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Bangladesh Sees Efforts to Rewrite Mujibur Rahman’s Legacy

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) There is a distinct move in Bangladesh to dilute or erase the legacy of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman amid the reported radicalisation of institutions and parts of the society. Recently, authorities at the Dhaka University decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to ‘Osman Hadi Hall’ after the recently slain radical Islamist leader.Visuals of protesters atop a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and defacing the figure marked their celebration of former P…

Radical Islamist Panel Wins Big in Bangladesh University Student Elections

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Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Odommo Jobian Oikko, a panel backed by radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, has registered a landslide victory, securing 16 of the 21 posts – including those of Vice-President (VP), General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) – in the just-concluded Bangladesh’s Jagannath University Central Students Union (JnUCSU) elections, the local media reported on Thursday. The student wings of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chh…

National Citizen Party Faces Internal Dissent Ahead of Bangladesh General Elections

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Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Ahead of the Bangladesh general elections, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has sought to clarify its position on forming an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, even as serious dissatisfaction has surfaced within the party, with dozens of senior leaders threatening mass resignation over the issue.NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain explained the party’s position in a statement posted on the party’s verified Facebook page on Saturday night.Referring to discussions held at the cons…

Former Bangladeshi MP Accuses Yunus-Led Government of Turning Country into Terrorist State

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Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Member of Parliament (MP) A F M Bahauddin Nasim said on Wednesday that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is turning the South Asian country into a terrorist state and making attempts to hand over the country’s reigns to Pakistan. Speaking exclusively to IANS, Nasim, also the Awami League Joint General Secretary, said that the Yunus government has taken Bangladesh to the verge of destruction with riots, killings and overall collapse of the rule o…