Muhammad Yunus was allowed to reject freelance journalist Tom Heinemann when he was interviewed in connection with a conference in Copenhagen. Writes Bo Elkjær. The article first appeared on a Danish journalists’ website on 31st Januray. Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus was allowed to reject freelance journalist Tom Heinemann when he was interviewed in connection…
In a letter dated 10 January 2013, Institute of Islamic Studies, one of the largest and most prominent group of Islamic scholars, slammed Turkish President Mr Abdullah Gul’s interference with the justice process of International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh. Here is the text of the letter: Institute of Islamic Studies, India, deeply resents the recent…
Dallas, Texas – January 9, 2013. In a statement released today, Mike Mohamed Ghouse, president of the World Muslim Congress expressed his concerns and denounced the statement made by Honorable Mr. Abdullah Gül, president of the Republic of Turkey. Mr. Ghouse said, “A Muslim should stand for up justice and support all such inquiries that…
In 2012 Bangladesh has experienced some demos that were organisied in a bit different way. There were quite a number of human chains where gathering was solely dependent on social media channels. Bloggers arranged those human chains using the other social media channel Facebook. But the milestone event took place just in the eleventh hour…
A discussion and presentation programme titled "International Crimes Tribunals Bangladesh: Justice In Perspective" took place on 14 December 2012 in SOAS, University of London (Lecture Theatre V211, Vernon Square Campus). The programme was organised by International Crimes Strategic Forum (ICSF), a coalition/network of activists, groups and organisations, all of which have been supporting trial of…
Jamat-e-Islam is emerging as the prime suspect in a link to the hacking of a conversation between Justice Nizamul Haque, Chairman of International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh and Dr. Ahmed Ziauddin, an expert in international law based in Brussels, and handing it over to the London based magazine the Economist. It is revealed by an investigation…
Following is the transcript of Julian Assange’s Address to the UN on Human Rights – given on Wednesday 26th September – Proofed from live speech. it was published on Wikileaks website on 27th September, 2012. Foreign Minister Patino, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen. I speak to you today as a free man, because despite having…
August 20, 2007: An ECNEC meeting headed by Fakhruddin Ahmed approves the Padma bridge project with a cost estimation of Tk 10,161 crore. January 11, 2011: The ECNEC approves the revised plan with a nearly double cost of Tk 20,507 crore for the project. February 2011: The WB board approves the $1.2 billion financing out…
Few journalists’ working with Mahfuzur Rahman owned ATN Bangla today engaged in a series of brawl with the journalists’ groups who are demanding arrest and punishment of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarwoar and Meherun Runi. According to media reports, the embarrassing situation erupted when a journalist leader, Jahangir Alam, from a human chain…
Bangladesh envoy to India has attacked Pakistani army, saying its “selfish corporate mindset” may lead to a nuclear confrontation with India, a view endorsed by BJP leader LK Advani- reports the PTI. In his latest blog posting, Advani quotes a pamphlet written by high commissioner Ahmad Tariq Karim to say that in “its obsession with…
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