Bangladesh

Hamid sworn in as president

Source: Daily Star Abdul Hamid takes oath as the 20th president of the country at Bangabhaban Darbar Hall in the capital on Wednesday. Photo: BSS   Abdul Hamid has taken oath as the 20th president of the country Wednesday. Acting Speaker Shawkat Ali administered the oath to Hamid at Bangabhaban […]

Hasina thanks Opposition

Source: BDNews 24 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked the opposition parties for withdrawing its general strike to facilitate rescue work at Savar. At least 80 people were killed and over 800 others injured when the nine-storied Rana Plaza caved in on Wednesday. The number of casualties is feared to […]

Forced disappearances key problem

Source: The Daily Star The United States has identified forced disappearances, discrimination against marginalised groups, and poor working conditions and labour rights are the significant human rights problems in Bangladesh. In its annual human rights report, the State Department criticised a host of human rights problems in Bangladesh, particularly arbitrary […]

Bangladesh’s Status Quo on Blasphemy

Source: Human Rights First By Joelle Fiss Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis marched in the streets, calling for the death penalty for two bloggers who allegedly insulted Islam. Yes, you read correctly. That’s hundreds of thousands of protesters, according to press reports. Under the law, bloggers can be jailed for up […]

Bangladesh protesters demand blasphemy law

Source: Aljazeera Hundreds of thousands of people have held protests in Bangladesh to demand that the government introduce an anti-blasphemy law that would include the death penalty for bloggers who insult Islam. Protest organisers called Saturday’s rally the “long march”, with many travelling from remote villages to the capital, Dhaka’s […]

Bangladesh arrests 3 of the 84 atheist bloggers for defaming Islam and Muhammad (saw)

Source: www.jihadwatch.org How could this have happened in a peaceful, tolerant Muslim nation such as Bangladesh? Did they appoint Eric Posner, Sarah Chayes, or Nathan Lean (aka “Garibaldi“) as Internet czar? “Bangladesh arrests three atheist bloggers,” from AFP, April 2 (thanks to Lookmann): DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested three atheist bloggers for allegedly defaming Islam and […]