Visitors to Bangladesh, who enter the country for the first time through the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka, might get the wrong impression about the major languages spoken in the country. Even before disembarking the aircraft, the first thing they notice is the name of the airport in bold Arabic letters on top of the airport building, along with Bengali and English on two sides. There was no Arabic sign on public buildings and thoroughfares until the late 1970s, when religion was inserted in the Constitution by General Ziaur Rahman.
South Asia Citizens Web
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Arabisation of Bangladesh: An Asset, Liability or Threat? | Taj Hashmi
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India: Statement by People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism following CBI raid at Sabrang Communications and homes of its editors and publishers
14 July 2015Press Statement by PADS on 14 July 2015
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India’s top investigation agency the CBI is misreporting its search at Teesta Setalvad’s house and office premises on 14 July 2015
14 July 2015"As I write this, the search is still not concluded. It is shocking that while over a dozen members of the CBI are still in our premises conducting the search, Delhi spokesperson is misleading the public and our vast supporters by a series of misinformations and officials tweets." - Teesta Setalvad
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India: Multiple Statements Condemning CBI Raid of 14 July 2015 at on Teesta Setalvad’s Residence and Office
14 July 2015Human Rights Defenders Alerts India (HRDA), Hum Aazaadizon Ke Haq Mein (HAKHM), All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism and SAHMAT, an independent statement released via ANHAD, the CPI(M) and Citizens For Democracy have all condemned the raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand, and office of Sabrang Communications and Publishing in Mumbai.
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Online Petition against rampant plagiarism by Hindutva publicist Rajiv Malhotra
13 July 2015https://www.change.org/p/harper-collins-india-in-view-of-the-widespread-plagiarism-found-in-rajiv-malhotra-s-book-indra-s-net-published-by-harper-collins-india-we-call-on-the-publisher-to-make-a-formal-public-apology-and-to-withdraw-the-book-from-the-market View post on imgur.com
http://imgur.com/3pOYEbc
This carefully-researched scholarly book was plagiarized:
http://cup.columbia.edu/book/unifying-hinduism/9780231149860
