Our investigation into the #MinistersMillions uncovers how a powerful Bangladesh politician built a half billion dollar property empire. See inside Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's $14m London home, where he reveals his hidden wealth to our hidden cameras. Watch: aje.io/MinistersMilli…

I demand the immediate release of MA Mannan, an out and out honest person. He should be allowed to have better treatment abroad if needed. Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh

Very timely statement from Human Rights Watch. ICT laws must abide by global standards before the new round of trial. hrw.org/news/2024/10/2…

As Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council claimed 9 Hindus died in communal attacks, we found the claims were exaggerated. Personal note: In some cases, the Council didn't even talk to the victims' families. netra.news/2024/little-ev…

Such a blatant violation of human rights. A mob handed this man over to police after checking his mobile in Dhaka. youtube.com/watch?v=JNYbUO…

Bangladesh🇧🇩: Authorities must swiftly and impartially investigate and hold accountable, perpetrators of the attacks on people perceived to be part of the Awami League at Zero Point on Sunday. Attacking people for their political beliefs is a violation of their right to freedom

The arrest of a top Hindu leader & the escalation of violence in Chittagong appears to be the result of a pure misreading of the situation by the IG #Bangladesh. While there's no Hindu genocide going on in BD, it’s true that minority community is not feeling safe. It’s

No it isn't bogus. In fact The Daily Star reported in 2023 when his govt was in power that a mother & baby were forcibly disappeared by his govt. Here's the link: thedailystar.net/news/banglades…

Observation on #Bangladesh's recent updates: Youths in #Bangladesh are scared of the possibilities of Hasina's & AL's return. If you follow the messaging of AL-linked social media pages & commentators, they are still threatening the July protestors with consequences. Hence, the

The report names #Hasina, who served as an #authoritarian prime minister, and her officials as responsible for what it describes as “#systematic and widespread #extrajudicial #killings” carried out under a co-ordinated strategy of #repression. Aaqib Md. Shatil Netra News

If followed through, this #Bangladesh government press release is very good news for those seeking accountability of those accused of the offence of Crimes against Humanity for the over 1000 protesters and others killed by the country’s security forces under direction of the

Many people following Bangladesh politics will find this difficult to accept but Tulip Siddiq MP, in her tweet below posted a few days ago, has a point about Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the UK media's reporting. During the Awami League period the ACC was

Remember Tureen Afroze, the former war crimes prosecutor detained earlier this month for attempted murder on 5 August 2024 following an FIR which claimed she was present at the scene. Now, the injured man who lodged the FIR with the police acknowledges that he never saw her.

This is shocking. On Monday, in an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act, the #Bangladesh government set out what “banning all the activities” of the Awami League meant. From now on “the publication of any press statement on behalf of or in support” of the Awami League is

News report exposes that Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh's cabinet member Asif Mahmud's father Billal led a mob that tortured a #Hindu school teacher after stripping & paraded her in the streets. Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh took no action, she wasn’t even allowed to file a police case. Human Rights Watch

“Netra News interviewed hundreds of families and examined over 2,000 reports to map the killings during Bangladesh’s 2024 crackdown. Of 750 verified deaths, at least 705 were likely caused by security forces or ruling party cadres.” interactive.netra.news/monsoon-massac…

As Bangladesh ensured “justice and accountability,” the tribunal, in its verdict, claimed that 1,400 people were killed during the crackdown, while the official death toll according to the government’s own list is around 840. Although it is claimed that a sizeable number of

I don’t often recommend podcasts but this from The Economist is a good one. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aft…

Fact check: An investigation into the 21 Aug Grenade attack case during 2006-08 caretaker govt didn't find any involvement of Tarique Rahman in it. It was in 2011 when his name was added based on an additional confessional statement of a key accused who made another confession 4

Watch the hypocrisy of Jamaat’s Ameer. The moment his tweet sparked backlash, he or his team rushed to claim the account was “hacked” and has now been “recovered.” Funny thing is, the same account kept posting perfectly normal tweets throughout the last 24 hours. When words