If you are wondering why I was not blogging last couple of month as frequently as before, I confess now I was engaged in a mammoth project. It all started after the much discussed denial – Jamaat-e-Islami’s leader Ali Ahsan Muzahid’s statement that “Jamaat did not work against the Liberation War in 1971 and...
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Photo: Shaheed Minar, a solemn and symbolic sculpture erected in the place of the massacre. The monument is the symbol of Bangladesh Nationalism. Today is the International Mother Language Day, an annual event in UNESCO member states to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. This is mostly the international recognition of...
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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind – Gandhi Tasneem Khalil: Journalist Blogger Father of a bouncing baby boy Husband Torture victim Journalist Tasneem Khalil endured brutal torture by DGFI, and that is the centerpiece...
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The issue gets complicated as: * The Government asks Prothom Alo publishers to suspend the publication of the newspaper’s weekly satire supplement Alpin. * The Dhaka district magistrate asked the publishers to explain within two weeks why the publication of Alpin would not be banned and legal action would not be taken...
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Prothom Alo cartoon irks many Bangladeshi Muslims. Cartoonist Arifur Rahman arrested by the police. Alpin magazine editor Sumanta Aslam has been sacked. Issue banned by the government. Apology issued by Prothom Alo. The cartoon can be viewed/read here. – Alpin is one satirical cartoon supplement of Prothom Alo, claimed to be the...
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Perhaps not yet but this question was raised by Canadian expatriate blogger Shawn as problems in accessing Google started from around September 8-9. Shawn informs: This problem seems to affect Bangladeshis trying to access Google
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According to weather office in Dhaka a Tsunami may hit Bangladesh coastal lines after Wednesday midnight following an earthquake measuring 8.2 in Richter scale near southern Sumatra of Indonesia. The earthquake was also felt in Comilla, Noakhali, Chittagong and neighboring districts in Bangladesh. BDNews24 informs that the Malaysian authorities reported a tsunami...
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The Bangladesh government temporarily shut down its first 24 hour private satellite news channel CSBNEWS on charges of forgery. If the TV authority can not answer satisfactorily the charges of forgery within 7 days, the station will be shut down permanently. News reports in BBC, The Daily Star and BDNews24. Tiktiki has...
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People say that here is never a dull day in Bangladesh politics. On the 3rd of September early morning the military-backed (care-taker) interim government in Bangladesh had arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. His son was also arrested on the same charge. Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying...
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Bangladesh was virtually cut off from the world during the night. Here are some of the latest as the bloggers are reporting.
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