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, by ALAM Badrul
Bangladesh Krishok Federation former General Secretary Comrade Abudul Mannan Azad (82) who was also a valiant freedom fighter died on 15 November 2024 early in the morning.
On 14th November, he had a road accident in Rupgonj, Narayangonj. In fact, he crossed the metal road situated in front (…)
, by NOVAK Adam, ROUSSET Pierre
We are launching our annual appeal to fund our permanent Asia Solidarity Fund for the year 2025. We are in the midst of a deadly spiral of worsening crises - from the international ‘reactionary acceleration’ symbolised by the election of Donald Trump to global warming spiralling out of control. (…)
, by DHAR Sushovan
On August 5, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the prime minister of Bangladesh for the last 15 years, had to resign and run from the country after being driven out by student protesters. The student movement began with demands to end the quota (the allocation of many government jobs to the descendants of (…)
, by Fortify Rights
New investigation finds security forces and political party members killed peaceful protesters during Bangladesh’s revolution
(DHAKA, November 12, 2024)—Bangladesh’s interim government should ensure accountability for the use of excessive force by Bangladeshi security forces and government (…)
, by BKF
On 21 October 2024, a rally, human chain and procession were held in front of Dhaka National Press Club in the context of World Food Day, demanding the people’s rights to food, land and water.
Held under the chairmanship of Bangladesh Krishok Federation President Comrade Badrul Alam the rally (…)
, by Bangladesh Correspondent (The Loadstar)
Shippers are facing more upheaval at Chittagong Port – transport operators began a 48-hour strike this morning, leaving export and import containers stranded.
The Chittagong District Prime Move Trailer Workers Union’s action will impact 3,000 to 4,000 teu every day at the port
Secretary (…)
, by MUHAMMED Anu, The Daily Star
Anu Muhammad public intellectual and former professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, talks about the people’s aspirations for a just and equal society, the current ambiguity around the term ‘discrimination’, and the failure of the left in Bangladesh, in an interview with The Daily (…)
, by BAKHTIAR Mehrab, ISLAM Asad
The collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government was the culmination of years of frustration over an economy that failed to deliver adequate jobs, exacerbated by an education system that poorly prepared students for the demands of the modern workforce.
Once celebrated as an emerging economic success (…)
, by MAHMUD Noman, UDDIN Jasim
The army and police initiated a joint operation tonight in the industrial zones of Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur to restore order after more than a hundred apparel factories were forced to shut down, with some being attacked by outsiders and protesting workers over various demands.
According to (…)
, by BARI Sarah Anjum
Noorjahan Bose’s memoir of her pioneering life recounts a host of stories born of female autonomy – all while spanning Partition, the Bangla Language Movement, the Liberation War and the post-independence history of Bangladesh
“I used to climb coconut trees as a child,” Noorjahan Bose writes (…)
, by ALAM Badrul, BKF, Flood Victims Assistance Relief Program Committee
We are publishing below an urgent appeal in support of the victims of the floods that have hit part of Bangladesh. The situation is getting worse all the time. Now the flood covers 4 more districts and the total number of affected districts is 12. The total affected people are 5.6 million. ESSF. (…)
, by Prothom Alo
Rumor Scanner revealed that 72% of the accounts spreading fake and misleading information about communal violence in Bangladesh claimed to be based in India, with over 154 million views across 50 accounts.
Some mainstream media of India and responsible persons are also spreading rumors on (…)
, by DHAR Sushovan
Mass protests in Bangladesh ousted Sheikh Hasina after state repression left hundreds dead. But an interim government headed by microcredit guru Muhammad Yunus can’t be relied on to tackle the dire social problems facing the country’s popular classes.
After fifteen years in power, Bangladesh’s (…)
, by ROBERTS Michael
The overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorial government in Bangladesh by students and the populace last week is a startling outcome of the economic nightmare that many so-called developing economies are experiencing now: stagnant trade, rising debt interest costs and severe austerity being (…)
, by DHAR Sushovan
Mass protests in Bangladesh ousted Sheikh Hasina after state repression left hundreds dead. But an interim government headed by microcredit guru Muhammad Yunus can’t be relied on to tackle the dire social problems facing the country’s popular classes.
After fifteen years in power, Bangladesh’s (…)
, by AHMED Kamal
The Modi government must reckon with Bangladeshi anger over its support for Hasina even as the United States, China and Russia all reassess their approaches to Dhaka
In the hours before Sheikh Hasina fled Gonobhaban, her official residence in Dhaka, on 5 August, Bangladeshi security forces (…)
, by GHOSAL Aniruddha
Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by a system that she says doesn’t reward merit and offers little opportunity for young people.
“We have very limited scope here,” said the 21-year-old, who would (…)
, by MUHAMMAD Anu , PEGU Manoranjan
After weeks of protests in July and August during which the security forces killed hundreds of protesters, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5. Sparked by a deep resentment toward a discriminatory government job quota system that denies young (…)
, by ARAFAT Yeasir
The juxtaposition of calm and chaos, of prayer and destruction, painted a disturbing picture of a moment in history that seemed to be spiralling out of control.
Three weeks before the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, I found myself amid the swelling crowds of the Students (…)
, by JACQUEMONT Stéphanie
The article below was originally written in French on 5 November 2011. It is available on ESSF (article 23467), Les promesses non tenues du microcrédit : nouvelles preuves à charge, but we had not reproduced its English translation.
The CADTM put it back online on 9 August 2024 with a topical (…)
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