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Dec 10, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Taj Hashmi
The recent report from the World Bank is both devastating and unsurprising for analysts and experts who are well-versed in the situation in Bangladesh. Despite progress in reducing poverty in Bangladesh, about one in five non-poor households, or 20 per cent of Bangladeshi non-poor, is at risk of falling below the poverty line, according to a World Bank study [Daily Star (Bangladesh), December 8, 2024). So, why do we think nothing is surprising about the report?
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | M Adil Khan |Mahfuz Anam |Jake Smaje |Taj Hashmi
Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala was attacked on December 2 by Hindutva hordes… Frenzied up by misinformation, ”thousands of people took out a massive rally to the mission” even as police looked on… Over 50 protesters entered the premises, reported Indian media DNA. (Photo:DNA).
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | M Adil Khan |Mahfuz Anam |Jake Smaje |Taj Hashmi
On 5th of August this year, a student led mass uprising ended and forced Prime Minister Hasina’s 16-year despotic and corrupt regime in Bangladesh and forced her to flee and take shelter in India. The uprising that came at a huge cost – during the uprising Hasina government’s police, the paramilitary and her party’s student wing thugs, the Chatro League killed more than a thousand men and women, mostly young and some as young as 8-year, and injured thousands more.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Mahfuz Anam |M Adil Khan |Jake Smaje |Taj Hashmi
The only conclusion that can be drawn from much of the Indian media’s recent coverage of Bangladesh is that it is a Hindu-hating country. The venom that is being spewed, the language that is being used, the hatred that is being spread, and the demeaning stereotype that is being portrayed about us seem geared towards generating a hatred for Bangladeshis among the Indian people. The long-term impact of this, along with its backlash here, will be very difficult to neutralise.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | M Adil Khan |Jake Smaje |Taj Hashmi |zeenat khan
According to the Italian social scientist Vilfredo Pareto changes in regimes and revolutions occur not when rulers are overthrown from below, but when one group of elite replaces another; where the masses simply, willingly or inadvertently, help one elite group push the other to take over and secure their own interests rather than those of the masses — the foot soldiers of revolutions. But there are some exceptions, and Bangladesh’s recent mass uprising is one such exception.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Taj Hashmi |zeenat khan |HABIB SIDDIQUI |Bharat Dogra
Bangladesh says, ‘ We are probing if there is any conspiracy both at home and abroad to destabilize the interim government’,even as India indulges in brazen intervention in the internal affairs of Bangladesh Supporters of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, also known as Krishna Das Prabhu, of ISCON surrounded the van carrying the leader soon after a Bangladesh court ordered him detained, pending further proceedings in Chittagong on Nov 26 Tuesday. (Photo firstpost.com).
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Taj Hashmi
After Bangladesh’s independence, India played a crucial role as the new nation’s so-called “patron-protector” until the violent overthrow of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975. Although this event was a setback for India, it did not mark the end of Indian influence in Bangladesh. However, India has yet to come to terms with the abrupt removal of the pro-India Hasina government this August.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Taj Hashmi |zeenat khan |HABIB SIDDIQUI |M Adil Khan
After Bangladesh’s independence, India played a crucial role as the new nation’s so-called “patron-protector” until the violent overthrow of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975. Although this event was a setback for India, it did not mark the end of Indian influence in Bangladesh. However, India has yet to come to terms with the abrupt removal of the pro-India Hasina government this August.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
southasiajournal.net | Taj Hashmi
The year 1971 holds great significance for the Subcontinent and Bangladesh in particular. It was a period between March 25 and December 16, 1971, during which the country experienced a momentous historical event that could be considered its “End of History” moment. This marked a turning point in the country’s trajectory and is a pivotal moment in its history. This event’s political, social, and economic implications were profound, leaving an indelible mark on the country and its people.
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May 31, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Marcy Winograd |Richard D. Wolff |Michael A. Gould-Wartofsky |Taj Hashmi
The justifications used to defend police actions against Columbia University students advocating for Palestine evoke a disheartening sense of déjà vu. Instead of reflecting progress, they remind us that old patterns persist. Mayor Eric Adams of New York City invoked the specter of “Outside Agitators” to justify the crackdown, suggesting that external influences manipulated the student movement into extremism.
