General Waker-Uz-Zaman was speaking at an army memorial event. This comes after student unions of BNP & Jamaat blamed each other for violence gripping the country.
Bangladesh saw what Hasina’s ‘Aynaghars’ – torture and detention dens – looked like after Yunus visited them with media personnel and victims’ family members.
In a virtual meet with widows of 4 policemen killed in July uprising, the ex-Bangladesh PM said that Yunus & others responsible for the killings would be brought to justice ‘on Bangla soil’.
The Bangladesh Home Adviser’s statement and BGB’s aggression toward BSF is problematic. It can disturb the equilibrium and cause innumerable problems for border residents.
The 100-page report says the former govt orchestrated brutal response to protests, using live ammunition & excessive force, with Hasina asking officials to ‘kill & hide protesters’ bodies’.
The operation involves participation by multiple security forces of Bangladesh. Over 1,300 detained in 2 days after launch. Experts hope Yunus doesn’t set precedent of legal overreach.
New Delhi further blames Bangladesh for persistent negativity surrounding ties, while underlining its desire for a 'constructive and mutually beneficial relationship' with Dhaka.
Today’s Bangladesh must, like Hamlet, confront the question that haunted him. To be, or not to be, the Bangladesh birthed by 75 million dreams in 1971? Or its caricature?
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Bangladesh has become a theatre of the absurd.
Who is the Bangladesh Army Chief to warn political leaders? What gives him such authority?
Or does he think of himself as a Pakistan Army chief – one who can install puppet governments and jail popular politicians as per his convenience?
It’s unfortunate but it does seem like Bangladesh is going down Pakistan’s way.
Bangladesh has become a theatre of the absurd.
Who is the Bangladesh Army Chief to warn political leaders? What gives him such authority?
Or does he think of himself as a Pakistan Army chief – one who can install puppet governments and jail popular politicians as per his convenience?
It’s unfortunate but it does seem like Bangladesh is going down Pakistan’s way.