Digital Security Act: The Tool of Abuse in Bangladesh

Digital Security Act: The Tool of Abuse in Bangladesh 0
- Commentary
- January 6, 2022
by Ahmad Shihab 6 january 2022 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”— Martin Luther King, Jr. Sanctions The administration of President Joe Biden recently clamped restrictions on a few key officials of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police of Bangladesh. Phil Robertson of the Human Right Watch (HRW) commented that the “RAB
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An Open Letter to the New Ambassador (Designate) to Bangladesh 0
- Commentary
- November 4, 2021
By Ahmad Shihab 5 November 2021 Ambassador Peter Haas Your Excellency, The Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRD Bangladesh) has the honor to extend its hearty greetings on your appointment as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. You come with an excellent background and great accomplishments. The expectation of
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Indian Lawmaker Urges its Government to Invade and Occupy Bangladesh 0
- Commentary
- October 25, 2021
by Ahmad Shihab 25 October 2021 Subramanian Swamy, a veteran lawmaker belonging to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India, once again demanded his country to invade Bangladesh and occupy it. He made the demand first in 2011 and kept hammering it in the floor of the parliament, as well as outside it. (http://southasiajournal.net/india-bjp-lawmaker-india-should-invade-bangladesh/)
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Bangladesh: No End to Human Rights Violations: Even Relatives of Dissidents Targeted 0
- Commentary, Issue 35 – Winter 2021
- October 7, 2021
by Ahmad Shihab 7 October 2021 RAB-1 taking Nusrat Shahreen Raka in custody The violation of human rights by the fascist regime of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh reached a new and ugly height. As the regime cannot reach the political dissidents living abroad, it goes for their innocent relatives in the country. Harassment,
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Bangladesh: Height of Authoritarianism 0
- Commentary
- September 26, 2021
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore…its practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments. –Ivan Krastev (Political Scientist) by Ahmad Shihab 26 September 2021 Bangladesh seems truly a rich and developed country! Its (according to most, unelected and illegal) Prime Minister chartered a Boeing 787 of Biman, Bangladesh’s national airline, for a two-week (Sept
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Bangladesh: Zia Continues to Dominate Awami Politics 0
- Commentary
- September 14, 2021
by Ahmad Shihab 14 September 2021 “To resurrect Mujib,” RAW implied to Hasina, “you have to destroy Zia.” Sheikh Hasina was on self-exile in India from 1975 and was under extensive brainwashing treatment under the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence. She returned to Bangladesh in 1981. Within two weeks,
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Bangladesh: Rights Group Seeks US Help Against Indian Hegemony and Sponsored Fascism 0
- Commentary
- May 16, 2021
by Ahmad U Shihab 17 May 2021 “Violating human rights is integral to the project of neoliberalism and global hegemony”—Arundhati Roy (Human Rights activits). The Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRDB) has made several contacts with the US Congress and Biden Administration over the past few months seeking urgent help
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Bangladesh: The HR Coalition Continues its Efforts 0
- Commentary
- April 12, 2021
by Ahmad U Shihab 12 April 2021 “Democracy and Human Rights are inseparable.”—Nelson Mandela A Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh addressed a number of appeals to the Biden Administration requesting urgent help to restore people’s democratic and human rights in the South Asian country. The membership of the Coalitions spans three
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Appeal to the US Congress for Urgent Help to Restore Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Bangladesh 0
- Commentary, Issue 34 – Spring 2021
- February 9, 2021
9 February 2021 By Ahmad U Shihab (On behalf of the suffering people of Bangladesh) “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” ― John F. Kennedy Honorable Members of the US Congress: Bangladesh needs your urgent attention. Behind the facade of “normalcy,” people in this South
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