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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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Banani rape ordeal: an untold story

Facebook Post by Nijhoom Majumder | Translated by: Roosevelt Halder Banai’s rapist Shafat had a pistol pointed at the first victim. He had hissed, “Now, do you know what this is?”

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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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Bangladeshi blogger named on hitlist

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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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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Tigers enjoy day out before long trip home

The Bangladesh players were doing a bit of shopping in Westfield, a popular shopping mall in Christchurch, yesterday. But nobody was interested in expensive purchases. Sabbir Rahman led one group

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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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Munira Ahmed: A Bangladeshi American becomes the face of Trump resistance

Munira Ahmed, a Bangladeshis American had a photo taken of her covered in an American flag hijab back in 2007. Now, a decade later, the image has become a symbol

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Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2016 announced

The “Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2016” was announced today in seven categories ahead of the ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’. Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan, director general of Bangla Academy, made the announcement

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