A brilliant, humble, and dignified leader Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury who once presided over the Parliament of Bangladesh with grace and integrity, has endured 19 months of mental and physical abuse. This stands as a chilling testament to the extreme brutality carried out under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus and the BNP-Jamaat alliance.
Today, she has been sent to prison in what appears to be a false, fabricated, and politically motivated murder case raising serious concerns about justice, fairness, and the rule of law.
This is not merely an attack on one woman or a respected lawyer; it is an assault on the very principles of democracy and humanity in Bangladesh.
History does not forget. One day, justice will be served—firm, fair, and etched in the court of history.
There can be no forgiveness for those who led and enabled such injustice. We will never forget the injustice inflicted upon a noble and honorable person like Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
We demand her immediate release.
We demand justice.
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The IRGC announced that 37 US officers were killed in a strike targeting a gathering of US officers in the #UAE, as part of wave 88 of Operation True Promise 4 launched on March 31.
According to the statement, the operation began with a ballistic missile attack on an Israeli-linked container ship, Haiphong Express, in the central #Gulf, resulting in a direct hit.
In a second, coordinated phase, Iranian naval units targeted #US Marines positioned along the United Arab Emirates' coast, who were operating outside formal bases and attempting to conceal their presence within civilian areas.
The statement further added that the targeted location, near Al-Minhad Air Base in #Dubai, housed around 200 American troops, including commanders, and was identified through intelligence before being struck by drones and tactical missiles.
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A little orphan girl displaced from Northern Gaza cries out: "My feet hurt, I can't walk anymore. I don't know where we are going."
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Today I met British-Palestinian NHS doctor Rahmeh Aladwan outside a London court.
She spoke of exhaustion. The case against her has taken its toll, and the repeated police raids have left her mother deeply shaken.
Yet she was clear, she is not broken!
The large scale support around her gives her the strength to carry on. Rahmeh believes she is standing against forces responsible for the devastation of her people in Gaza. Witnessing such suffering, women and children among them, has only strengthened her resolve. She cannot, and will not, walk away, no matter the cost.
I believe she will defend her right to speak freely to the very end, whatever the consequences.Some call her “too controversial."
I call her a lioness of free speech, a powerful voice for her cause. And to those who claim Islam silences women, Rahmeh stands as a clear rebuttal: fearless, unapologetic, and unwavering in her defence of Palestine and Islamic values.
Rahmeh's freedom is a hill well worth fighting on. Tooth and nail! @doctor_rahmeh
JUST IN🇱🇧❌🇮🇱🔥 First time in history, Hezbollah hits 21 Israeli Merkava tanks in 24 hours.
🚨Hezbollah had usually bombs 1-2 Israeli Merkava tanks per week Before the US-Iran war begin.
-Lebanon Journalist
Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Bangladesh
To explain the situation in Bangladesh, we need to start with the election that took place in February 12, 2026. This was a pre-arranged and rigged election that had no semblance of democratic legitimacy. To put things into perspective, imagine an election in the UK without the Labour Party or the Conservative Party—would you call that a real election? Similarly, in the context of the USA, if an election were held without either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, what would you call that?
Especially if one of the parties is illegally banned or forced out of the election, can such an election be considered free and fair?
That is exactly what happened in Bangladesh in February 2026. One of the major parties, the Awami League, was illegally banned by the Yunus administration and was not allowed to take part in the election. As a result, millions of voters were disenfranchised.
Secondly, the ban on the Awami League remains in place, preventing it from carrying out political activities. The right to vote was denied in the election, and the rights to assembly, expression, and raising one’s voice have been continuously suppressed in Bangladesh.
Thirdly, hundreds and thousands of Awami League leaders and grassroots activists are being targeted with fabricated murder and other criminal charges, leading to widespread imprisonment. Many are unjustly denied bail, and even when bail is granted, they are often re-arrested and detained at the jail gate in a blatant abuse of power. This systematic harassment is not only unjust but also a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices and undermine democratic principles.
We have maintained a consistent position on the issue of justice concerning the casualties during the July–August unrest. We have stated that all incidents must be impartially investigated and that those responsible must be brought to justice. However, instead of ensuring genuine accountability, the Yunus administration has used the July–August incidents as a political tool, weaponizing them to implicate Awami League leaders and activists in false murder cases in order to suppress them.
While a UN fact-finding report stated that 1,400 people died, and anti–Awami League political parties have cited figures of around 2,000 in their political rhetoric, in reality, approximately 800 verified names of victims have been identified from the July–August unrest. No thorough investigation has been conducted to determine how these individuals were killed or who was responsible. Instead, political rhetoric continues to be propagated to place all the blame on the then Awami League government.
The current situation in Bangladesh falls far short of any credible standard of democracy, human rights, or the rule of law. The conscience of the international community must not remain silent, voices must be raised urgently to confront and end this oppression. The ban on the Awami League must be lifted immediately to restore political pluralism and uphold fundamental democratic principles.
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