Archive for ‘July, 2009’

Police recover a six pieced body of a minor

Police recover a six pieced body of a minor

Bangladesh police recovered a six pieces dead body of a 10 year old boy in Brahmanbaria on July 18th.
The minor boy Sami was identified as the student of Bagaura Government Primary School in Nabinagar Upazila. Sami is the son of Shafiqul Islam.
Relating the incident a case was being filed with Nabinagar Police Station. But no [...]

Breaking the silence: ensuring justice for women

Breaking the silence: ensuring justice for women

Khulna, Bangladesh, June 26 — Various organizations and individuals have been fighting for decades to ensure justice for women and children in Bangladesh. While progress has been nominal, violence continues to be notable.
Innocent souls are crying for justice. From January to March 2009, 73 women and children were the victims of rape or attempted rape; among those, [...]

Widow mercilessly whipped after fatwa

Widow mercilessly whipped after fatwa

Comilla, Bangladesh, July 08 — Piara Begum (age 40), a widow, and Mamun Miah (age 25), from the Debidwar Upazila (subdistrict) in the Comilla district in southeastern Bangladesh, were mercilessly whipped after a fatwa decree.
Piara Begum’s husband had died five years earlier, leaving behind five children. Locals said that, after the death of her husband, Piara developed [...]

Bangladeshi pregnant woman killed by husband

Bangladeshi pregnant woman killed by husband

Rupgonj , Bangladesh, July 07 — Parul Akter, a 30-year-old woman living in poverty, was missing for five days. Her mother, Nur Jahan Begum, told Asia News, “I went to visit my daughter in her husband’s house in Rupgonj on June 12th, but her husband’s relatives said that my daughter had a fight with her husband and [...]

Bangladeshi Police CAUGHT Taking Bribe from The Murderer of a 7-month-old Pregnant Woman!

Bangladeshi Police CAUGHT Taking Bribe from The Murderer of a 7-month-old Pregnant Woman!

Parul Akter, a 30-year-old pregnant woman living in poverty, was killed by her husband and others in last month. The relatives of the victims had hardly reached the local police.
The petitioner of the case Faruk hossian alleged that the police officials forced them to bribe to search for the accused.
On the other side the greedy [...]

A seven months pregnant woman was killed by the husband and their relatives

A seven months pregnant woman was killed by the husband and their relatives

Mallaun Na Manush

Mallaun Na Manush

A Video Documentary By Human Rights Activist William Gomes on the atrocities against minorities in  Bangladesh

Common God, but not a common religion

Common God, but not a common religion

Dhaka , Bangladesh, March 23 — There is major fact that every atheist is itching to believe and every believer is itching to doubt, and that is the existence of God. Around the world, religious people and those seeking peace are trying to come up with an abstract concept that there is one God who made all [...]

Islamic NGOs: a shadow government in Bangladesh

Islamic NGOs: a shadow government in Bangladesh

Dhaka , Bangladesh, April 01 — Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a vital role in a developing country like Bangladesh. According to Wikipedia, the number of NGOs in Bangladesh is in excess of 20,000.
The news that Islamic NGOs with foreign funds are fueling the Islamic militancy has been bubbling all over Bangladesh. The Daily Star said that suspected [...]

Minors targeted by Islamic militants

Minors targeted by Islamic militants

Dhaka , Bangladesh, May 21 — Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar [Child Rights] Forum is a network of 263 Bangladesh NGOs working in the area of child rights. According to Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), 394 children disappeared in Bangladesh in 2008.
The Bangladesh government has failed to protect and promote the rights of Bangladesh’s minors over the years. Minor [...]

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