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Sajeeb Wazed Joy , Bangladesh Awami League’s International Spokesperson and son of Sheikh Hasina, joins E-Bangladesh Consulting Editor Tasneem Khalil to share some ugly facts about a super-secret covert operation by one of the most fearsome intelligence agencies in South Asia, the DGFI, that is now the driving force of an undeclared martial law in Bangladesh.

Courtesy: eBangladesh.org You may also read his interview by eBangladesh HERE.

[Courtesy: Sajeeb Wajed Joy]

My mother was arrested in a dawn raid (5:00am Bangladesh time) from her house on Monday 16th July. Approximately 1,000 members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the army and the police surrounded her house in Dhaka and searched the premises without a warrant. They then took my mother to court where she was denied bail and ordered detained under authority of the indefinite state of emergency being maintained in the country.

My mother is being detained under the Emergency Powers Rule, 2007, not under the criminal code of Bangladesh. There is no due process under the emergency powers. Right to bail and right to appeal are denied and the detention can be extended indefinitely even without a trial. Trials are conducted by special tribunals in camera (only the judge is present, there is no jury and the proceedings are closed to outside scrutiny) and summarily (normal procedures such as conducting discovery are not allowed.) This is a violation of international human rights laws, in particular Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

No one is being allowed to visit her, not even relatives. She has no access to telephone or any other means of communication. This is not justice. This arrest itself is illegal and a violation of all human rights.

আজকে সকালে জার্মান বেতারে প্রচারিত দৃস্টিকোণ অনুষ্ঠানটি শুনে দেখুন। এতে শেখ হাসিনার গ্রেফতারের ব্যাপারে আন্তর্জাতিক প্রতিক্রিয়া ও উদ্যোগের কথা শুনতে পারবেন। প্রায় ১৪ মিনিটের এই আলোচনায় ওয়াশিংটন ডিসি থেকে যোগ দিয়েছেন সজীব ওয়াজেদ জয়।

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Tasneem Khalil’s interview of AGC - today, July 17 2007. AGC talks about the current issues and what he thinks will happen to Bangladesh in six months time. Click HERE to listen.

Please click on the link to read United States Member of Congress Corrine Brown’s letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about Fakhruddin & Co.’s attempts to stop Sheikh Hasina from visiting her daughter in Florida.

Rep. Brown’s Letter About Sheikh Hasina