Al Jazeera: Bangladesh’s Most Wanted Criminal Operating Network from Budapest

[nahtanbob]

Israelis are good at making this equipment. They will sell you if pay them. What is the big deal about a simple commercial transaction ?

 

[Avicenna]

As you are, so will you be ruled -Hadis-i Sherif

The majority of the BD folks are like their PM and Chief....

The majority of the Pak folks are like their PM and Chief....

How could they ever think of getting along and being compatriots??????

Try not to be such a POS.

To any mods reading this:

Time and time again this dude demeans Bengalis.

Legitimate criticism is one thing.

Trolling to get cheap zingers is another.

 

[Black_cats]

12:00 AM, February 03, 2021 / LAST MODIFIED: 11:52 AM, February 03, 2021
Daily Star EDITORIAL:
Our take on the Al Jazeera Report

When can we do similar ones?

Our take on the Al Jazeera Report

Early yesterday, the Qatar based media organisation Al Jazeera published a story titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”, to which our foreign ministry

www.thedailystar.net

Early yesterday, the Qatar based media organisation Al Jazeera published a story titled "All the Prime Minister's Men", to which our foreign ministry issued a quick response calling it a politically motivated "smear" campaign which is "false" and "defamatory" and instigated by extremists and their allies. The response zeroes in on two specifics, one that there is no shred of evidence linking the "prime minister and other institutions" and that the report's historical account "fails to even mention the horrific genocide of 1971".

We think it was a mature decision by the government not to disrupt or block in any way, the broadcasting of the Al Jazeera story or its spread on social media. Such actions are usually counterproductive and triggers more audience reactions. This departure from the usual knee-jerk response to such foreign media coverage is welcome. However, a similar maturity was not shown in formulating the response which questions the motive of the report, speculates as to their possible instigators and sponsors, criticises and questions Al Jazeera's aim in carrying such a report but does not address the points raised in it, which is what the public would really like to know.

We are facing the absurd situation of publishing the government response without publishing what the government is responding to. So far, we have neither carried what the Al Jazeera reported nor any synopsis of it. Even as we write this editorial, we do not mention any of the allegations raised, the persons named, the copies of documents exhibited, footage shown of two convicted but absconding criminals partying in Dhaka with very high-level people, and do not report what several people interviewed on record and under cover said.

However, we feel that allegations made in the report should not be ignored nor swept under the carpet. There are people who served the PM at various times, especially during her days of struggle, who are now taking full advantage of her sense of gratitude and indulging in influence-peddling for payment in some of our highly sensitive areas. There is reference to our purchase of sensitive listening devices from Israel, a country that we do not recognise.

There are also the issues of false passports, NID cards and bank documents that should be looked into, especially as they involve institutions on whose integrity and honesty our security depends. There are also issues concerning our security and law enforcement bodies and their leadership that the government can ignore only at its peril.

Readers are fully entitled to ask why there is such an absence of similar reporting in the local media. While admitting to our own limitations, it is really the reflection of the environment in which we operate exemplified by the existence of the Digital Security Act (DSA), among others, which is perhaps among the most comprehensively restrictive and oppressive laws against the free press anywhere. It will not be lost on any reader that we did not mention above any names or any institutions. If one looks at the flood of totally groundless and unsubstantiated defamatory cases under the DSA against journalists and newspapers, and the promptness with which such cases were accepted and the accused sent to jail and refused bail for weeks if not months, the answer will be obvious—and we are not even mentioning the intimidation, threats and restrictions of advertisements and other tactics that are used. But even then, we must struggle on and, that's what we do.

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

who is this Daily Star? how come they arent toeing the other mainstream Bangladeshi media?

 

[VikingRaider]

who is this Daily Star? how come they arent toeing the other mainstream Bangladeshi media?

They are part of mainstream media too. Just they are among the few exceptions who don't kowtow govt.

 

[Black_cats]

FM: Bangladesh looking into legal action against Al Jazeera
Tribune Report

• Published at 04:08 pm February 3rd, 2021

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen BSS

‘All the Prime Minister's Men’ is politically motivated, untrue and biased, says Obaidul Quader

Bangladesh is looking into legal action against Al Jazeera for spreading misinformation, says Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.

