WikiLeaks. During a meeting with then-US ambassador James F Moriarty on March 4, the three-time former premier was critical of the government’s…
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WikiLeaks cables on August 21 grenade attack incident
Hasina blamed BNP high-ups Ten months after the attack, Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina citing an investigation by her party claimed that at least 50 criminals had carried out the attack in cahoots with the police. Addressing a press conference on June 13, 2005, Hasina said BNP chief Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique, then home…
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Supreme cleric needed in Islamic Bangladesh
Bangladesh, having Islam as the state religion, badly needs a supreme leader or council to stop the extremists from giving different versions of the religion and issuing fatwas! These morons are becoming more powerful day by day and spreading misleading impression about Islam. Their acts are creating panic among the non-Muslims of this Muslim-majority country and…
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Bangladesh: November 7, 1975 events, through WikiLeaks
* Troops loyal to ousted chief of army staff Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman moved against his successor Maj Gen Khalid Mosharraf around 1am. There was considerable gunfire, punctuated by mortar blasts, at the Dhaka cantonment as the night passed. Shortly before 4am Radio Bangladesh announced that Zia had been named chief martial law administrator, thus…
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WikiLeaks: 1/11 rulers arrested 15,000 for corruption in two weeks
This cable describing the first two weeks of military-backed caretaker government was sent to Washington by then US ambassador Patricia A Butenis. The 15,000 people arrested by police, army, and other security personnel since January 11 include established criminals as well as local and student leaders of both the Awami League and especially the Bangladesh…
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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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Jamaat’s Islami Bank was fined thrice for money-laundering
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was fined Tk20 lakh in December 2014 for not keeping client affidavits and also for not informing authorities of suspicious transactions in time. US ambassador to Dhaka Patricia A Butenis on April 6, 2006 wrote to Washington and other related destinations about Islami Bank’s being fined for violation of anti-money laundering law in…
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আওয়ামীলীগের ‘জনপ্রিয়তা জরিপের’ নির্বাচন
২০০৮-এর নির্বাচনের আগে এদেশের বাঘা বাঘা রাজনীতিবিদ ও ব্যবসায়িদের প্যাদানী খাওয়া দেখে ভাবসিলাম নেক্সট টাইম যেই আসবে তাকে আইন-আদালত ও জনগন দৌড়ের উপ্রে রাখবে। নোপ…ঐরকম কিছুই হলো না ৫টা বছরে। বরং দেশের ঠিকাদারী পাওয়ামাত্র ধান্ধাব্জীতে নেমে পড়লো আওয়ামীলীগের নেতা-কর্মী-সমর্থকরা, অনিয়ম-দুর্নীতি আর মাথামোটা সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েই চলেছে দলের প্রধান থেকে শুরু করে খুচরা সমর্থকরা। দলের মানইজ্জত নিয়ে…
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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
এখন থেকে নিয়মিতভাবে উইকিলিকসের ফাঁস করা মার্কিন দূতাবসের তারবার্তা হুবুহু ছাপা হবে এই সাইটে। সাথে থাকবে মূল কেবল-এর লিংক। আজকের তারবার্তাটি জেমস এফ মরিয়ার্টি লিখেছিলো সোমবার, ২২শে জুন, ২০০৯ সকাল ৯টা ৪১মিনিটে। আওয়ামীলীগের সাধারন সম্পাদক ও এলজিআরডি মন্ত্রী সৈয়দ আশরাফের সাথে যুদ্ধাপরাধী, ১/১১-এর কুশীলবদের বিচার ইত্যাদি নিয়ে কথা হয় ১৮ই জুন ২০০৯। —— SUMMARY ——- 1. (C) Local…
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Hasina-Khaleda link puts troublemakers in trouble
Yes, no doubt, in this present chaotic political and socio-economic condition, the communication between the top two leaders was a must. I must thank them as I was happy to hear Hasina telling the BBC that door for dialogue was open, and few days later, Khaleda withdrawing hartal upon call from the premier. And responding…
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