Category: BDFA News
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Human Rights Day 2025: In Bangladesh, the Struggle is Not Symbolic, It is Daily
On this Human Rights Day 2025, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads where rights are not abstract principles but matters of survival, dignity, and memory. Across the country, communities continue to navigate shrinking civic space, political repression, rising extremism, and the routine silencing of those who dare to speak. Human rights here are not guaranteed by…
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Ekta Ekta Baul Dhor, Dhore Dhore Jobai Kor; Hate Chants in Court Ignite Cultural and Legal Crisis
The recent hearing of the Abul Sarkar case in a Dhaka court has sparked nationwide concern after a video showed several individuals—some allegedly dressed as lawyers—chanting violent slogans such as “catch every Baul and slaughter,” “demand execution,” and “break the shelter.” The footage has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups, cultural workers, and legal…
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Rajshahi University Teacher Calls Begum Rokeya ‘Kafir-Murtad’; Outrage Follows
A Rajshahi University teacher has sparked widespread criticism after calling Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, the pioneer of women’s awakening in Bengal, a “kafir–murtad” on social media. Khandaker Mahmudul Hasan, Associate Professor of the Physics Department, posted on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon—Begum Rokeya Day—writing: “Today is the birthday of the murtad kafir Begum Rokeya.” The post…
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