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Protesting Has Become a Crime Punishable by Death!

Enamul Hossain of Jessore was killed because he dared to protest. He spoke out against a group of youths who had allegedly been harassing his granddaughter. The following night, they reportedly returned as a group and attacked him with sharp weapons. He died before...
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How Brahmanbaria Apparently Seceded from Bangladesh

A leader of the district’s Qawmi Student Unity Council wrote, “Brahmanbaria is a city of Islamic scholars.” In a single sentence, the entire identity of the district was reduced to one narrative. But Brahmanbaria is also the birthplace of Ustad Alauddin Khan, Al Mahmud, and...

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Attacks on Political Activists

Crackdown on Journalists Under Dr. Yunus: Lawsuits, Mob Pressure, Jail, and Harassment Instead of Criticism

During the rule of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, allegations of repression, arrests, and harassment of...
Attacks on Political Activists

Concerns Raised Over Remarks Justifying Mob Violence

Comments by BNP figure Asaduzzaman, who has described himself as a Law Minister, have...
Communal Violence

Bangladesh sees 854 killings in three months, with rising violence in the capital

At least 854 killings were recorded across Bangladesh between January and March, according to...
Attacks on Political Activists

BNP Engulfed in Looting, Law and Order Deteriorates Sharply Ahead of Eid

With the holy Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, a deeply alarming situation of disorder has emerged across...
Communal Violence

A Brutal Portrait of the Country’s Collapsing Law and Order

Shanto, 15, Dies Under a Truck While Trying to Save His Auto-Rickshaw from Robbers At...
Attacks on Political Activists

Student Beaten After Being Taken from Sehri

Concerns Grow Over Violence at Dhaka University Is the campus of University of Dhaka turning...
Attacks on Political Activists

No shortage of mobs and terror, record deficit in trade: this is Yunus’s model of “reform.”

In just the first five months of the current fiscal year, the trade deficit...
Attacks on Political Activists

Has Bangladesh Really Turned into a Land Ruled by Mobs?

Given what has been happening in Bangladesh since August 5, it is only natural...
Attacks on Political Activists

Vote Politics in the Name of “Islamic Rule”: Is Bangladesh Heading Toward Democracy or Extremist Ideology?

Jamaat-e-Islami and its various affiliated organizations—including women’s groups—are seeking votes in the name of...
Communal Violence

Hindu Youth lynched, burnt and tied to a tree on false blasphemy charge : No right to safety for minorities under Yunus

Global democracies and international outlets kept mum on savagery targeting minorities As Pakistan backed Islamists...
Communal Violence

Media Freedom in Grave Crisis Amid Provocation by Press Secretary Shafiq

Media freedom in Bangladesh is now on the brink of death. Under the leadership...
Communal Violence

Yunus shedding crocodile tears after allowing night long carnage on media offices

For over an hour supporters of deceased Osman Hadi, introduced by Yunus as an...
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Attacks on Political Activists

Protesting Has Become a Crime Punishable by Death!

Enamul Hossain of Jessore was killed because he dared to protest. He spoke out...
Analysis

How Brahmanbaria Apparently Seceded from Bangladesh

A leader of the district’s Qawmi Student Unity Council wrote, “Brahmanbaria is a city...
Human Rights

When Human Life Becomes Cheaper Than Insects in the “New Bangladesh”

Sixty-nine incidents of mob violence in a single month. Thirty-two people were killed. Fifty-three...
Communal Violence

Every Day Three Dead Bodies — “I Have a Plan!”

1,142 murders from January to April alone — just four months. That means an...