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The hit list: Endangered bloggers of Bangladesh

It is with good reason that the “blogger murders” are the most fervently debated and discussed topics in Bangladesh today and who knows, perhaps maybe even in the world. These

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Unrest In Chandpur As Hindu Blogger Accused Of Blasphemy Towards Islam

Chandpur correspondent On the 10th September a group Muslim fundamentalists violently attacked a Hindu community residing within the quaint little area of Puran Bazaar, Chandpur. This coordinated assault on the

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Blasphemy Lawsuit: Charges Brought Against Atheist Blogger Who Was ‘Derogatory Towards Muhhammad’

Reports that another atheist blogger/online activist is facing legal charges is perhaps not news to anyone in Bangladesh these days, given how this current trend had been set a while

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Crackdown on blasphemy as another five agnostic bloggers faces law suit

In what is almost becoming the norm these days, another agnostic blogger is set to face legal consequences, having ‘poked’ too hard at the delicate religious sentiments of the country’s

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Lawsuit filed under section 57 on charges of conspiracy and sedition

A total of 16 individuals have been hit with a lawsuit under the section 57 of Information and Communication Technology Act 2006, over allegations of making seditious statements in Facebook

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84 on Hit list by ABT: Bangladesh’s politics drives cycle of death

It is with good reason that the “blogger murders” are the most fervently debated and discussed topics in Bangladesh today and who knows, perhaps maybe even in the world. These

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VAT to stay at 15pc in new law: Muhith

The unified value-added tax of 15 percent will remain unchanged under the new VAT law, which is expected to come into force in July, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday.

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Khaleda sued for ‘defamatory remarks’ on Bangabandhu

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been sued for making a ‘defamatory statement’ on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. AB Siddique, president of Bangladesh Jananetri Parishad, filed the defamation case with the

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Man threatened to douse woman with acid

Taushnuva Fardousi, a Bangladeshi woman currently residing in the UK as a student, has been issued death threats by a local goon in Rampura, who also threatened to splash acid on her. Notorious

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David Bergman: the hired henchman of war criminals

By Benjamin Carver How it all began for Bergman: The International crimes tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTBD) has endured relentless criticism from the inglorious perpetrators and their allies since its formation

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