Faisal Mahmud, Author at Asia Times

Sheikh Hasina, right, flashes the victory symbol after casting her vote at a polling station in Dhaka. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Hasina wins third term as vote-rigging claims go unanswered

by Faisal Mahmud December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Workers mount a portrait of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of Awami League's National Council in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Rehman Asad

Bangladesh, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Bangladesh’s ruling ‘secular’ Awami League strengthens ties with Islamist parties

by Faisal Mahmud December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Rohingya refugees protest against Smart Card

by Faisal Mahmud November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Pathao ride-sharing app has been storing details about Bangladeshis' contacts from their phones. Photo: Facebook

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Dhaka ride-sharing app accused of ‘stealing users’ phone data’

by Faisal Mahmud November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

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羅興亞人拒返若開邦遣返計劃失敗

by Faisal Mahmud November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Repatriation plan fails as Rohingyas refuse to return

by Faisal Mahmud November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AFP,Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto

Bangladesh, India, South Asia, World

Bangladesh politics divided over election use of EVMs

by Faisal Mahmud November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

工人們在孟加拉首都達卡人民聯盟黨的國會大廈前張貼孟加拉總理哈西娜的肖像。相片：NurPhoto via AFP / Rehman Asad

Bangladesh, South Asia

孟加拉在選舉前加強互聯網監控

by Faisal Mahmud November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh, South Asia

Bangladesh steps up pre-election Internet surveillance

by Faisal Mahmud November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Kamal Hassain, center, is seen with Bangladeshi PM and Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, right,and Rashed Khan Menon, left, leader of the Workers Party, during a political rally in Dhaka in 2006. Dr Kamal recently fell out with Hasina and joined an opposition alliance. Photo: AFP / Farjana K Godhuly

Bangladesh, India, South Asia

Curious political tie-up emerges before Bangladeshi election

by Faisal Mahmud October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

今年2月，孟加拉的社運人士在達卡抗議通過《數碼保安法案》，他們高舉著標語牌和橫額。相片：AFP / Rehman Asad

Bangladesh, South Asia

孟加拉新數碼保安法案將打擊新聞自由

by Faisal Mahmud October 12, 2018

Activists in Bangladesh hold placards and a banner during a protest against the Digital Security Act in Dhaka on February. Photo: AFP / Rehman Asad

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

New digital law ‘will hit press freedom and silence dissenters’

by Faisal Mahmud October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A protest against the incarceration of Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam is held in front of the United Nations building in New York. Photo: Shamima Khan

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Protests to free photographer Shahidul Alam grow before Bangladesh elections

by Faisal Mahmud October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The autobiography written by former Bangladesh Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Photo: Twitter/@MohedulIslamDa1

Australia, Bangladesh, Oceania, South Asia

Book by ex-Bangladesh Chief Justice stirs controversy

by Faisal Mahmud September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Dignitaries at the launch of UN report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

by Faisal Mahmud September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

2018年2月17日，孟加拉女工在達卡郊區加濟布爾（Gazipur）的一間服裝廠內工作。相片：AFP / Mehedi Hasan / NurPhoto

Bangladesh, South Asia

孟加拉製衣工人抗議最低工資水平

by Faisal Mahmud September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi female workers work at a garment factory in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka on February 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Protests over Bangladesh’s minimum wage for garment workers

by Faisal Mahmud September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi police display confiscated narcotics in Dhaka. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Mehedi Hasan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

A new drug creeps into Bangladesh’s narcotics scene

by Faisal Mahmud September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi students mass on the streets of Dhaka after two pupils were killed by a bus in front of their college. Photo: AFP/Khandaker Azizur Rahman Sumon/ NurPhoto

Bangladesh, South Asia

Hundreds killed during Eid as Bangladesh’s road safety lags

by Faisal Mahmud September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

The US Bangla plane after the crash with rescue workers scouring the wreckage at Kathmandu airport. Photo: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepali newspaper slammed over US-Bangla crash report

by Faisal Mahmud August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Author Archives: Faisal Mahmud

Hasina wins third term as vote-rigging claims go unanswered

Bangladesh’s ruling ‘secular’ Awami League strengthens ties with Islamist parties

Rohingya refugees protest against Smart Card

Dhaka ride-sharing app accused of ‘stealing users’ phone data’

羅興亞人拒返若開邦遣返計劃失敗

Repatriation plan fails as Rohingyas refuse to return

Bangladesh politics divided over election use of EVMs

孟加拉在選舉前加強互聯網監控

Bangladesh steps up pre-election Internet surveillance

Curious political tie-up emerges before Bangladeshi election

孟加拉新數碼保安法案將打擊新聞自由

New digital law ‘will hit press freedom and silence dissenters’

Protests to free photographer Shahidul Alam grow before Bangladesh elections

Book by ex-Bangladesh Chief Justice stirs controversy

World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

孟加拉製衣工人抗議最低工資水平

Protests over Bangladesh’s minimum wage for garment workers

A new drug creeps into Bangladesh’s narcotics scene

Hundreds killed during Eid as Bangladesh’s road safety lags

Nepali newspaper slammed over US-Bangla crash report

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