Bangladesh has cultivated Islamic militancy!

It has become very clear that Bangladesh is one of the main Asian countries where, everyday, Islamic militants are cultivated. The government acknowledges that Islamic militancy exists in Bangladesh, saying that “Militancy is a reality.”

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How can we even imagine human dignity?

Every person has dignity. For an individual’s dignity is a very important component to living in a civilized society. But the individual’s dignity has been hampered in various ways. A lack of democracy and the rule of law is, every day, violating the dignity of the individual around the world. This is especially common in Asia.

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So-called elite force, journalism and torture

Another journalist was brutally tortured by the so-called elite force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in Bangladesh. Tortured journalist F.M. Masum is now under treatment in a private hospital in the capital city of Dhaka. Before this, he had been admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. After being tortured, he can no longer hear with his left ear. Masum is a staff reporter for the national English language daily newspaper, New Age. He was tortured on Oct. 22 in his house in Dhaka.

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Twin Tower to Germany

Militant Islamism is a great threat to global peace. Most Asian countries are fertile ground for such militants. People’s happiness has been sabotaged by militant Islamists in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Militant Islamists are also very strong in Bangladesh, they attacked the Twin Towers in the United States, and, more recently, Al-Qaida has been threatening Germany as well. So, militant Islamism is now a global threat and problem.

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A culture of denial of justice is the root cause of ethnic and religious minorities persecution in Bangladesh

General Zia and his predecessors introduced persecution against the minorities in Bangladesh. Bangladesh became Islamized under the military regime, rather than being a true parliamentary democracy. Bangladesh was not born with the blessing of being united beyond ethnic and religious differences, but rather has been Islamized, yet with a secular policy.

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Sheikh Hasina’s responsibility and Mayor Liton

Minority torture and repression have taken a new turn in Bangladesh. But the so-called democratic government hasn’t taken any action against the perpetrators and doesn’t provide any kind of security for minorities in Bangladesh. We are really very angry and very worried about the government’s attitude towards minority oppression.

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Climate change and Bangladesh

Climate change is an important issue in the effort for global peace. Average global temperatures and sea levels are changing every day. The whole world is worried about the unnatural changes occurring in global climate. Next month, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, one of the most important conferences this year, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from Dec. 7 to Dec. 18. The issue of global climate change that we are facing is more pressing than ever. Climate change is affecting mankind in various ways.

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The culture of politics in Bangladesh

The internal politics of Bangladesh have been polluted. Once upon a time, politics was connected with good things like service and benefits for the people. But now, the situation is that no one can work with politics without money. Politics have become criminalized in Bangladesh.

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Killings without justice!

The term “extrajudicial killing” means execution without justice. This is a grave human rights violation. It’s both a violation of Bangladesh’s constitution and of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But these types of killings still occur frequently in Bangladesh.

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Minority oppression in Bangladesh

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom of the U.S. Department of State recently published a report on the human rights situation in Bangladesh. This report gave the present government of Bangladesh a stamp of approval for human rights. According to the report, the human rights situation is getting better, especially with oppression against religious minorities on the decrease. How can the U.S. state department say that the human rights situation in Bangladesh is improving? We don’t know, but the real situation is quite the opposite.

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