Category: BDFA News
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Dr Shamsunnahar Kamal: The Physician Who Shielded Freedom Fighters Under Fire
Dr Shamsunnahar Kamal, Chief Medical Officer of Chittagong Port Hospital in 1971, carried out some of the most dangerous forms of support work for the Liberation War—largely unrecorded in official histories. With all three of her sons fighting, she turned her home and hospital into a covert medical corridor for freedom fighters, supplying medicine to…
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Seven Organization Coalition Urges Election Manifestos to Center Women and Children
Seven major national and international organizations have formed a new platform, the Advancing Equality and Justice Coalition, calling for women’s and children’s rights to be placed at the center of political commitments ahead of Bangladesh’s February 2025 national elections. The coalition brings together Breaking the Silence, Jaago Foundation, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Oxfam in Bangladesh, Plan…
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Senior Police Officer Investigated for Sending Obscene Video to Female Colleague
A Home Ministry investigation is underway against DIG Mohammad Abu Sufian, formerly the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner, after a female police officer filed a complaint alleging that he sent her obscene and offensive videos through Facebook Messenger. Following the complaint, he was removed from his commissioner post and transferred to Police Headquarters without departmental assignment.…
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