ABM Nasir

Professor, Economics, School of Business, NCCU

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

@AAl50188595 @anilaali @ShahanaFromBK This is a democracy and even the President is not immune to criticism, unless you believe Mamdani is a god. The are better and civil ways to express frustration in a democracy.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

@ShahanaFromBK How are you any better than those you are condemning? And you’re doing it while invoking your God. You are stretching things a little too far.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

The real cost of the Iran war:
Spirit Airlines collapsed after jet fuel prices doubled. The first time in 25 years an U.S. Airline is collapsing.
Thousands of jobs are at risk.
Geopolitics hits workers first.

https://t.co/RP44f4cWDC

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

বিএনপি ক্ষমতায় যাওয়ার মাত্র দুই মাসের মাথায় নির্বাচন চুরি করল।

৩৫% ভোটের জামাত-বিএনপির ভুয়া নির্বাচনে গরুর মালা গলায় দিয়ে নিরঙ্কুশ বিজয়ের মিছিল।

১৯৯১ সালের পর থেকে বিএনপি ক্ষমতাসীন থাকা অবস্থায় কোনো সুষ্ঠু নির্বাচন দিতে চায়নি।

যেমন প্রথম টার্মে (১৯৯১–১৯৯৬) ফেব্রুয়ারি ১৯৯৬-এ একক নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে ক্ষমতায় থাকতে চেয়েছিল। পরে আন্দোলনে বাধ্য হয়ে জুন ১৯৯৬-এ নির্বাচন দেয়।

একইভাবে ২০০১–২০০৬ মেয়াদ শেষে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার ব্যবস্থাকে ম্যানিপুলেট করে বিএনপি-জামাত ক্ষমতায় থেকে যেতে চেয়েছিল। যার ফলে বিএনপির বসানো সেনাপ্রধান জেনারেল মইনুদ্দিন বিএনপি সরকারকে ক্ষমতাচ্যুত করেন।

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Mother’s devastating reaction to child’s death!

Hundreds of children died from measles due to collapsing vaccination coverage under Muhammad Yunus. Rates fell from nearly 85% in 2023 to just 56% in 2026. While his vengeance took priority, child safety was neglected. Yet some still portray him as a symbol of peace.

Video credit: social media

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, one of the country’s most talented and honest politicians, is arrested, tortured, and attacked by a mob on court premises.

Shame!

BNP seems to be sliding back toward the violent trajectory of 2001–2006-a period marked by the creation of RAB, hundreds of extrajudicial killings, repeated grenade attacks on political and cultural gatherings, and nationwide bombings claiming hundreds of lives. The period was also marked by the harboring of both international and domestic militant groups such as Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Ansar al-Islam, and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.

We didn't forget it.

@hrw
@amnesty
@amnestyusa

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Shahriar Kabir was produced in court today on false charges. His arbitrary detention remains unchanged under Tarique Rahman, much like it was under Jamaat-backed Muhammad Yunus’s IG.

We shall keep fighting for his release.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Pakistan, nearly a failed state and the perpetrator of genocide against Bengalis, handpicked by Yunusites as ‘Bangladesh’s friend’ to counter India, the world’s largest democracy. The Economist warns: Pakistan is the country most vulnerable to the global oil shock.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The number of people facing acute hunger could reach record levels in 2026, if the conflict in Iran does not end soon. The Economist has analysed some of the emerging markets most at risk, examining their reliance on imported energy and the fragility of their economies. Explore the full list: https://t.co/flS5itPK0C

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Rashed Prodhan is the son of Shafiul Alam Prodhan, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the infamous sevenfold murder at Dhaka University’s Mohsin Hall in April 1974. Later, General Zia granted him a pardon, sparing his life. Today, Rashed Prodhan is directing sharp criticism toward both the party Zia founded and Zia’s son.

[Joy Bangla-71 @joy_bangla971]

কি যে কমু….. !
……..ভালোই…….!
@SarwarWassel @077aamamun @Akash735396 @ALBDMedia @ShahdatShaj @col_chaubey @bbcbangla @FoxNews @CNN @mdazizu16426348 @salah_shoaib @JannatSami99212

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

@JonFDanilowicz I strive to be objective, while you tend to be a scrapper. After all, fairness is often in the eye of the beholder.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Sometimes, when I read Jon’s posts and comments, they come across as reflecting a Goebbelsian mindset, selectively presenting information and frequently shifting positions. His focus only on 2009-2024 period and apparent disregard for the widespread violence between 2001 and 2006, including grenade attacks, the killing of an elected MP, and the injury of the British High Commissioner, further suggest a one-sided and unbalanced perspective.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

@Inayakhanam121 Yes, it does.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani military launched Operation Searchlight-a brutal campaign that marked one of the worst genocides after World War II.

With the support of local collaborators from Jamaat-e-Islami and the Muslim League, millions of innocent Bengalis were targeted during the nine-month-long war.

Millions were killed. Around ten million fled and sought refuge in India. More than 200,000 Bengali women were subjected to systematic sexual violence.

From that darkness rose a nation, Bangladesh, born through sacrifice, resistance, and an unbreakable will for freedom on December 16, 1971.

Use the March 27, 1971 issue of The New York Times as a primary source, reporting the declaration of Bangladesh’s independence. Even in one of the most unflattering (and unsympathetic) portrayals of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the paper still identified him as the leader of the Bengali people who proclaimed independence.

Link:
https://t.co/jTT9gR2YfE

[Thomas Piketty @PikettyWIL]

New paper on https://t.co/rn0Qpxe626 by @gatonievas & @PaulaDruschke finds that 70% of World Bank and IMF funds are allocated to G7 geopolitically aligned countries.

Bottom line: rich countries pretend to be in favour of democracy but in practice they have built an undemocratic international system to benefit from the collective resources of global public goods, institutionalizing the political inequalities between global South and global North.

🔗https://t.co/pCV0WsBjCi

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Masud Uddin Chowdhury-accused of torturing Tarique Rahman during the 2007–08 caretaker govt-has now been remanded in a human trafficking case. He’s also linked to Tarique’s family through Saeed Iskandar. Back in 2007, I was personally interrogated at Dhaka Airport under his watch for criticizing the military-backed regime in New Age.

But Masud’s arrest raises a concern: is this justice, or the start of revenge politics? What’s more troubling is that BNP activists threw eggs and chemicals at him inside court premises. That’s not protest, that’s mob violence, and interference in the judicial process.

If this is the direction BNP is heading, it risks repeating the same mistakes like Yunus’s interim government-not strengthening democracy.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

Headline: Major Legislative Move on the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide

U.S. Congressman Greg Landsman has submitted H. RES. 1130, a significant resolution officially recognizing the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971.

The resolution also recognizes ongoing protection of religious minorities in Bangladesh today.

Crucially, the document explicitly names Jamaat-e-Islami for its role as a collaborator in the 1971 atrocities.
This is a massive step toward international accountability and historical justice.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

The U.S. Treasury Secretary said that sanctions on Iranian oil already en route to its destination at sea may be lifted.

[ABM Nasir @ABMNasir]

@swopnobaz What’s his name? কোথায় দিয়েছে?