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Another US coup topples the elected government of Bangla Desh

2Sep

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Bangladesh, USA

Another US coup topples the elected government of Bangla Desh

Posted by: John Phoenix On 5 August 2024, Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangla Desh, was forced to flee the country by helicopter at 45 minutes notice owing to escalating violence that threatened her life. The bourgeois media in imperialist countries enthusiastically welcomed her departure, excoriating her as an autocrat and even a fascist, albeit that she was the elected head of state. The Financial Times joined the media chorus justifying her ouster on the basis that “her rule was marked by increasing authoritarianism, corruption and human rights abuses” (Benjamin Parkin, John Reed and Jyotsna Singh, ‘Bangla Desh prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country’, 5 August 2024), and David Lammy, our new ‘socialist’ Foreign Secretary, has put o...

11Aug

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Bangladesh, USA

Another US coup topples the elected government of Bangla Desh

Posted by: John Phoenix On 5 August 2024, Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangla Desh, was forced to flee the country by helicopter at 45 minutes notice owing to escalating violence that threatened her life. The bourgeois media in imperialist countries enthusiastically welcomed her departure, excoriating her as an autocrat and even a fascist, albeit that she was the elected head of state. The Financial Times joined the media chorus justifying her ouster on the basis that “her rule was marked by increasing authoritarianism, corruption and human rights abuses” (Benjamin Parkin, John Reed and Jyotsna Singh, ‘Bangla Desh prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country’, 5 August 2024), and David Lammy, our new ‘socialist’ Foreign Secretary, has put o...

3Aug

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Bangladesh, India

Change in Bangladesh Perplexes India

Posted by: John Phoenix VT Foreign Policy Writer: Asif Haroon Raja The student uprising against the quota system in Dhaka in July 2024 morphed into a countrywide protest movement within weeks and led to the departure of Hasina Wajid. Since the sudden regime change, the Indian political and military leaders, Indian media, academia and RAW are in a state of acute anxiety, bordering depression. India has suffered two major strategic setbacks this year. The first was BJP’s loss of political power in the June 2024 elections. A bigger jolt came in August when the strongest and most trusted ally Bangladesh (BD) went out of India’s hands because of the sudden fall and exit of Hasina Wajid. She had ruled BD with an iron hand from 2009 to the first week of Aug this year at a stretch...

ISIS and AQIS continue to expand activities in Bangladesh

18Feb

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Bangladesh

ISIS and AQIS continue to expand activities in Bangladesh

By: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury VT Condemns the ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINIANS by USA/Israel $ 280 BILLION US TAXPAYER DOLLARS INVESTED since 1948 in US/Israeli Ethnic Cleansing and Occupation Operation; $ 150B direct "aid" and $ 130B in "Offense" contractsSource: Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C. and US Department of State. Recently, two top-rung kingpins of Islamist jihadist outfit Islamic State (ISIS) were nabbed by law enforcement agencies in India after they entered the country with a notorious plot of sabotage activities. According to media reports, acting on intelligence received from sister agencies, a Special Task Force (STF) team was deployed to the Dhubri sector in India to intercept the ISIS suspects, who also were wanted b...

Hunter Biden helps Bangladesh Nationalist Party in influencing US Executive Branch

26Jan

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Bangladesh, USA

Hunter Biden helps Bangladesh Nationalist Party in influencing US Executive Branch

By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury VT Condemns the ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINIANS by USA/Israel $ 280 BILLION US TAXPAYER DOLLARS INVESTED since 1948 in US/Israeli Ethnic Cleansing and Occupation Operation; $ 150B direct "aid" and $ 130B in "Offense" contractsSource: Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C. and US Department of State. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after succeeding in appointing Hunter Biden as its lobbyist was extremely optimistic of getting “miraculous result” as a self-proclaimed crack and hooker addict Hunter has over the last decade cultivated connections with about two dozen current and former officials serving in the White House, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. What BNP ...

Factory Fire in Bangladesh Kills Child Labourers

16Sep

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Bangladesh, Human Rights

Factory Fire in Bangladesh Kills Child Labourers

Bangladesh’s economic growth has been branded a miracle in South Asia, growing from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the fastest developing economies comparable to the ‘Asian Tigers’. Recently the per-capita income of Bangladesh surpassed that of India. Much of this growth has been driven by export in garments. However much of the working class has been deprived off the benefits of its own labour as the recent factory fire in Narayanganj demonstrated. At least 52 children have perished in a fire at the Hashem Food Factory triggering memories of the deadly Rana plaza collapse in 2013. The factory is alleged to have employed children at least as young as 14-years-old. Locals have further alleged that the factory had used padlocks on the floors, which prevented the ...

31Jul

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Bangladesh

Factory Fire in Bangladesh Kills Child Labourers

International Bangladesh’s economic growth has been branded a miracle in South Asia, growing from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the fastest developing economies comparable to the ‘Asian Tigers’. Recently the per-capita income of Bangladesh surpassed that of India. Much of this growth has been driven by export in garments. However much of the working class has been deprived off the benefits of its own labour as the recent factory fire in Narayanganj demonstrated. At least 52 children have perished in a fire at the Hashem Food Factory triggering memories of the deadly Rana plaza collapse in 2013. The factory is alleged to have employed children at least as young as 14-years-old. Locals have further alleged that the factory had used padlocks on the floors...

Workers on the Edge in Bangladesh. Covid Lockdown Undermines Garment Industry

27Jun

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Bangladesh

Workers on the Edge in Bangladesh. Covid Lockdown Undermines Garment Industry

The global COVID-19 response is shaking garment supply chains and changing how Canadian unions do solidarity with Bangladeshi workers. By Asad Ismi “COVID-19 will be a catastrophe for Bangladeshi garment workers.” I am speaking with Kalpona Akter, president of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). It is March 19. Governments around the world have ordered the temporary closure of retail outlets and other businesses, putting millions of people out of work. The shutdown in the West put immediate pressure on global supply chains, in particular for sectors like clothing. “The international brands that source from garment factories in Bangladesh have already started cancelling their orders for clothes. Consequently, Bangladeshi workers are in ve...

Bangladesh: Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

6May

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr Rights groups urge Bangladesh government to allow some 500 Rohingya stuck in the Bay of Bengal to come ashore. Hundreds of Rohingya refugees are stranded on board two fishing trawlers in the Bay of Bengal without being able to reach land, while the Bangladesh government said they are not its responsibility, Al Jazeera reported Saturday. RELATED: Bangladesh Orders Lockdown in Rohingya Camps Over COVID-19 At least 500 Rohingya refugees may have been at sea for weeks without adequate food and water, drawing criticism from rights groups such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR. Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen told Al Jazeera that the Rohingya refugees are "not Bangladesh's responsi...

30Jun

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Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to China

NOVANEWS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to China Will Elevate Bangladesh’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Extend China’s Influence in South Asia By Andrew Korybko Global Research Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit China from July 3 to 5, during which time she’s expected to ink several agreements focusing mostly on power generation and economic cooperation, according to her country’s media. The South Asian state has always enjoyed excellent relations with China and has recently become one of its largest overseas investment destinations, with some reports calculating that the People’s Republic has approximately 30-billion-U.S.-dollars’ worth of interests there already. A lot of this is concentrated in the power generation industry, just like the l...