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. – [Rezwan, Germany.] Alpin is one satirical cartoon supplement of Prothom Alo, claimed to be the most…
[Rezwan, Germany.] 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
[Zafa Noor, USA.] The Election Commission in Bangladesh is apparently in good company, discussing “reforms” with ultra-right Islamist parties while plots are being designed to dismantle their mainstream, pro-democracy, secular counterparts. Islami Oikko Jote (IOJ) was the first in line to be invited by the Election Commissioners (ECs) to discuss various aspects of election reform…
[Rezwan, Germany.] 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 measuring…
[Zafa Noor, USA.] The regular evening news in Bangladesh on September 9 was interrupted to carry live the speech delivered Chief Advisor (CA) of the Caretaker Government (CTG) of Bangladesh Fakhruddin Ahmed. Dr. Ahmed addressed the nation and revealed some very important decisions made by the CTG. Note that there was no prior announcement of…
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