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The High Court giveth and the Appellate Division taketh away

We already know what happened with the Supreme Court judges in Pakistan. The story unfolding in Bangladesh feels like a déjà vu. Here are some links on Pakistan’s not too remote past.

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DU teachers to wear black badge, defy DGFI threat

Teachers of Dhaka University will attend classes wearing black badges Sunday to demand immediate release of 12 imprisoned professors of Dhaka and Rajshahi University....

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Musee Guimet controversy

Allegations that “Musee Guimet in Paris incidentally also holds thousands of stolen/illegal objects from China and the rest of Asia,” and it may steal the artifacts replacing with carbon copies especially when the Bangladeshi ones were not individually and clearly marked rather listed with homogeneous counts. However, there are other sides of the

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Sajeeb Wazed: Cyclone Relief

Sajeeb Wazed: Cyclone Relief

ACC notice to Hasina illegal

In the verdict, the court observed that the commission did not follow due process of law in notifying Sheikh Hasina.

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UK: Statement from First Solution

We wish to thank and congratulate those agents who have been working day and night to put together a rescue deal to help the creditors and we will be there to help them in every possible way, should they need us..........

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A baby named Cyclone

Cyclone Sidr battered Bangladesh last Thursday taking an yet unknown number of lives in its path. The latest official reports put the death toll over 2000. No one really knows how high the death toll will climb since rescuers have not yet reached all of the devastated areas. The Bangladesh Red Crescent is warning that the death toll could top 10,00

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Nazim Kamran Choudhury sued

Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed himself believes that “time will heal it and they can consume the time.” Therefore, the CA is not showing interest to take any action at this time. Iftekhar, Fakhruddin, Dr. Rahman and Geetiara — all are very close relatives in this cabinet. However, if the pressure from abroad continues on the government, the decision may chan

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Deadly SIDR on the way

According to storm watch report, the tropical cyclone Sidr is currently headed for Bangladesh. It is currently (7 PM East, November 13, 2007) running 115 knot max winds, which qualifies as borderline category 4 (Saffir-Simpson scale) and is expected to strengthen slightly in the next day or so.

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Juta pita

“DGFI [military intelligence] collaborators inside BNP must take a lesson from this. It is easy to engage in conspiracy seating in Saifur’s [Rahman] Gulshan residence, but they will have to come out in front of the public at some point,” one BNP activist told an E-Bangladesh correspondent.

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Tortured: Jahangir Alam Akash

Jahangir Alam Akash detained and tortured. Persecuted for exposing extra-judicial executions by RAB. IFEX alert. Drishtipat commentary. Asian Human Rights Commission appeal.

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DGFI engineers BNP coup

M Saifur Rahman “acting chairperson.” Hafiz Uddin Ahmed “acting secretary general.” 6 standing committee members held hostage at gun point. Khandaker Delwar Hossain, ASM Hannan Shah missing. DGFI — ATM Amin and Chowdhury Fazlul Bari — behind the coup. “An absolute violation of the BNP constitution.”

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Denial will rewrite history soon

Now it is being claimed that no war criminal exists in the country. Maybe after some time they will say that the Liberation War never took place. All this will mean, we will be deprived of the real history.– Former chief justice and chairman of the Law Commission Mostafa Kamal.

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"No war criminal in Bangladesh"

“There is no anti-liberation force in the country, either. January 22 election was forestalled because some parties made irresponsible remarks on the issues,” Mujahid added. Asked what role Jamaat played during the 1971 war, he avoided a direct reply, “You find that out and evaluate.”

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Financial statement confirms Trust Bank loan

The audited financial statement for 2005 available on the Trust Bank website indicates that loans to directors of Trust Bank at the end of 2005 was Taka 10,974,435. This is the same loan amount indicated on page 20 of the Trust Bank prospectus.

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Blog Action Day: Bangladesh and Environment

Yesterday was the Blog action day, a day when bloggers around the web were unite to emphasize the important issue ‘the environment’ that people tend to ignore. The campaign asked every blogger around the world to post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own local or international topic.

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The continuing rape of Bangladesh

In September Iranian President Mahmud Ahmedinejad delivered a speech at Columbia University amidst much protest. The protests stemmed from his views on the Holocaust. Under questioning Ahmedinejad conceded that the Holocaust had indeed happened, but he was calling for further “research” to “approach the topic from different perspectives.” MORE.

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BBC Bengali: Internet restrictions in Bangladesh

BBC Bengali service has covered the crackdown on internet users in Bangladesh with 3 interviews. BBC has confirmed that Bangladeshi authorities are compiling a database of internet users in the country and all the ISPs [Internet Service Provider] have been instructed to submit their client details: name, address, usage details. We attach audio clips of these interviews. Considering the public interest on the story, Rezwan has translated rush transcripts/excerpts of the BBC Bengali coverage.

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Crackdown on internet users in Bangladesh

Are you a victim of the ongoing crackdown on internet users in Bangladesh? E-Bangladesh is interested to publicize your story. Your anonymity, if requested, will be guaranteed. Mail Tasneem Khalil, Consulting Editor, E-Bangladesh at tasneem@e-bangladesh.org describing your experience, story tips, comments or feedbacks.

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