Category: BDFA Blog
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We Have Been Deceived by the National Citizen Party
by Muntasir Rahman I am Md. Muntasir Rahman, an activist. My activism primarily focuses on gender and sexual minorities; alongside this, I have long worked on women’s rights, minority rights, and broader human rights issues. On July 15, 2024, while gathering news for a foreign newspaper, I began searching for movement coordinators and contacted them…
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A Flawed Leader’s Spectacular Farewell: Khaleda Zia
by Tanveer Anoy Bangladesh is mourning Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister and longtime chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who died after a prolonged illness. Her farewell has been immense: streets filled with vast crowds of mourners, television channels running continuous coverage, commentators reaching for superlatives, and political leaders across ideological…
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When Silence Governs: The Interim Government and Bangladesh’s Descent into Violence
by Hana Shams Ahmed The offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, and the premises of Chhayanaut, have been vandalized and destroyed. These are institutions that embody free thought, freedom of expression, and cultural life in Bangladesh. Their destruction is not an isolated incident. It is a symptom of a more profound and long-unfolding…
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