Pantha Rahman Reza · January, 2013

Latest posts by Pantha Rahman Reza from January, 2013

Police Use Pepper Spray on Bangladesh's Teacher Protesters

  23 January 2013

For the very first time in Bangladesh, the police used pepper spray to scatter hundreds of teachers and employees of private schools who were demonstrating in Dhaka. One teacher ended up with fatal reactions to the spray and died, sparking intense debate in Bangladesh.

Turkish President's Letter To Bangladesh Denounced

  20 January 2013

Last month Turkish President Abdullah Gül sent a letter to the president of Bangladesh requesting for “clemency” of the accused Islamist leaders who are under trial for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. There has been a lot of reactions online and offline against the letter and the visit of a Turkish delegation to investigate the trial.

Bangladesh: Another Indigenous Girl Raped and Killed

  1 January 2013

Once again an indigenous girl was killed in Bangladesh after being brutally raped. The victim, Khomaching Marma (14) was a student of class eight. This brutal rape and murder once again has spread anger and rage across the country. Netizens also protested.