Unraveling Bangladesh’s ICT and the Shahbag Protests: Injustice in the Making
On 28 February 2013, thousands of people in Shahbag square erupted in jubilation. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a prominent member of the...
Seeking war crimes justice, Bangladesh protesters fight ‘anti-Islam’ label
Every day since early February, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have massed at an intersection in Bangladesh's bustling capital city.
Opinion | A 40-Year Quest for Justice (Published 2013)
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis have filled Shahbagh Square here, demanding justice for crimes committed in 1971, when Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)...
Riaz publishes on radicalization of Bangladeshi politics
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published a book chapter titled “Understanding the Radicalization of Bangladeshi Society and Politics”...
Chhatra Shibir forced to remove convicted war criminals’ pictures from TSC amid protests
Facing strong objections from left-leaning organisations, the DU administration has removed the pictures of individuals convicted of 1971...
Bangladesh’s #Shahbag Protests
Hundreds of thousands are occupying Shahbag, an intersection in the heart of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, demanding death penalty for war crimes.
How the Shahbagh-Hefazat Ideological Divide Is Influencing Post-Revolution Bangladesh
The ideological divide that emerged between the Shahbagh Movement and the Hefazat-e-Islam uprising in 2013 has had a lasting impact on Bangladesh's political...
'During 2013 Shahbagh movement, intellectuals' hypocrisy prolonged fascism'
Ducsu VP Shadik Kayem says police attacked protesting teachers in a 'fascist manner'
Shahbag protesters versus the Butcher of Mirpur
Abdul Quader Mollah has finally been convicted of war crimes committed in Bangladesh in 1971. Now a popular protest in Dhaka's Shahbag...
Projonmo Chattar, symbol of 2013 Shahbagh movement, torn down in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 13: Projonmo Chattar, which became the epicentre of the 2013 'Shahbagh movement' in Bangladesh demanding the death penalty for war...
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A large secular movement that began in Shahbagh, Dhaka, demanding capital punishment for those convicted of 1971 war crimes. The movement was driven by bloggers, secular activists, civil society and students platforms and supporter groups included blogger communities and activist platforms such as Gonojagoron Mancha (Mass Awakening Platform).