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Bloggers fear threat from state

The online secular community in Bangladesh says it feels directly threatened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent warning that bloggers in the country would not be allowed to “hurt” the religious sentiments of others. “We will not tolerate it if you attack other’s religious belief,” the prime minister recently said while exchanging greetings with Hindu leaders. [caption id="attachment_19708" align="alignright" width="650"]blogger Bangladeshi blogger Ibrahim Khalil, who has been in hiding since 2013 when Islamists drew up a list of 84 "anti-Islam" atheist bl...

Migrant crisis could damage ‘idea of Europe’: Germany

A failure to handle the migrant crisis effectively could adversely affect the “idea of Europe”, Germany’s labour minister said on Thursday, calling for a fairer distribution of refugees within the European Union. Speaking at a briefing ahead of the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in the Turkish capital this week, Andrea Nahles warned that Europe had “come to a crossroads”, and that poor handling of the influx of asylum seekers from countries like Syria was fueling rohingya_migrants_1skepticism towards the EU....

South Shields businessman helps Rajon’s family

A businessman in South Tyneside has helped to empower a grief-stricken Bangladeshi family. Lalon Amin from Law Top, South Shields, is the North East ambassador for the CAP (community against poverty) Foundation Rajon helpAfter learning that 13–year–old Sheikh Rajon, was beaten to death in Sylhet, Mr Amin set up an online fundraising page . A post-mortem examination concluded the youngster’s death in July was caused by a brain haemorrhage and found more than 60 wounds on his body, The cash was used to buy Sheikh’s dad Shiekh Azizur Rahman ...

Rs 5 lakh compensation to Felani’s family!

India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended its Home Ministry to pay a compensation of half a million Indian rupees to the family of murdered Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun. The NHRC verdict stated that: “The Commission is aware that the security forces are discharging a sensitive job at the borders. They must, however, adhere to some discipline and norms while performing such duty,” adding that a compliance report be submitted from the ministry within six weeks. Quoting a BSF order, which asks its troopers to ‘exercise utmost restraint when dealing with unarmed women and children’, the verdict went on to say that Felani was an unarmed girl. As a result, the BSF constable who shot at her acted in disregard of the circular issued by the BSF Headquarters.”

Families seek justice on ‘lawless’ Indo-Bangla border

As thousands of Bangladeshis and Indians celebrated the end of one of the world’s most intractable border disputes, Fatema Khatun was quietly hopeful of finally seeing justice. Fifteen years after Khatun’s husband, Badshah Mia, was hacked to death and his body dumped on a canal bank near their home along the border, no one has been charged with his murder, reports AFP. But the mother of six is praying that this month’s historic land swap between the two countries AFP Photoalong their frontier—sparking wild celebrations—means the case will at last...

Child-marriage rates accelerate

The rate of child-marriage in Bangladesh is accelerating, even though the primitive and damaging practice is technically illegal. Photographer Allison Joyce witnessed one recent wedding between Mohammad Hasamur Rahman, 32, and Nasoin Akhter, 15. “It’s tradition for the bride to look shy and coy during the wedding,” Joyce explained to The Washington Post. “But I noticed this sadness and unspoken fear and uncertainty even when she Child marriagewas in her room with her friends before the ceremony or at the parlor with her sister (who was ...
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