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1 May 2013

Savar Tragedy: Where Humanity Shines Amidst Rubbles

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A long and difficult rescue operation has been going on since the factory building collapse on April 24, 2013 in Savar, Bangladesh. 397 people have died, and 2834 workers have been rescued alive so far from the rubble. This post tells the stories of the ordinary people who came forward to rescue the victims along with the professionals.

5 April 2013

Protests Against Arrest of Bloggers Charged with Blasphemy in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Police have detained four bloggers for their posts which allegedly "hurt religious feelings" and the hunt is on for seven more bloggers. Many popular Bangladeshi blogging platforms and blogs have blacked out their websites in protest.

16 March 2013

Revenge Attacks Target Bangladesh Hindus for Islamist Leader's Death Sentence

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Bangladesh's Hindus have come under attack as Islamists, angry over the death sentence handed down to top Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi by a special war crimes tribunal, engage in a fiery rampage nationwide.

1 March 2013

#Shahbag Protesters Fight off Atheist Shadow Cast by Islamist Groups

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The massive #Shahbag protests in Bangladesh, demanding the death penalty for those who committed mass murder, rape, arson, and other crimes against humanity during the country's liberation from Pakistan in 1971, are seeing violent resistance from the country's Islamist political parties.

22 February 2013

Bangladesh Raises Voice to End Violence Against Women

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With fists raised to the sky, thousands of Bangladeshis throughout the country stood together in city streets and plazas last week chanting "no more, no more!" to demand an end to violence against women as part of the "One Billion Rising" movement.

19 February 2013

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Videos from #Shahbag, Bangladesh's Generation Square

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The movement for justice against Bangladesh's war criminals at Shahbag or "Generation Square", as it is now being called, has entered its fourteenth day.

16 February 2013

Photos posts
Bangladeshi Artists Capture Shahbag Protests in Cartoons

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The protests in Shahbag square in Bangladesh's capital city, where thousands of people have gathered to demand death for war criminals, rage on for a 12th day. Several artists have put pen to paper to capture the movement in cartoons.

10 February 2013

Photos posts
In Pictures: The Protesting Crowd In Shahbag

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Last Friday, 8th of February, 2013, hundreds of thousands of people started to gather since morning in Shahbagh's Generation Square in solidarity with bloggers and online activists’ ongoing protests. Arif Hossain Sayeed shares pictures of this mass gathering in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

8 February 2013

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Bangladesh: All Roads Lead To Shahbagh

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The protests at Shahbagh intersection in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka continue for the fourth day. Protesters demand capital punishment for Jamaat-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah and other war criminals on trial.

6 February 2013

Tourist Hordes Trashing World's Largest Mangrove Forest

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Increasing numbers of loud and littering tourists are damaging the world's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh, home to the Royal Bengal Tigers and a colorful collection of other wildlife.

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