HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH
Vol. LI No. 05
Date: May 5, 2013
New Scheme Of Cost Collection On Interest-free Microfinance Proposed
A new scheme for absorption of administrative overhead of interest-free cash loan arrangement was presented by Dr. Waquar Anwar, who is basically a Cost Accountant and renders his services as…
Zakat The Best Way To Eradicate Poverty
The root cause behind the economic backwardness of Muslims is the biasness at both political and social levels. But surprisingly, poverty among Muslims is still to be included into the…
With Rise Of Mncs Israeli Influence Is Increasing: Seminar
With the growth of multinational companies in our country the Israeli influence is increasing day by day; they are influencing national policies as well. Theseviews wereexpressed by Maulana Khalid Rashid…
50 Years In Service Of The Nation
This is really amazing that the Radiance Viewsweekly completes five decades in the service of the nation. I have been reading the magazine for several years and found it really a one-of-its-kind…
No Need Of Court Of Last Resort
This refers to your Editorial (Radiance 21-27 April). Courts themselves are supposed to be the last resort for every victim. Then what is the need of this Court of Last…
Teachers Responsible For Students’ Yawning
This refers to ‘The Technique and Art of Speaking’(Radiance 21-27 April). The article has really pointed out a very common error among educational luminaries. I know scores of such knowledgeable persons…
Conspiracy To Target Muslim Women
Some days earlier the Mumbai Police had issued a circular blaming the Girls Islamic Organisation for “brain washing and training girls for Jihad.” This false and baseless allegation was condemned…
Umayyad Mosque’s Minaret Destroyed
The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed on 24 April, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a pile of rubble and…
Muslim Parents Appeal Hijab Ban In Russian Court
Muslim parents whose children have not been allowed to wear headscarves or hijab to school in a southern Russian region have appealed to the Supreme Court. The ban on hijabs for pupils in Stavropol…
Cair Decries Inflammatory Anti-muslim Rhetoric On Boston Bombing
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), on 23 April decried the wave of inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric following the Boston Marathon bombings and the revelation that the suspects in the case…
Egypt Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Urges I’tl Protection For Burma
In a statement on 26 April, Dr.Ezzedin Al-Komi, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of Egypt’s Shura Council, asked Human Rights Watch (HRW) to submit its documented information as evidence…
Pornography Responsible For Attacks On Women: Bharat Dogra
The rapid global spread of pornography aided by the Internet must be viewed in the context of attacks on women and children, says renowned journalist and social activist Bharat Dogra.…
Khaps Out To Check Injustice Against Women
The Khap Panchayatunder Sampla sub-division in Haryana has recently decided to check social evils spreading very fast in the society. In a meeting of KhatriKhap held at Gijjhi, near Rohtak,…
Check Out Unmarked Graves In Valley: Mir Waiz To Un
The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (Moderate), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on 26 April, asked the United Nations and other international groups to check out the presence of unmarked graves in the…
Haj Committee Invites Muslims To Train For Civil Service Exams
The Haj Committee, which runs a training centre for those aspiring to join the Indian Civil Services, has invited applications for the same from those below 28 years of age.…
Hijab Case Needs Thorough Hearing; Hc
The Gauhati High Court, on 22 April, admitted the writ petition filed by the mother of a four-year old Muslim girl, Bibi Fatima, who has been asked by the school…
Forced Conversion In Kushinagar, Ruc Meets Victims
A delegation of Rashtriya Ulema Council, on 25 April, met the victims who were forced to convert to Hinduism by the members of Hindu YuvaVahini in Kushinagar district of Uttar…
Cbi To Arrest Adg Of Gujarat Police Over Ishrat Encounter
PP Pandey, Additional Director General at Criminal Investigation Department, Gujarat, is likely to be arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation over staged encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others…
Ajmer Blast Accused Confesses Before Magistrate
Bhavesh Patel, the accused of Ajmer bomb blast, on 22 April, confessedbefore a magistrate to being part of the Hindutva terror group that planted two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in…
Catholic Association Writes To Ncm Over Compulsory Surya Namaskar
Upset over forcing students to take part in Surya Namaskar, the Catholic Association of Goa, on 20 April, wrote to the governor of the state, the chief minister, the archbishop, the…
Ex-islamophobe To Produce Film On Islam,the Prophet
Former Dutch IslamophobeArnoud Van Doorn unveiled plans to produce an international film on Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) and Islam. In an exclusive interview with…
Massacres In Palestine Time For A Credible Narration Of History
Nearly two weeks ago, Palestinians around the world commemorated the DeirYassin Massacre which took place on 9April, 1948. In Palestinian consciousness, the massacre which claimed the lives of more than…
Is The Quest For God Impossible?
ShriSadhguruJaggiVasudevji, a prominent Hindu writer states:“This is the only culture on the planet which is a godless culture in the sense that there is no concretised idea of God in…
Ever Wondered?
Ever wondered as to why Lightning strikes, goes fleeting by
‘ethnic Cleansing’ In Myanmar: Hrw
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a leading international rights group, on 22 April, accused authorities in Myanmar, including Buddhist monks, of fomenting an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing against the country’s…
Mayor In A Hijab Challenging European Assumptions About Muslims
For years, Bosnian Muslims embraced a form of religion so moderate that many capped dinners during the holy month of Ramadan with an alcoholic drink. But the bloody war that…
Kill Merchants Of Sex Before Killing Rapists Media Has Become
In the wake of Delhi gang rape case, I had written several articles stressing the need of uprooting the real cause of increase in all sex related threats including dangers…
Syed Shahabuddin Outstanding Voice Of Muslims In India
When Syed Shahabuddin entered in the Speaker Hall of the Constitution Club, the venue of the book release, this writer heard someone saying, “The epitome of Muslims in India has…
Akhilesh Steps Forward To Fulfil Promise To Muslims
In a significant move, the Akhilesh government in Uttar Pradesh has withdrawn terror charges against Tariq Qasmi, who was arrested in connection with the serial blast at Lucknow, Varanasi and…
3 Gravest Sins
Abdullah relates that he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him): “Which sin is the gravest in the eye of Allah?” He (the Messenger)…
The Day Of Resurrection
O Prophet!): Propound to them the parable of the present life: it is like the vegetation of the earth which flourished luxuriantly when it mingled with water that We sent…
Once Upon A Time
The time is not far away, when the future historian may write about a country which was great ‘once upon a time’. The American story is a story of a…
Human Rights In Bangladesh Forced Disappearances, Arbitrary Arrests, Detentions, Custodial
SK. ENAMUL HOQUE, in the light of the US Report on human rights in Bangladesh, paints a graphic picture of the human rights condition in the country.
