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Arson Vandalism Killing and Derailing Economy: New Template of BNP Jamaat's so called Movement for Democracy

A total of 267 arson attacks, over 15 incidents of attack on trains, let alone over 220 incidents of vandalism of buses trucks and other vehicles, have been recorded till 6 am on Friday during the blockades and hartals called by BNP, Jamaat, and like-minded opposition parties since the end of October. This spate of blockade resulted in the loss...

Reality VS BNP’s Denial: A series of chilling accounts of those caught red handed during arson attacks in Bangladesh

A series of chilling accounts of those caught red-handed during arson attacks, let alone video footages of gruesome attacks, exposed BNP’s official cover-up of party leaders and activists’ involvement in countrywide torching of buses, trucks and trains, alongside street violence under the pretext of ongoing spate of blockade and hartals. The ...

Sheikh Hasina: Daughter of Democracy and Herald of Change

She gave the nation a new vision – Vision 2021, transforming Bangladesh into a middle-income country. She gave Bangladeshis the dream of Digital Bangladesh- an IT-based country. Four decades into independence, she has brought solace to 3 million martyrs and their families by initiating the much-awaited war crimes trial. Prime Minister Sheikh ...

21 August, 2004: All Hell Broke Loose by State-Sponsored Terrorism

Seventeen years ago on 21st August, the nation was about to burst against the state-sponsored militancy, in the capital. Ironically, shortly after, the anti-militancy protesters themselves became victims of the country’s most gruesome militant attack masterminded by then BNP-Jamaat government. The anti-militancy campaigners in their hundreds ...

It was Hawa Bhaban plot

It was a long, dark plot. A chilling conspiracy was getting final touches in an eerie August of 2004, a month that brings to mind the memories of a past bloodbath. The plot for a high-profile assassination was awaiting approval, again. On August 14: At Hawa Bhaban -- the alternative powerhouse of the BNP-led coalition government. At least nin...