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Boris Johnson’s Commission had its say, but lost its voice. Photographer: Alex Pantling/Getty Images Photographer: Alex Pantling/Getty Images At least a half-dozen major inquiries in the past two decades have examined various aspects of race in Britain. All of them found evidence of institutional racism, including four since 2017.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, launched after the Black Lives Matter protests last year, begs to differ. Its controversial conclusions in a report published last week say that while it’s too early to declare Britain a “post-racial society,” arguments of institutional racism are overblown.Overall, it says,…

Ahrar AhmadApril 05, 2021 A mass meeting of Muslims held at Dhaka on September 4, 1906 in favour of the partition of Bengal. The photo was published in The Sphere on October 27, 1906 (Courtesy: Bangladesh on Record).”> A mass meeting of Muslims held at Dhaka on September 4, 1906 in favour of the partition of Bengal. The photo was published in The Sphere on October 27, 1906 (Courtesy: Bangladesh on Record). One of the grand paradoxes facing Bangladeshis is expressed in the negotiations and contestations on the simple question about who they are, particularly in the context of the…

Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR), an organization that works towards advocating equality, justice and human rights, has released reports of India’s seven neighbouring countries, highlighting grave human rights violations against minorities, especially Hindus. The reports released on Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tibet have been prepared using previous years’ reports from international human rights bodies, human rights activists and NGOs, media reports, narrations of credible writers and interviews of the actual sufferers of the ordeal. The reports, especially of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan highlight the miserable condition of minorities like Hindus and Sikhs whose…

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the government has sought the bank account details of 24 leaders of different organisations, including Hefajat-e-Islam and 30 madrasas. The BFIU issued the notice on March 31, asking the banks to send the information within five working days. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. The move came right after the recent mayhem by activists of Hefajat-e-Islam that killed 13 people since March 26. Hefajat had been protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon the invitation of the Bangladesh government to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of…

– The condition of religious minorities as well as minority Shias and Ahmadis in Pakistan is bad. New Delhi date Saturday, April 3, 2021 The Center for Democracy Pluralism and Human Rights has released a report on human rights in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, including Tibet. This report has been prepared keeping in mind the civil equality, their dignity, justice and democracy in all the countries. The report was compiled by a team of academics, lawyers, judges, media personnel and researchers. It mentions the human rights situation in India’s 7 neighboring countries, which is as follows.…

Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard took to Twitter on Friday to flag the religious persecution of Hindu religious minorities of Bangladesh. Calling upon the world to work towards Islamist extremism, the former US presidential candidate also condemned the systematic murder, rape of Bengali Hindus by the Pakistani Army.Raising concerns about the genocide of millions of Bengali Hindu as a result of their religion and ethnicity, Tulsi said that March 25, 1971 marked the day when targeting of Hindus in Bangladesh by the Pak army began.“It began in Hindu neighborhoods and villages, first at Jagannath Hall, which was a Hindu dormitory…

Bangladesh teen arrested for mocking Modi, Sheikh Hasina in video02 Apr 2021: Bangladesh teen arrested for mocking Modi, Sheikh Hasina in video A teenager in Bangladesh was held for making a music video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.Reportedly, Rabiul Islam (19) was arrested on Wednesday based on a complaint filed by a pro-government youth leader under the country’s stringent Digital Security Act.The law is viewed as Bangladesh’s attempt to clamp down on free speech.Here are more details.Details: Islam likely to face up to 14-year jail term Local police chief Abdullah al-Mamun told Agence France-Presse,…

This article is part of a series analyzing the unique challenges facing Myanmar’s Christian population after the coup on February 1, 2021. Click here for more background on the situation and here for a preview of the series. 04/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Immediately condemned by the international community and now considered a genocide, the Burmese military, or Tatmadaw, began the latest in a series of brutal military crackdowns against Rohingya Muslims in August of 2017. The Tatmadaw has persecuted Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims for decades, but the ongoing genocide launched that August is the most intense action to date…

The most famous footnote in the history of constitutional law came in a 1938 U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with federal regulation of interstate commerce. The actual decision, which allowed the federal government to prohibit the shipment of reconstituted milk across state lines, was unremarkable. Footnote four in the opinion, however, was much more important, though unrelated to the facts of the case.Steven LawsonJustice Harlan Fiske Stone, who spoke for the majority, called for a very strict standard of scrutiny when a law discriminates against racial, religious or other “discrete and insular minorities,” especially reducing their ability to participate politically.…

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Events in Niger took a dramatic turn days before the country was about to make history by conducting the first transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another since its independence from France in 1960. In the early hours of the morning a military unit, reportedly from a nearby air base in the capital city, Niamey, launched an attempted coup. The attack was quickly repelled by presidential guards. Adejuwon Soyinka asks Olayinka Ajala, an expert on Niger Republic, to unpack what this means for the future of the country. What lies behind the coup attempt? There has been…