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Bangladesh Curfew: Day 1

August 23, 2007
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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. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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Learning things the hard way

August 21, 2007
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For last two days, things are looking much brighter. Just a few days ago, I was frustrated, said a lot of cynical things such as we are done for good and that there is no way out from this incredible pressure that this army-led caretaker government is putting on general people like...
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Bangladesh: Murder and Consequence

August 15, 2007
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Bangladesh: Murder and Consequence

Photo: Dhanmondi 32, August 15, 1975. On a Friday evening more than three decades ago a man named Khondker Mushtaque Ahmed, with blood on his hands, addressed the nation of Bangladesh over television and radio. He declared that he was now President of Bangladesh. He said the Bangladesh military had taken...
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Allah, Army, America

August 15, 2007
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Allah, Army, America

Photo: Ekushe February, 1953. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Maulana Bhasani. Since its birth, Pakistan has been said to be ruled by triple A: “Allah,” “Army” and “America.” Even today, years after the independence of “East Pakistan,” endless sectarian riots in Karachi confirm the murky influence of religion in Pakistani politics. And...
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Blogs, Anonymity, Freedom of Expression

August 15, 2007
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Blogs, Anonymity, Freedom of Expression

Artwork: Anonymity/Graham Lampa. All over the world, there are regimes that discourage free speech and try to suppress dissidents. They keep an eye on its netizens and in recent years many bloggers across the world have been interrogated, arrested, tortured and sent to prison for the “crime” of speaking critically about their...
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Secular Polity to Islamic Hegemony of the Nationalists Chauvinist

August 15, 2007
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Secular Polity to Islamic Hegemony of the Nationalists Chauvinist

Photo: Selling Religion/Bri Vos. This article exposes the mindset of the majoritarian Bangalee Muslim nationalist population in Bangladesh. To consolidate the power base, the political parties, politicians and military dictators, have always used religion as a tool. It is evident from the series of amendment of the Constitution from a secular...
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Exclusive Interview of Sajeeb Wazed Joy

July 17, 2007
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Days back Sheikh Hasina, former prime minister and president of Awami League, openly started talking about DGFI, questioning their campaign against political parties in Bangladesh. That probably made her the first politician in Bangladesh who dared talking about this taboo. And apparently that was the sin she committed that landed her in jail. Sajeeb...
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