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Anonno Mamun arrested along with actor Shaheen Mridha for their portrayal of police attitudes towards rape victims
A Bangladeshi film director has been arrested and charged after a scene depicting police harshly interrogating a rape victim and highlighting attitudes towards violence against (…)
GENEVA (20 December 2018) - UN experts have expressed alarm about political violence, restrictions on freedom of expression and the rise of religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh ahead of general elections on 30 December.
“In the run-up to the vote, religious minorities, especially Hindus, (…)
“If we can do this to Shahidul Alam, think of what we can do to the rest of you – all you nameless, faceless, ordinary people. Watch. And be afraid.”
Each year, PEN International highlights the cases of five persecuted writers – be they imprisoned, facing prosecution or otherwise at risk – (…)
In the latest bid by Sheikh Hasina’s Awami National League to suppress free speech and press freedom, the government passed the Digital Security Act, backtracking on its previous claim to review it before it gets presidential assent.
New Delhi: Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Monday gave (…)
Bangladeshi authorities have jailed the internationally renowned photographer Shahidul Alam — the latest move by the nation’s elites to repress those who speak up for social justice and democratic rights.
On August 5, Shahidul Alam, a Bangladeshi activist and photojournalist, was arrested in (…)
The job for media pundits and intellectuals is often to question black and white narratives that are, in reality; washed in greys. But there are other times when things aren’t so complicated. There are times when one side clearly stands for inclusivism, creativity, empathy, mercy, mirth, humor, (…)
Niece of Shahidul Alam adds major names to letter demanding justice for crusading photographer
Leading British artists and curators have stepped up pressure on the Bangladeshi government to release the crusading photographer Shahidul Alam from jail in Dhaka.
Creative voices, including the (…)
Over the past few weeks Bangladesh has witnessed a new social phenomenon, a social movement spear-headed by a generation of students who may be called “the generation of the 2000s”. School children and university students in Bangladesh have come together to demand road safety, rule of law and (…)
The Editor,
Over 250 photographers, Artists, Journalists and activists including: Ram Rahman, Vivan Sundaram, Parthiv Shah, Pushpamala N., Raghu Rai, Devika Daulet-Singh, Pablo Bartholomew, Prashant Panjiar, Dinesh Khanna, Sunil Gupta, Jitish Kalat, Krishen Khanna, Ravi Aggarwal and Gauri (…)
Bangladesh had gone through military rule between 1975 and 1990, but today it is seen as a vibrant (and turbulent) democracy.
However, Western observers have been harping on a marked and persistent “democracy deficit”, viewing the South Asian country through Western concerns and suggesting (…)
No Place for Criticism
Summary
On April 9, 2018, Bangladesh listed its new Digital Security Bill in parliament, which was then sent to a parliamentary standing committee for review. The proposed law is in part intended to replace section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (…)
Speech by exiled writer Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury
Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Please accept my warmest wishes, love, and gratitude. I fondly remember Bangladesh at this time. The emotions that are inspired by the colours of the dried roses echo in my mind like the melody of a (…)
Gitiara Nasreen, a professor of mass communication and journalism at the University of Dhaka, talks about the promise and perils of online activism in an undemocratic political culture and under intense state surveillance in an interview with Nahid Riyasad
New Age: Social media these days (…)
Opportunistic groups have used religion as a political device creating an atmosphere of fear making hundreds of minorities leave Bangladesh in large numbers that experts say they have not seen since the Liberation War.
Although the constitution protects religious freedom and ensures equal (…)
BANGLADESH: Senior journalist Shafik Rehman detained as Government repression of journalists grows April 19, 2016
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, FIDH, and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
The Bangladesh Government’s attempts to silence free speech (…)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
As the Awami League (AL) government’s political rivalry with the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) reaches new heights, so has its repression. At the same time, a deeply politicised, dysfunctional criminal justice system is undermining rather than (…)
Bangladesh’s law-enforcement agents have a reputation for abusing authority through coercive means. They are and have been the hired thugs of all the ruling regimes. Policing in the country is an industry of producing victims of torture and fabrication of criminal charges against civilians and (…)
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12 January, 2012
Press Release
We, the undersigned strongly protest the arrest of Mr. Yunus Ali, the Head Teacher of KC Technical and Business Management College of Pirojpur, on 4 January, (…)
BLAST AND ASK CHALLENGE INACTION OVER CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND MADRASAS: HIGH COURT SHOW CAUSE ON GOVT, DIRECTION ON EDUCATION MINISTRY
Two human rights groups, BLAST and ASK, today challenged the systematic failure of the Government to take action regarding repeated and (…)
Call on the Bangladesh authorities to release a cartoonist imprisoned for “hurting religious feelings”
RELEASE CARTOONIST IMPRISONED FOR “HURTING RELIGIOUS FEELINGS”
4 January 2008
Protestors against publication of cartoon burn copies of the newspaper in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21 (…)
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