Desk Report, EU pre-election observation team to arrive in mid-September A pre-election observation team of the European Union (EU) is coming to Bangladesh in mid-September. They are coming to observe the preparations for the elections. Akhtar Ahmed, Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat, told reporters at the Election Building on Monday. EU pre-election observation team to arrive in mid-September The EC Secretary said that the EU pre-election observation team will consist of seven people, including three foreigners and four locals. The Election Commission has learned this through the…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court orders former President Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest
Desk Reoport, Brazil’s Supreme Court orders former President Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest A judge at Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest. The judge made the order on Monday local time for violating a ban on using social media. The court order further increased tensions between the former right-wing politician and the court, who is on trial for plotting a military coup. Brazil’s Supreme Court orders former President Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest The former army officer…
Read MoreThere was an attempt to hide the truth.
Desk Report, There was an attempt to hide the truth. Most of the intelligence reports of the Special Branch (SB) of the police attempted to hide the fact that people were expressing their anger against the government on the streets. Instead, they tried to portray the students and the public as an ‘anti-independence group’ and the movement as a ‘foreign conspiracy’. There was an attempt to hide the truth. The intelligence reports used words like ‘provocation’, ‘miscreants’ and ‘opposition conspiracy’ more frequently. The arguments and language used by the then…
Read MorePost-coup cultural fascism
Desk Report, Post-coup cultural fascism After the July mass uprising, people are able to speak without fear. Those words that would have led to oppression and coercion, or even the threat of disappearance, are being said with ease. There are many arrangements to create a narrative all around. It seems that behind all these narratives, are we losing the important truth? The exact reason why the dictatorship fell, looking at the events of the year after the uprising, it seems that we have forgotten it. Post-coup cultural fascism Seeing the…
Read MoreBigger changes are possible
Desk Report, Bigger changes are possible On August 2 last year, a treacherous march was held with the participation of numerous people. There, I said, ‘Hasina’s fall alone will not bring liberation to Bangladesh. It will not stop the growth of the authoritarian system again and again….The liberation war must be freed from the hands of the occupiers….The liberation war must be brought back into the hands of the people….The attack on the people with a dictatorship in the name of looting, injustice, corruption, and destructive ‘development’ will no longer…
Read MoreBNP, other parties eye July manifesto
Desk Report, BNP, other parties eye July manifesto The much-discussed ‘July Declaration’ is being announced on the anniversary of the July Uprising. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will read the declaration at a rally on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon. BNP, other parties eye July manifesto Political parties as well as the conscious civil society are interested in what is in this July Declaration. Concerned people say that in addition to releasing the July Declaration at this program on Manik Mia Avenue, the Chief Adviser may…
Read MoreTrump’s special envoy heads to Russia amid tensions
Desk Report, Trump’s special envoy heads to Russia amid tensions US special envoy Steve Witkoff may visit Russia next week. US President Donald Trump himself announced this on Sunday. The announcement came amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow. Trump’s special envoy heads to Russia amid tensions Trump has given Russia until August 8 to agree to a deal to end the war in Ukraine or face economic sanctions. Although Trump did not specify what those sanctions might be, tensions between Washington and Moscow are rising over this. Speaking to…
Read MoreGovernment cautious about August 5, no security concerns: Home Affairs Advisor
Desk Report, Government cautious about August 5, no security concerns: Home Affairs Advisor Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that the government is on alert regarding August 5. There is no security threat. Government cautious about August 5, no security concerns: Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said this while briefing reporters after the meeting of the Law and Order Core Committee in the conference room of the Home Ministry at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon. This information was given in a press release sent…
Read MoreAL’s exercise of strength, ‘March to Dhaka’ announced
Desk Report, AL’s exercise of strength, ‘March to Dhaka’ announced From the rally at the Central Shaheed Minar, Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, announced a one-point declaration on August 3 (2024) to overthrow Sheikh Hasina’s government and eliminate fascism. Then, in order to handle the situation, it was decided to suppress this movement through the use of political force in multiple meetings of the Awami League’s policy-making level. At midnight that day, leaders and activists of the Awami League and allied parties and organizations began to…
Read MoreSupreme Court reprimands Rahul, if he were a true Indian, he would not have raised the issue of Chinese land grab
Desk Report, Supreme Court reprimands Rahul, if he were a true Indian, he would not have raised the issue of Chinese land grab The Supreme Court has asked where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got the information that 2,000 square kilometers of Indian territory in Galwan in eastern Ladakh is occupied by China. During the hearing of a case on Monday, the Supreme Court judges reprimanded the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul and said that a real Indian would not make such a comment. Supreme Court reprimands Rahul,…
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