We strongly protest the unlawful arrest of garment workers leader Moshrefa Mishu, demand that she be immediately released, and that the fabricated charges against her be dropped.
We strongly protest the unlawful arrest of garment workers leader Moshrefa Mishu, demand that she be immediately released, and that the fabricated charges against her be dropped.
If it were not so tragic, the case of a blasphemy-accused doctor would have made for comic reading. Reportedly, Dr Naushad Valiyani threw the business card of a medical representative “which had his full name, Muhammad Faizan†, in a dustbin. Mr Faizan then launched a blasphemy complaint against the doctor. The absurdity of the charges against Dr Valiyani exposes the nature of the draconian Blasphemy Law, which can be misused for any purpose under the sun. General Ziaul Haq left this country with a minefield in the shape of this law, which lends itself to abuse.
Whenever a French president comes to India, so do arms deals. During President Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent visit, India and France discussed or signed several weapons agreements. These include a $2 billion deal to upgrade Mirage fighters and a $900 million contract to equip them with missiles. French and Indian agencies are now in advanced talks on jointly developing new fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles in deals worth $7 billion-plus. Overshadowing all these is the Indo-French agreement on two European Power Reactors (EPRs) developed by Areva. The EPRs, each of 1,650 MW, carry a price-tag estimated at $13 billion and are to be erected at Jaitapur, in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.
Thirty-nine years have passed since Bangladesh was created. Surely, it is time to set the record straight and tell the future generation of Pakistanis what really led to the fall of East Pakistan. Similarly its time Bangladeshi children have learning materials that do not promote hate and rancour for all things Pakistan.
A tribute to Surendra Mohan by NAPM
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