Something JUST does not add up. As #Hindus come under attack in #Bangladesh - Govt is taking a muted approach; but if the viral clips of #Genocide #MassRape #Killing of #BangladeshiHindus is true - then why would Jaishankar / Shah / Modi sit quiet????? youtu.be/Z1O1KhGkjGg?si…

-To implement this plan, the Chief Justice called an emergency meeting of 57 judges without any discussion with the government. -But the junior army officers who got the secret information rushed from all quarters before 9 am and surrounded the High Court.

In 2015, MUKTADIR rashid ROMEO and I, when we worked at New Age, investigated the disappearance of Salauddin Ahmed, then a Bangladesh opposition leader (who today came back to India.) Here is a summary of those articles: bangladeshpolitico.blogspot.com/2015/04/salah-…

Interesting, a Muslim man seeking justice in a Hindu rally!

Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the #protesters in #Bangladesh Video: Collected

The #Bangladesh authorities say that they have arrested Salman Rahman, the Awami League MP and private industry and investment adviser to the Bangladesh Prime Minister (along with the law minister, Anisul Huq). I had earlier mistakenly reported that he had flown out of the

Hasina's regime committed horrific atrocities b/w mid-July & 5-6 Aug. The perpetrators must be brought to justice. However, a domestic Int'l Crimes Tribunal is not the right way to do it. Instead, civil society & the interim govt should push for charges Int'l Criminal Court. A🧵on why:

Very moving from AFP News Agency

সাবেক জ্যেষ্ঠ সচিব শাহ কামালের বাসায় অভিযান, ৩ কোটি টাকা জব্দ স্টার নিউজবাইটস রাজধানীর মোহাম্মদপুরের বাবর রোড এলাকায়, সাবেক জ্যেষ্ঠ সচিব শাহ কামালের বাসায় অভিযান চালিয়ে, বিদেশি মুদ্রাসহ তিন কোটি টাকার বেশি অর্থ উদ্ধার করেছে আইনশৃঙ্খলা বাহিনী #Bangladesh #NewsUpdates

With respect to Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, it would be a seriously wrong step for the new #bangladesh government to think of suspending the Awami League. It is a party that represents a good percentage of the country, 20-30%, one imagines, and to take away from them their right of assembly,

“Rohingya National League Denounces Arakan Army's Systematic Eradication Plan of Rohingya Community” On behalf of The Rohingya National League, we express our deep concern and outrage over the alarming reports of a systematic plan by the Arakan Army (AA) to completely eradicate

This is important. It is understandable why we focus on the number of deaths deaths caused by #Bangladesh law enforcement officers, but there are also many injuries to hundreds, if not thousands, of people which are life-changing. thedailystar.net/news/banglades…

Palak said he decided to shut down the internet following the instructions of Army officer Ziaul Ahsan and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was also in favor of internet shutdown. #BangladeshCrisis

Due to the Police+Chatro league crackdown on protestors, 1,300 people were admitted to Various hospitals in Dhaka for eye injury. Of them, 630 underwent surgeries -- more than 90 percent of whom have lost vision in one or both eyes, he added. (The Daily Star)

The outside world often fails to grasp the sheer magnitude of bank scandals that took place in Bangladesh over the past 15 years. One business clan alone was granted about $10 billion by various banks, including $7.5 billion from a bank they owned. thedailystar.net/business/econo…

The BBC has pieced together evidence of a civilian massacre in Myanmar. Scores of Rohingyas killed. Survivors blame insurgent Arakan Army, the group denies it.Thousands have fled to Bangladesh in the past 2 weeks. These are some of their harrowing stories. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Since a bunch of folks are talking about the unrealized capital gains tax, some nuance: axios.com/newsletters/ax…

#Horrific A shocking incident has emerged from Katni GRP police station in Madhya Pradesh, where a Dalit mother and her minor son were brutally beaten up by police officials inside the police station itself. Manuwadi media remains silent as usual... #DalitLivesMatter

Alpa Shah, in 'The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon and the Search For Democracy in India,' finds hope in the fact that “it was impossible to kill the spirit of these custodians of democracy,” despite the force of state-sanctioned suppression. caravanmagazine.in/politics/bhima…