"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had never appointed anybody as her bodyguard. Her party (Awami League) men are always her bodyguards," said Dr Momen referring to August 21 grenade attacks on her when party men protected her, not bodyguards.

Al Jazeera has lost its credibility by running a story completely based on falsehood and misinformation, he said, reports UNB.
Also read - Bangladesh rejects 'smear campaign' instigated by extremists, allies from London, elsewhere
Anti-national agenda

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday said the report titled "All the Prime Minister's Men" by Al Jazeera is not information-based and it is the manifestation of “anti-national conspiracy”.

He said the report is an example of yellow journalism and it was done intentionally.

Meanwhile, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said: “Al Jazeera’s report against the Sheikh Hasina government is politically motivated, untrue and biased. It is one-sided, fabricated and clearly a propaganda.”

He claimed that the report was part of a conspiracy hatched from London.
Quader said the report has put the legitimacy of Al Jazeera in question and caused a negative reaction in the audience.

Bangladesh weighing legal steps against Al Jazeera

‘All the Prime Minister's Men’ is politically motivated, untrue and biased, says Obaidul Quader

www.dhakatribune.com

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

They are part of mainstream media too. Just they are among the few exceptions who don't kowtow govt.

but then how do they survive the government pressure and crackdown? are their offices outside Bangladesh?

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

Quader said the report has put the legitimacy of Al Jazeera in question and caused a negative reaction in the audience.

has this guy seen the likes to dislikes ratio on youtube?

 

[Titanium100]

I knew this would happen and that this was gonna turn into a diplomatic warfare. Qatar will get dragged into this and they will experience diplomatic nightmare due to this documentary for the next few months may even effect the trade ties between both countries

 

[arjunk]

Panicking since the corruption he's part of got exposed. Good luck to Bangladeshis getting rid of such scum from their country.

 

[VikingRaider]

but then how do they survive the government pressure and crackdown? are their offices outside Bangladesh?

I believe it's a policy of govt in order to prove that we have freedom of speech .

Actually it's correct , we surely have freedom of speech but controlled freedom of speech ,that in the end beneficial for the current govt .

Only brutal opposition force will remain neutralised , but others will have some space and ground, and exactly other than Zia family everyone in Bangladesh has some limited ground.

It's actually a method of controlling the mass population.

Try to develop people's life style , give them benefits, and let them practice freedom, but also control them.

And tbh I believe it's the best way for the people of Bangladesh , and perhaps for whole South Asia too.

Because these countries aren't ready for western style democracy .

 

[Homo Sapiens]

I see this 'legal action ' in a positive light. This will ensure it remain in public consciousness for a long time. Nothing reveal the truth more than a debate of the opposing sides. So cheers to Bangladesh govt. taking legal action against Al Jazeera.

 

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Jamaat-e-Islami

I was waiting for this.
Now I can die in peace. Bangladesh never disappoints. Somehow, JI being a scapegoat is the perfect Aunt Sally. All the years, never heard any Bangladeshi speak for them. I don't know what the big deal is. According to people, all sides are corrupt and BAL is the lesser evil as it looks after the citizens and economy. So all is good then. If no one better is out there to replace them, there is not much of a choice, is there?

 

[Destranator]

who is this Daily Star? how come they arent toeing the other mainstream Bangladeshi media?

Don't think you are familiar with Bangladeshi media. Daily Star is as mainstream as it gets.

 

[PakistaniAtBahrain]

I believe it's a policy of govt in order to prove that we have freedom of speech .

Actually it's correct , we surely have freedom of speech but controlled freedom of speech ,that in the end beneficial for the current govt .

Only brutal opposition force will remain neutralised , but others will have some space and ground, and exactly other than Zia family everyone in Bangladesh has some limited ground.

It's actually a method of controlling the mass population.

Try to develop people's life style , give them benefits, and let them practice freedom, but also control them.

And tbh I believe it's the best way for the people of Bangladesh , and perhaps for whole South Asia too.

Because these countries aren't ready for western style democracy .

what are the realities on the ground? what spectrum of society supports Hasina? who supports Khaleda Zia? is there a 3rd party/force?

Don't think you are familiar with Bangladeshi media. Daily Star is as mainstream as it gets.

you are right. i am not familiar. i am trying to get familiar with what Bangladesh is like.