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United Terror, Silent Dhaka: Minority Persecution in Sharankhola and BNP’s Silent Support

Bangladesh is once again moving toward the dark period we witnessed during 2001–06. Whenever the BNP is in power, the brutal reality of oppression against minorities becomes visible again. The barbaric attack on a Hindu family in Sharankhola, Bagerhat, is not an isolated incident....
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 journalists under the unelected interim government have drawn global attention. According to various human rights and monitoring organizations, hundreds of journalists have faced harassment, legal cases, and arrests. Some have...

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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...
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Islamists on rampage targeting cultural organisations that preaches tolerance with music

Yunus backed cops refused to prevent Islamist sponsored arson attacks, no right to safety...
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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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The Myth of a Free Press, the Journalist’s Body Found in the Meghna, and Yunus’s Bangladesh

Reading Bhibu Ranjan Sarkar’s final letter sends a chill through your chest. A seventy-one-year-old...

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Human Rights

United Terror, Silent Dhaka: Minority Persecution in Sharankhola and BNP’s Silent Support

Bangladesh is once again moving toward the dark period we witnessed during 2001–06. Whenever...
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

Six teachers dead — not a single case has seen justice

Six teachers have died. Some passed away in hospital beds, others at home. But...