In Pakistan’s Overcrowded Prisons, Inmates Deprived of Healthcare: Human Rights Watch Report
Rampant neglect by state authorities have left prisoners exposed and at risk of disease and death.
Burying the Truth: How ‘Operation Searchlight’ of March 1971 Muzzled the Press
Senior journalist and human rights activist Husain Naqi will never forget that day in 1971 when he was sitting among other journalist friends and one of them mentioned that the breakup of east and west Pakistan into two separate countries…
আন্তর্জাতিক স্বীকৃতি মেলেনি ৫২ বছরেও
আজ ভয়াল ২৫ মার্চ, জাতীয় গণহত্যা দিবস। মানব সভ্যতার ইতিহাসে একটি কলঙ্কিত অধ্যায়। একাত্তরের এই দিনে এক বিভীষিকাময় রাত নেমে আসে বাঙালি জাতির জীবনে। নিরপরাধ, নিরস্ত্র, ঘুমন্ত বাঙালির ওপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ে বর্বর পাকিস্তানি হানাদার বাহিনী।…
মহান স্বাধীনতা দিবস আজবাংলাদেশের জন্মযাত্রা
আজ ২৬ মার্চ, মহান স্বাধীনতা দিবস। ৫২ বছর আগে এই দিনেই জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান স্বাধীনতার ঘোষণা দিয়ে দেশকে দখলদারমুক্ত করার সংগ্রামে নামার আহ্বান জানিয়েছিলেন। এরপর ৯ মাসের রক্তক্ষয়ী মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা অর্জিত…
Accurate freedom fighter list not finalised even in 52 years
It has not been possible to prepare an accurate and full list of freedom fighters over the past 52 years since the independence of Bangladesh. The Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka), which exercises legal authority to prepare the list of…
Bangladesh Independence Day: Remembering The Birth Of A Nation And Its Celebrations And Horrors
Rashmi Saksena recalls the scenes of horror and revelries she witnessed after Bangladesh won its Independence from Pakistani rule. She writes about cheering as well as the people in Khulna who seemed to be carved in stone after the horrors…
India’s moratorium on visas has torn Afghan families asunder
For decades, Mohammad Karim Dastagir thought of India as a ‘second home’, a country he travelled to for work, and the country where he met his wife Rifaut.
‘Modi Regime Will Pay Dearly For Its Brazen Act To Silence Rahul’
Nivedita Jha, a Patna-based writer and social activist, says a similar attempt to debar Indira Gandhi from Parliament had boomeranged on the then Janata Dal government. Her views: The Surat court verdict against Rahul Gandhi and the latest…
Of Narendra Modi, Gujarat and Rahul Gandhi: The Vulgarness of Speech
Today, Modi and his efficient digital empire have ensured that many of those vulgar videos where he stooped way below the belt trashing and insulting his political rivals are not to be found. For instance, in Gujarat, he referred to Sonia…
NY Museum Encases Stolen Nepali Idols
Trafficking of priceless resources from Nepal, including statues with spiritual and religious values, human and natural resources have been taking place for several centuries. On 20th March 2023, Finance Uncovered (FU), a UK based…