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On 17 September 2007, a cartoon titled Naam (Name) was published in the 431st edition of Alpin.The cartoon, by 20-year-old cartoonist Arifur Rahman, featured a conversation between an elderly man and a boy and the controversy is regarding the text rather than the pictures as had been the case in previous such incidents.
In response to the controversial statement made by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh during a press conference, where she reportedly referred to students protesting the quota reform movement as the children of Razakars (traitors in the 1971 Independence War), students organized a midnight demonstration at the Dhaka University campus area (See ...
Other possible names for the head of government included Salahuddin Ahmed, a former governor of Bangladesh Bank, retired General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, and lawyer Sara Hossain. [190] The nomination of Yunus, who accepted the advisory role in the interim government, has also been supported by prominent figures within the student movement. [ 191 ]
After days of relative calm, Portuguese, Nepalese, and Bangladesh forces launched an attack during Operation BEKPA 2 on January 17. The fighting began at 8:00 am and lasted eight hours. UPC fighters put up resistance using heavy weapons, rocket launchers and grenades.
Pages in category "Controversies in Bangladesh" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Bangladesh government deployed paramilitary Bangladesh Border Guards forces in 22 of the 64 administrative districts of Bangladesh to quell violence against the Hindu community. As of 22 October 2021, at least 11 people have been killed across the country, including 7 Hindus, in the "worst communal violence in years" as termed by The New ...
The controversy, lasted nearly two decades, led the country to a political and an ideological crisis. When a different party comes to power, they change the history books of Bangladesh to either prefer Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or Ziaur Rahman. [36] However, some minor controversies also involve around the broadcasting of the proclamation.
According to Sarmila Bose's controversial book Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War, the number lies somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] However, her book was the subject of strong criticism by journalists; writer and visual artist Naeem Mohaiemen ; Nayanika Mookherjee, an anthropologist at Durham University ; and ...