The Indian government’s decision to ban a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, which left more than a thousand people dead, has become its own story. It has drawn global attention to Modi’s record in office and the subsequent decline of media freedom in the world’s largest democracy.…… Read More
Blogging is a dangerous business in Bangladesh. Four prominent secular bloggers have been brutally murdered this year and a publisher linked to one of them was recently slashed to death. Police blame religious hardliners for the killings, and there are fears more attacks could follow. But it’s not just hardliners who are causing concern. The…… Read More
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bangladesh to denounce the murder of a prominent Bangladesh-born American blogger Avijit Roy. Students, activists and journalists gathered at Dhaka University on Friday to demand quick police action, a day after the attack on Avijit Roy and his wife Rafida Ahmed, who remains in critical condition. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim…… Read More
Rights groups are calling for an investigation into the killing of a prominent Rohingya leader at the world’s largest refugee camp. The shooting of refugee advocate Mohibullah happened at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury has been speaking to people there, who say they are devastated and fearful. – Subscribe to our channel:…… Read More
An explosive investigation reveals how a criminal gang is colluding with the security forces of Bangladesh and has links to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Undercover reporters with the I-Unit expose how a former street mafia claims to have captured a state. The brother of Bangladesh’s army chief boasts that he can use police and paramilitary…… Read More
Bangladesh’s main opposition party has been holding anti-government protests for months, with the latest in Dhaka attracting up to 100,000 people. A poor economy, rising food and fuel prices and power cuts appear to have galvanised long-standing anger at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The protesters want her to resign and make way for a caretaker…… Read More
At least one person has been killed after police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at thousands of opposition supporters, ahead of a rally this week to call for the prime minister to resign. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…… Read More
Israel’s incoming government, elected six weeks ago, is shaping up as the most extreme in the country’s history – waging war on media workers, then trying to cover up its crimes. But evidence of those crimes frequently ends up online thanks to citizen journalism and satellite imagery – and that is making an impact, often…… Read More
Thousands of supporters of the main opposition party have held a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and that new elections be held. The protesters say the government has failed to curb rising prices and that authorities have tried to suppress…… Read More
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Hundreds of Bangladeshi protesters clashed with police this week after a video of a woman being attacked was posted online. Human rights groups say abuses against women are only getting worse in the country. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on…… Read More
From its foundation in 2004 to its collapse six years later and subsequent attempts to recover its vast losses, this is the inside story of the rise and fall of Kabul Bank. Involving nearly $1bn of money laundering, deception, embezzlement and failure of accountability, the banking disaster hit the savings of many Afghan families and…… Read More