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  • TRIBUTE TO KULDIP NAYAR; Journalism’s guiding light0

     August 23, 2018    Daily Star Journalism’s guiding light Kuldip Nayar. File photo taken from The Statesman/ANN Mahfuz Anam With the passing away of veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar Bangladesh has lost a sincere and lifelong friend, India has lost a conscience keeper for secular values, Pakistan has lost an untiring voice for greater understanding between

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  • Bangladesh: The rise and silencing of a mass student movement0

    How did the protests begin? What made it expand in such a short time? And finally, why did it die out? The following is a day-to-day breakdown of the protests created solely based on reports published in The Daily Star from July 29 to August 7. August 10, 2018 Timeline Day 1 July 29: A

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  • Bangladesh: Justice for Shahidul Alam0

    August 08, 2018 The Daily Star Shahidul Alam. Photo Courtesy: Rahnuma Ahmed Mahfuz Anam Who is this man whose arrest has sparked outrage and condemnation from global bodies and media, including Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), PEN International, SAMDEN (South Asia Media Defenders Network) and publications such as the Guardian, The Washington Post

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  • Bangladesh police: Beating suspects not crimes0

    Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan  26 July 2018 Photo: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo (staged) “Mother, seek mercy for me from the Prime Minister. Tell her that I am a regular student and that I am not involved with any political party. Please entreat her to revoke my remand. Please tell them not to beat me.” This

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  • Bangladesh Elections: Commentary: One day does not an election make0

    Md Jahangir Alam, Awami League nominated mayor candidate in Gazipur City Corporation elections, shows V-sign for victory in a post-polls reaction at the office of Gazipur returning officer on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Photo: Palash Khan Mahfuz Anam, Editor the Daily Star, Bangladesh June 29, 2018 The much-awaited Gazipur city election is over, the “we-knew-it-from-before”

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  • Bangladesh: Yaba invasion -1: Hostage to Myanmar0

      Daily Star; Bangladesh May 12, 2018 Inam Ahmed and Shakhawat Liton       It’s called crazy medicine. Produced in Myanmar, the dangerous drug very easily crosses the border and reaches cities, towns and villages of Bangladesh through various channels — sometimes in full knowledge of law enforcers. It now seems unstoppable and is poised

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  • Rohingya genocide; We’ll fight for you – 2 Nobel Peace laureates tell Rohingyas0

    • Blog
    • February 27, 2018

    Nobel Peace laureates Tawakkol Karman of Yemen and Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland cannot hold back tears as they comfort Rohingya refugees near the border in Ghundhum of Bandarban’s Naikkhangchhari upazila yesterday. Photo: Star Staff Correspondent The visiting Nobel Peace laureates have promised Rohingya women to be their voice and pursue justice on their behalf.

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  • Rohingya repatriation – A trick Dhaka fell for0

    • Blog
    • February 16, 2018

    Rohingya repatriation delayed as the govt agrees to Naypyidaw’s demand for Family-wise list; Myanmar still blames it on Bangladesh Porimol Palma   16/2/2018 The repatriation of Rohingyas was supposed to begin last month as per an agreement signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, but a pre-condition set at the eleventh hour held up the process. A bilateral

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