Dhaka police revokes invitation for Arundhati Roy’s event
On Tuesday, the Dhaka police denied permission to noted writer and activist Arundhati Roy’s event, hours before the program which was scheduled to be held in Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s moment of reckoning
The elections in Bangladesh on December 30 are a key moment in the country’s history with critics accusing the Sheikh Hasina government of authoritarian tendencies
Bangladeshi journalist Shahidul Alam gets bail after 102 days in prison
63-year-old Shahidul Alam was arrested on August 5, hours after he gave an interview to Al Jazeera in which he spoke about the demands of the student protesters in the country. The student protests saw tens of thousands of youth hit the streets demanding safer roads
Teachers demand release of jailed Bangladeshi professor Maidul Islam
Islam was jailed on the charges of making derogatory remarks about Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook post.
We are reforming the country; sorry for temporary disturbance, say Bangladeshi students
Lack of fixed wages and working hours for drivers are primary causes of bus accidents in Bangladesh
Activists and academicians condemn violence against students and journalists in Bangladesh
Anything less than the release of Alam and detained students is a rebuke to justice and liberty, decency and hope for a better future, said another statement by Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Eve Ensler and Vijay Prashad.
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