Bangladesh; Civil War, Independence and Military Quo
Bangladesh appeared on the world map as an independent country in 1971, some 40 years ago, after a 9 month long civil war (liberation struggle) in which nearly one million…
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Garment Workers On The Move Again
Tens of thousands of garment workers have headed back to their factories in the Adamze Export Processing Zone, where machines are abuzz and the remnants of burned tires and vandalized…
25000 Textile Workers Protest Poor Wages in Bangladesh
More than 25000 textile workers defied a ban on protests in emergency-ruled Bangladesh to demand back pay and bonuses in one of the country’s biggest industrial zones. The workers walked…
Bangladesh; Military Called in as Political Crises Continues
Troops were deployed throughout Bangladesh on Sunday 11th December to maintain law and order, says presidential order. Military now patrolling the main streets and squares and guarding the important buildings…
Bangladesh a New Safe Heaven for Islamic Militancy
When Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by out going Prime Minister Khalida Zia formed an alliance and coalition government with fundamentalist Jamat-e-Islami(Party of Islam) in 2001, very few people raised…
Bangladesh Political Tension on The Rise, as 28 Killed in Violence
Riots continued as political crises deepens At least 28 were killed including 3 politician linked to the outgoing administration of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia- and hundreds injured in 4 days…
Mine Protesters Go on a Rampage, 20000 marches against British Mine Company
5 killed, 50 injured in the fatal shooting by the security forces Thousands of protestors in northern Bangladesh went on a rampage Monday morning torching buildings linked to a…
We are not Slaves, Treat us like Humans
Thousands of protesting workers set fire to six garment factories in Bangladesh after a colleague was killed and scores injured in the clashes with police. The violence erupted on Monday…
Bangladesh Political Chaos, Islamic Fundamentalism and Poverty
The recent 36 hours strike that ended yesterday, 7th Feb., once again exposed the chaos that exists in the political system of Bangladesh. This was the 12th strike call given…