A leading United States rights group has urged the government of India to investigate fresh allegations of killings, torture, and other abuses by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the border with Bangladesh. New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that those against whom there is credible evidence of wrongdoing should be prosecuted...
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Bangladesh investigators press war crime charges against Islamic leader, accusing him of genocide, murder and rape during the bloody war of independence in 1971 on Monday. Bangladesh chief prosecutor Ghulam Arif Tipu accused Maulana Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, has been also accused of “crimes against humanity, looting, arson and...
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Bangladesh government has envision to maneuver from the United States watch list for being the major source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Bangladeshi men and women migrate willingly to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, the Maldives, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon,...
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Ethnic communities in Bangladesh are demanding to be recognized as indigenous population as lawmakers consider revising the country’s constitution. Ethnic leaders said they were surprised to learn that a constitutional reform committee has recommended minority groups be dubbed as “tribals,” whereas a law enacted last year had replaced “tribal” with their preferred description as...
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Bangladesh government’s dramatic turn around from secularism to Islamic constitution has enraged the indigenous population and instead demanded to recognize their existence. The nation is poised to amend the constitution, which is likely to be tabled in the parliament on this week. The move has been vehemently protested by the independence war veterans, pro-secularist...
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Children Park – a type of real social business (example of MOON PARK & MOON HOUSE) This was also published in The News Today 09 Dec 2010 and other blogs http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=14376&date=2010-12-09 http://www.bdcomcn.com/English-Articles/children-park-a-type-of-real-social-business-of-moon-park-a-moon-house.html http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=343086 Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, of Bangladesh while addressing the prize giving ceremony of a painting competition at...
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Bangladesh regrets United States proposal to deploy combat troops in war ravaged Afghanistan, instead mulls over sending military advisers for “engagement in restoration of peace and stability”. United States sought engagement of Bangladesh in the restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan and will render training facilities to Afghan security-and law-enforcement agencies, a statement...
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FOR MILLIONS of people in impoverished Bangladesh, it seems to have ushered a political blessing. The nation which fought a bloody war of independence in 1971 against Islamic Pakistan to establish secularism and democracy was obliterated by military juntas and autocratic governments.
Bangladesh's first constitution included secularism, democracy, socialism and nationalism as key political philosophy...
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The development in politics might not be “proactive”, out right contradicted by a media practitioner friend who conducted a political assessment of Bangladesh in November and returned to Ottawa, Canada. He does not hesitate to predict that politicking could be “provocative”. A spontaneous reaction came from my long-term outspoken friend while in transit at...
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Who gained an upper hand in the latest power struggle? Has General Moeen been able to consolidate power and will he be able to govern the nation at the time when political freedom is void? These are the questions of the curious mind of enthusiast citizens, who are cut off from actual real news...
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