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While after usurping power, Yunus and his advocates made lofty claims before the world to restore democracy and rights, the press official appointed by Yunus to the U.S. in a public talk show on a Bangladesh television channel busted the myth. Rather than trampling all facets of…
According to a leaked communication from students with @BJI_Official, who are leaders of Chhatra Shibir, they intend to stir up controversy around the student movement in the secretariat by circulating untrue claims that the Chhatra League is involved. All of their leaders and…
See, this so-called FAKE champion of ‘freedom and speech’—not necessarily freedom of speech—in reality, a paid broker, Monica Beg, blocked us for speaking the truth. She didn’t have the courage to listen to our arguments, something that she doesn’t agree with. @TheDavidBergman…
In Chandpur’s Faridganj upazila, BNP leaders and activists set fire to a migrant’s residence after failing to receive demanded extortion money. The affected family has held workers loyal to the upazila BNP convener A. Q. M. Hannan responsible for this incident. @TheDavidBergman…
Zulkarnain Sayer, @ZulkarnainSaer whose real name is Tanvir Sadat Khan, was arrested in 2006 for fraud under a fake RAB identity. Later, he took the name Zulkarnain Sayer Khan. He also worked as a heroine arranger for Tarique Rahman from 2004-2006. He was sentenced to two years…
Asif Mahmud, an Advisor to the @ChiefAdviserGoB, violated international aviation regulations by carrying an ammunition magazine in his hand luggage while travelling with @TurkishAirlines. This infraction was not identified until the final stage of the boarding process. Asif…
In a country where real looters roam free, the Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a case against Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, a fierce government critic and former Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University. Kalimullah is no ordinary academic. He’s a vocal critic of…
“𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 [𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀] 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲.” Saira Baloch, sister of forcibly disappeared brothers Asif and Rasheed Baloch who were enforcedly disappeared…
Another custodial death—extrajudicial killing under the watch of Yunus; the deaths in police custody reach 24. Saidur Rahman Sujan, the Birulia Union Chairman of Savar Upazila and a young Awami League politician, was arrested at Dhaka Central Jail for four months. He was placed…
Extra-Judicial, Arbitrary Deadlines Set for #ICTBD Trials for Political Expediencies Likely to Result in Unfair Verdicts. It appears that the timeframes for completing the trials currently underway at the Int’l Crimes Tribunal, #Bangladesh (ICTBD) against top leaders of the…
#Yunus must be held accountable for all of the extrajudicial killings!
Another custodial death—extrajudicial killing under the watch of Yunus. Saidur Rahman Sujan, the Birulia Union Chairman of Savar Upazila and a young Awami League politician, was arrested at Dhaka Central Jail for four months. He was placed on detention yesterday in a complaint…
The following article reveals how Bangladesh's judiciary is acrumbling under Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed! Since taking office on Aug 11, 2024, any hopes for reform and judicial progress have been dashed, replaced by accusations of a "troubling silence" on violence, legal…
Can the #Yunus-led Interim Govt be relied on to organise free, fair, and inclusive nat'l #elections in #Bangladesh? No, for multiple reasons, including: First, the inextricable links which exist between the Interim Govt and the newly formed Nat'l Citizens' Party (NCP). There…
Custodial deaths of Awami League associated people reach 23 in 10 months. The latest victim? Md. Azgar Ali, general secretary of Dhaka Metro's 58 No. Ward unit of @albd1971. He died in Central Jail in Keraniganj on 7 June 2025, while the rest of the country was celebrating Eid…
One of the members of the so-called interim cabinet under @ChiefAdviserGoB Muhammad Yunus—an "adviser" holding ministerial ran, Mr Asif Mahmud, posted a Facebook status that has drawn serious diplomatic concern. In his post, written in Bangla, he made a veiled reference to…
This audience was supposed to be with the President of Bangladesh, which Yunus hijacked, and like a shameless person, he himself went there instead. @umranchowdhury
His Majesty King Charles III welcomes Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at Buckingham Palace for a private audience on Thursday.