Tag: politics
-
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)…
-
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…
-
What did Oyasiqur write that he’d be killed?
A war crimes trial campaigner, he was critical of radical Islamists in jamaat and militant organisations, he protested delay in Avijit Roy murder case, corruption of the government, violation of human rights of the indigenous people and religious minorities. But the govt neither killed him nor sued him for hurting religious sentiment. The killers including…
-
WikiLeaks: Hasina wanted to improve image with US in 1991
Soon after the BNP came to power on March 20, 1991, then opposition leader in parliament Sheikh Hasina alleged that the government had been turning authoritarian. She was also against the BNP’s constitution amendment proposals, especially shackling the president. “She said that the BNP proposal contains a provision that the president is ‘bound’ to dissolve…
-
The brutal killing of Zubair Ahmed of Jahangirnagar University
Around 4:30pm on January 8, 2012, honours final year student Zubair Ahmed of English department was intercepted by two of his batchmates – Khandaker Ashikul Islam and Rashedul Islam Raju – outside the new Arts Faculty building after completing his last written exam. They took him to a place on the campus where no one…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Nuclear power plants: Bangladesh and global
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 plant at Rooppur in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district is set $1.5-2bn; The first phase (1000MW) of the project will…
-
Who are to blame for the Savar factory ‘killings’?
The municipal mayor of Savar has been suspended over charges of abuse of power, inefficiency and negligence in approving the design and lay-out plans of the building that housed markets, bank showroom, and five garment factories with thousand machines and heavy generators. Further measures would be taken against him if the allegations are proved. The…
-
বিজেপি, দূর হ শয়তান!
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 ছাগুরা ম্যা ম্যা করতাছে। আবার সরকার যে এই দিকে খুব নজর দিছে সেই দাবিও আমি করতাছি না, কারন সেইটা আসলে…
-
What the Jamaat-Shibir doing protesting war crimes verdict
There have been 1971-like atrocities carried out by the Jamaat-Shibir, killings-rape-vandalism-looting-arson have been a daily dose they’re presenting the people of Bangladesh and across the world. Not just following the verdict, delivered on Thursday, the opposition parties mainly the Jamaat have been demonstrating against the govt on different issues since June 2009 — six months…
-
#SHAHBAGH: Here rises the 21st sun against war criminals
Shahbagh passes its 20th day in slogans-songs-dance to press home their six-point demands that include appealing against the verdict in Quader Mollah case and immediate ban of Jamaat-Shibir. But Sunday night, they expressed their frustration over no progress in arresting Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman, also a senior BNP leader and a close aide…
-
Jamaat-Shibir-BNP alliance wants civil war
It now seems inevitable that the opposition lords won’t stop until the trial of the identified war criminals is scrapped and the JAMAAT-BNP leaders released. The Jamaat-Shibir has been fighting on the issue against the state for the last one year, and recently the BNP led by KHALEDA ZIA has joined them on the streets…
-
Jamaat-Shibir to face the music for violence to stop war crimes trial
It’s good to see the Dhaka police chief declaring war against Shibir cadres who launched massive sudden-attacks on police personnel and cars, public and private transport, and shops in the capital and in over 20 towns Monday morning. The attackers were mostly crazy youths belonging to Jamaat’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and were assisted…
-
Bacchu Razakar: hand down exemplary punishment
The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdicts in the case against Islamic “intellectual” Abul Kalam Azad aka “Bacchu Razakar” today as the proceedings have completed recently “in abstentia”. The arrest warrant was issues on April 3, 2012 but he fled to India via Hili landport on March 30 with the help of some dishonest…
-
New booster in Russia-Bangladesh relations?
The Russian experts claim that the third generation technology has the capacity to stay fine in earthquake, tsunami and wartime. MoU done for a pre-feasibility study over the 2000MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Well, this project is underway in Pabna, revived a couple of years ago, initiated in 1967. The Russian govt will give $500…
-
Kalpana Chakma won’t be back!
Yeh, officially, she is “missing” or gone in the wind! Sixteen years into the abduction of the Hill Women Federation’s stalwart, detectives have said, ‘sorry, we can’t find her. the allegations against Lt Ferdous and VDP Platun Commanders Nurul Huq and Saleh Ahmmad were not substantial while their names were not mentioned in the FIR,’…
-
We now need “pro-poor government”
What we’ve experienced from the past is that when one party or an alliance comes to power they do whatever they like including scrapping many important projects undertaken by the previous government, formulating new laws to protect themselves from legal actions by the judiciary and initiates ambitious projects which are not must to be done…
-
ব্লেম গেমঃ ‘পরিবর্তন’ কই?
দেশের প্রধান দুই দলের দুই রহস্যময় কান্ডারী; উনারাই আশা-ভরসা। ছবিঃ বিডিনিউজ২৪ডটকম আজ মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী দেশের বর্তমান সব সমস্যার জন্য বিগত চার দলীয় জোট সরকারকে দায়ী করে বললেন, “জানি বর্তমানে অনেক সমস্যা রয়েছে। তবে, এর একটিও আমাদের সৃষ্টি করা নয়, আমরা উত্তরাধিকারসূত্রে এগুলো পেয়েছি। তারপরও আমরা সব সমস্যা সমাধানে কাজ করে যাচ্ছি। আমরা বসে নেই।” আর…
-
Suranjit bullies BNP demands for govt’s resignation
Awami League Presidium Member Suranjit Sengupta said the recent speech of the BNP secretary general was a sign of revengeful emotion and ignorance of constitutional knowledge. He made the comment while talking to News and Images reporter Probir Kumar Sarker Wednesday morning. Suranjit also said the trial of war criminals must be conducted, where the…
English 
বাংলা
You must be logged in to post a comment.