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Faiyaz Hossain July 1, 2025 authoritarianism, bangladesh, Bangladesh protests, democracy crisis, Farzana Rupa, female journalists, funeral parole, human rights, injustice in Bangladesh, international accountability, journalist arrest, Nobel Laureate Yunus, political repression, press freedom, Shakil Ahmed, sheikh hasina, South Asia, state violence, Swedish journalist Charlotte Jaquemart, UN failure

OPINION: Bangladesh’s Shame—How Journo Rupa Was Denied Her Mother’s Last Breath

If the international community allows these narratives to disappear in silence, it becomes complicit in its own oppression, it claims

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Faiyaz Hossain May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 2024 unrest, authoritarianism, Awami League, Bangladesh politics, civil liberties, cultural revolution, democracy, extremism, freedom of expression, historical memory, human rights, international response, Islamist groups, Mujib legacy, non-violent resistance, peaceful protest, political ban, political repression, student protests, underground activism

OPINION: Banned, Not Gone—Can Bangladesh’s Awami League Spark Peaceful Change?

Ultimately, it raises questions of profound importance: Is it possible to transform a nation without resorting to bloodshed? The movement

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Faiyaz Hossain May 18, 2025 anti-terrorism law, Awami League, Awami League ban, Bangladesh 2025, Bangladesh democracy, Bangladesh human rights, Bangladesh politics, Bangladesh protests, democratic legitimacy, freedom of speech, interim government Bangladesh, Nobel Laureate Yunus, political party ban, political repression, referendum controversy, sheikh hasina, UN Fact Finding Report, UN recommendation, Yunus, Yunus caretaker government

OPINION: Yunus Defies UN, Bans Bangladesh’s Awami League Without Referendum

Bangladeshi democracy has always been a bit of a balancing act—it’s fragile, often disputed, and shaped by deep mistrust among

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Millichronicle April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 arbitrary arrests, authoritarianism, bangladesh, bar council takeover, bar elections, democracy under threat, democratic backsliding, election interference, extrajudicial killings, fabricated charges, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, human rights, international community, judicial abuse, judicial independence, justice system abuse, lawyers, lawyers under attack, legal community, legal crackdown, legal persecution, minority rights, opposition silencing, political repression, political targeting, press freedom, rule of law, suppressing dissent, Yunus government

OPINION: Why Is the Yunus Government Brutally Targeting Lawyers in Bangladesh?

By Advocate Shahanur Islam Perhaps the most dangerous tactic employed by the Yunus government is the use of fabricated charges