Bigoted and smug
OUR National Assembly has condemned Abdul Quader Molla`s execution (Bengali citizen, Bengali political leader, hanged after trial before the Bangladeshi International Crimes Tribunal and after appeal and review before Bangladesh…
Tragedy of 1971
Thanks to our own follies, Pakistan was dismembered on December 16, 1971 and East Pakistan emerged as a new country – Bangladesh. Even after a period of over 40 years…
1971: confessions
December 16 comes every year. Then why was it so special this time around? Is it Abdul Quader Mollah or, the high handedness of a government in power in Bangladesh…
What did we learn from the world today?
The execution in Dhaka of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah has stirred up violent protests in Bangladesh. It has also created controversy at home, with condemnations pouring in over…
Our response to Dhaka
In 1994, a work-related training took me and my friend Zaffar Junejo to Bangladesh. After an extensive two-week field and classroom learning sessions at the Centre for Development Management, run…
Politics of revenge
Bangladesh’s moment of truth has arrived: should it strive for political stability, unity and national reconciliation or pursue a policy of vendetta? Capital and other forms of punishment awarded by…
‘Justice’ in Dhaka
When Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid invited President Nelson Mandela to visit Bangladesh in 1997 for the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence, it appeared to be a signal of…
A partial reckoning
Abdul Quader Mollah certainly did himself no favours when, earlier this month, he flashed a smile and a V-sign as he emerged from a hearing of the International Crimes Tribunal…
Justice or revenge?
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) set up in Bangladesh in 2010 by Prime Minister Hasina Wajid’s Awami League government, sentenced Abdul Quader Mollah, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader, to life…
