Tag Archives: judiciary

Questions for police

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 19, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By William Gomes February 16, Dhaka Source: Sri Lanka Guardian Kazi Imtiaz Hossain Abir, a student of higher secondary level at the Northern College at Mohammadpur was killed in a so called “Cross Fire” in the capital. … Continue reading →

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Meeting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 4, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Abbas Faiz – South Asia researcher for Amnesty International It was a welcome opportunity to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her official visit to the UK. Three of us, Lord Eric Avebury of the UK … Continue reading →

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Statement on the Binayak Sen Judgement

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 31, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Posted by Radical Notes December 31, 2010 at 8:44 am in India Sanhati We are deeply anguished by the convictions and sentences of Dr. Binayak Sen, Piyush Guha, and Narayan Sanyal by the additional district and sessions … Continue reading →

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Arrest warrants against top TIB executives

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 26, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews bdnews24.com Sun, Dec 26th, 2010 1:43 pm BdST Comilla, Dec 26 (bdnews24.com) — A Comilla court has issued arrest warrants against the TIB chairman, director and a fellow for ‘maligning’ the judiciary in its household survey report. … Continue reading →

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Moshrefa Mishu Hospitalised

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 21, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews From Rahnuma Ahmed: Dear friends, Moshrefa Mishu, president of the Garments Workers Unity Forum, who was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) last night, is under strict police surveillance at the hospital. Although she is in … Continue reading →

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Murdoch phone hacking scandal

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 22, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Murdoch phone hacking scandal engulfs all Britain’s major parties By Jean Shaoul 22 September 2010 World Socialist Website A desperate damage control operation is underway as further allegations emerge about the extent of the illegal phone hacking … Continue reading →

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`Dismantling the master’s house’

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 29, 2009

HC judgments on sexual harassment rahnuma ahmed The High Court’s verdict was a `revolution’ said Salma Ali, president of Bangladesh Jatiya Mahila Ainjibi Samity (BNWLA) In response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the BNWLA, the High Court … Continue reading →

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