Two years after a popular uprising dethroned Bangladesh’s authoritarian ruler, victims of her regime are still looking for justice. In its election manifesto, the @bdbnp78 promised to advance efforts to promote truth and healing. Five months after his election, @trahmanbnp and his government have done little to advance this goal.
The government has lots on its plate, but Bangladesh needs to address issues related to its recent past before it can move forward into a better future. Announcing concrete steps before the Aug 5 anniversary of Hasina’s abdication would be a meaningful start.
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🏭 The Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Anwara, Chattogram, is one of the most important building blocks of Bangladesh-China industrial cooperation.
The developer agreement signed in Beijing between Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) marks a major step from intent to implementation for the project.
Located on approximately 800 acres with strategic access to Chattogram Port, CEIZ is designed to attract large-scale Chinese investment into high-value manufacturing, create around 50,000 jobs, and strengthen Bangladesh’s export base.
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Hasina will die in jail or in exile. She and her family have no place in a new Bangladesh. The sooner the Awami League realizes this and embraces reform, the better for everyone in Bangladesh.
I’m just appalled that all crusaders of human rights — which includes prominent members of the civil society, female rights activists and journalists — are silent on the Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra issue even after a case has been filed.
Mainstream media, including The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, have finally covered the issue today, but those crusaders are mum on the issue. I knew this all along, but this particular incident has reassured my belief that all their activism are performative and for the gaze of donors. They do not give two f*cks unless there’s NGO fund or invite to embassy events and free booze are involved.
The perpetrator’s sister, Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, is a dispenser of such access and resources to this crowd. So, you know, their activism stops when it’s one of them. Which makes them hypocrites of the highest order. And the silver lining out of all this incident? These phoneys have just identified themselves.
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Even people in border areas understand that illegal push-ins from India cannot be accepted. For a small country with limited capacity, the burden is real.
Yet those sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Dhaka, holding piles of degrees, why don’t they understand this?
Not Poetry About Shared Skies, But Answers to Border Realities
Upon arriving in Bangladesh, India’s new High Commissioner, Dinesh Trivedi, chose emotional and political rhetoric over diplomatic restraint. Statements such as “the same sky, the same air,” “I feel like I am Bangladeshi,” and references to a combined population of “1.6 billion people” sound more like the words of a politician than those of a diplomat.
Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign nation. Friendship between the two countries should be built on mutual respect, equality, and adherence to established diplomatic norms.
At a time when unresolved issues such as border push-ins, visa restrictions, trade barriers, and the loss of Bangladeshi lives in incidents involving the BSF continue to generate concern, practical solutions are needed far more than poetic expressions.
The people of Bangladesh are not looking for emotional slogans. They expect a dignified, balanced, and respectful bilateral relationship based on actions rather than rhetoric.
Along the Kushtia border, local children have taken to the treetops to monitor BSF movements and help alert others to possible push-in attempts, after locals noticed push-in activities often occur once BGB patrols leave the area.