Category: Bangladesh

Former IGP Benazir Ahmed resorted to passport forgery

Bangladesh’s public discourse has been roiled by the recent revelations surrounding former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed’s passport history. The details paint a picture of a meticulously constructed web of deception, allegedly built upon misrepresentation, abuse of power, and a calculated effort to circumvent established procedures. This article delves into the known facts, […]

Foreign investors continue to divest from Bangladesh

The net foreign portfolio investment in Bangladesh has significantly declined during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2023-24, underscoring the deepening concerns over the country’s economic prospects, the repeated devaluation of the taka, and the instability of its political environment. Data from Bangladesh Bank reveals that net foreign portfolio investment stood at $89 […]

Bangladesh’s banking sector screwed by rampant looters

Bangladesh’s banking sector is currently embroiled in a series of major scandals, characterized by rampant looting and fraudulent loan practices that prove – this sector has been screwed by rampant looters, majority of whom enjoy impunity due to their influence being “blue-eyed-boys” of the ruling party. The cases of borrowers such as Murad Enterprises, Ideal […]

Harrowing tales of forced prostitution in UAE

Shathi Khatun (a pseudonym used to protect the identity of the victim), a resident of Khulna, Bangladesh, embarked on a journey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with dreams of a better life. She spent BDT 150,000 from her savings, enticed by the promise of a lucrative salary as a domestic helper. However, her aspirations […]

Clinton Foundation’s big-donor Mohammad Yunus continues lewd media stunts

Clearly with the target of putting Bangladesh government, particularly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina into discomfort and malign image of the country, controversial Novel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been repeatedly resorting to numerous tactics while very recently he repeatedly similar notoriety by claiming, he was compelled to enter the dock, an iron cage-like enclosure for the […]

Meta sparks political controversy in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has recently been embroiled in a digital and political controversy following Meta’s decision to shut down 148 accounts and pages, claiming they were operated by the ruling Awami League’s research organization, the Center for Research and Information (CRI). This move has stirred significant reactions and raised concerns about bias, political manipulation, and the role […]

Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, attack on Hindus and alarming rise of Islamists

Popular actress of Bollywood and diva of hundreds of millions of fans throughout the world – Raveena Tandon was groped, molested and physically assaulted by a gang of Islamist thugs led by a burqa-clad woman. Some people may consider this June 2, 2024 incident as isolated forgetting the fact that during Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, […]

Bangladeshi think tank CRI falls victim of Jamaat activists inside AFP

Recently, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has shut down 148 accounts and pages by claiming those were operated by ruling “Awami League’s research organization” – Center for Research and Information (CRI). This news has been very enthusiastically publicized by almost all of the newspapers and media outlets in Bangladesh, including anti-government and pro-Islamist newspapers such […]

West Bengal Hindus being regularly abducted, trafficked to Bangladesh and converted to Islam

For years, organized rackets have been abducting Hindu men, women, and children from West Bengal, smuggling them into Bangladesh, and converting them to Islam. Meanwhile, almost on a regular basis, Hindu girls are being abducted from India – brought to Bangladesh and forced into religious conversion. Following a recent incident, where a minor Hindu aged […]

Government urged to immediately take massive drive against corruption

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is vigorously investigating the alleged financial irregularities of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family. This investigation follows credible information suggesting that they possess assets worth thousands of crores of taka both within Bangladesh and in several foreign countries. The investigation has placed the once-untouchable Ahmed family […]