Bangladesh
Bangladesh should stand with India on Arunachal Pradesh
Bangladesh should stand with India in rejecting China’s attempt to strengthen its territorial claims over Arunachal Pradesh through repeated renaming of places.
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Bangladesh press chose obedience over its constitutional duty
Bangladesh’s major television networks and newspapers failed their audiences when they refused to report meaningfully on Sheikh Hasina’s Aug. 5 speech in New Delhi.
Bangladesh
Maftun Ahmed Khan Rubel’s defamation complaint over Tarique Rahman insults threatens free speech in Bangladesh
Maftun Ahmed Khan Rubel should withdraw his complaint against Gazi Salahuddin Tanvir.
Bangladesh
Ishraque Hossain should spend some time reading Bangladesh’s Constitution
Ishraque Hossain is young. That is no excuse for being careless about the Constitution he serves under.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s prime minister must act before another man disappears into state silence
More than three months have passed since 30-year-old fisherman Miraj Sheikh was reportedly taken away by Bangladesh Coast Guard officers. His family still does not know whether he is alive, where he is being held or what, if anything, he is accused of doing.
Bangladesh
This case should end with Nasim’s release. Bangladesh must defend free expression.
AM Hasan Nasim should be released, and prime minister Tarique Rahman should make clear that freedom of speech in Bangladesh will not be sacrificed to political sensitivity. Nasim was sent to jail after a Dhaka court rejected a seven-day remand request in a case tied to social media posts and alleged blackmail involving Jatiya Sangsad […]