It’s unusual for a Chinese to protest against the despotic regime of the Chinese Communist Party. Such incidents are immediately suppressed under draconian laws and repressive tools to neutralise the dissenting voice. Since the pro-democracy student’s movement at Tiananmen Square in 1989 which was cruelly crushed and threw thousands of protesters
Author: Saleem Samad
Why Pakistan Army blames the 1971 debacle on the politicians?
The outgoing Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa in one of the several farewells meetups categorically said “1971 was not a military, but a political failure. Our army fought courageously in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).” He lamented that those fallen martyrs of the Pakistan Army were
Why Pakistan is upset with the Taliban?
Maryam Marof Arwin, founder of Afghanistan Women and Children Strengthen Welfare Organisation in a Twitter post lament: Afghanistan has been made a cage for Afghan women and girls. This tweet tells a million words, which depicts the state of Afghanistan after a 16-month rule by the barbarian Taliban, who has pushed
Why has Pakistan banned Joyland movie?
The controversial film Joyland received global accolades on film festival circuits for its portrayal of a transgender love affair. The movie has been banned for ‘highly objectionable material’ wasn’t a surprise for Pakistan. The film is set in Lahore and shot in the Punjabi language revolves around the story of a
US Congress to recognise Bangladesh genocide in 1971
Recently United States Congressman Steve Chabot along with co-sponsor Congressman Ro Khanna and Congresswoman Katie Porter introduced a bipartisan resolution 1430 “Recognising the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971” in Capitol Hill, Washington DC. The resolution demands that the United States government should recognise the genocide committed by the Pakistan armed forces during
Why Pakistan plans an invasion of Kashmir in October 1947?
Each year the people of Jammu and Kashmir, both in Indian Administered Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir observe ‘Black Day’ on different dates across the most troubled border. The first Black Day was observed on October 22, 1947, when Brigadier Akbar Khan of the newly-born Pakistan Army was entrusted with a
Can EC become a game changer in elective democracy?
In every election, the same screenplay of vote fraud and election irregularities has been produced by the ruling party. Whenever BNP, Jatiya Party or Awami League are in power till today, the election observers witnessed a similar style of forcibly taking control of polling centres by henchmen of ruling party political
Bangladesh ranked 84th in Global Hunger Index: Food supply chain disrupted by Ukraine war
Who is to blame for failed Gaibandha by-poll?
In an unprecedented move, the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) suspended the by-elections in Gaibandha-5 (Fulchari-Shagata) in the middle of voting on 12 October. Such a move in recent history has surprised many and is likely to strengthen the confidence of the opposition and the ‘aam-janata’ (general public), but it would be
Who can be members of UNHRC?
Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term of three years (2023-2025). Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Abul Kalam Abdul Momen has sent messages on WhatsApp stating (quote unquote): “Bangladesh won the Human Rights Council Election today (Tuesday) at the UN with