David Bergman
@TheDavidBergman
Writing on politics, elections, corruption, human rights etc .. with particular interest in Bangladesh. Most recently Netra News, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 News
How tell me would it even be possible for the #Bangladesh interim government to hide the death toll in relation to the Uttara school plane crash, when the incident happened yesterday, it took place at a school with a known number of children, teachers and employees, and there…
The longer #Bangladesh's interim government stays in power, without holding elections, the longer it will be blamed for things for which it has no responsibility and can do little to change. thedailystar.net/news/milestone…
Think about this. Israel has killed an equivalent of a classroom of children every day for 653 days, alongside their parents and grandparents.
Irish KC Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh takes over, providing context on the Israeli atrocities in Gaza which Palestine Action seeks to disrupt and prevent. She cites UN experts and NGOs: - Israel has killed a classroom of children every day for 653 days, alongside their parents and…
Tragedy in #Bangladesh, as airforce training plane crashes in children's school in the capital, Dhaka
Who is “they” here?
“Zionists are not welcome here.” Honestly, you’d never have believed this was London. They think they own the place
This is written up as a failure of #Bangladesh’s interim government, but the US has a gun to the head of the interim government - as it does over other smaller (and indeed larger) countries - and it is difficult to see how the interim government can come out well through any…
And linking Palestine to #Bangladesh, one notable effect of the UK government's ban on the civil disobedience group Palestine Action, is that it will now be nearly impossible for the UK government to raise concerns about the "banning", by the current Bangladesh interim…
Now that the UK government has banned the civil disobedience group Palestine Action, defining it as a terrorist organisation, the situation has become so ridiculous that pro-Palestinian protesters are genuinely worried that if they hold a poster with the words “Palestine” and…
The extent to which the Israeli military can, day after day, kill dozens of Palestinians civilians seeking relief, without concerted action by the West to take immediate steps to stop it remains shocking even by the standards of the high levels of immunity that the West normally…
At the same time, after Gopalganj and Chittagong, it is important that the students party has the right to assembly with appropriate protection from violent attacks. Seems a responsible policy after recent attacks.
Leaked documents show Chief Adviser Yunus’s Govt is deploying 620+ police personnel for the National Citizen Party’s regime-backed political march in Khagrachhari on July 21. This includes: • 336 constables • 77 armed constables • 88 female constables • 54 officers •…
This is very good news. Only islamists and the army in #bangladesh seem to have a problem with it. A good and bold move by the interim government.
PRESS STATEMENT DHAKA, 18 July 2025 — The Government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and…
Exactly!
for those unaware, there is a hysterical media and political class meltdown in the UK because Diane Abbott, a black woman MP, said Jews don't face the same racism as black people. This is a truism that is not allowed to be spoken. Here is Norman Finkelstein stating the obvious:
Oh dear! Not a great calling card for the BNP! On Wednesday, it was the Awami League attacking #bangladesh’s student party. Today it is the BNP!
Now that the UK government has banned the civil disobedience group Palestine Action, defining it as a terrorist organisation, the situation has become so ridiculous that pro-Palestinian protesters are genuinely worried that if they hold a poster with the words “Palestine” and…