The upheaval in Bangladesh has been completely mischaracterized in the Western media.
It paints the deposed PM Sheikh Hasina as a dictator who was authoratarian who committed "human rights violations". In reality she checked the rabid Islamist elements in the this country with >90% Muslim population.
The upheaval in Bangladesh has been completely mischaracterized in the Western media.
It paints the deposed PM Sheikh Hasina as a dictator who was authoratarian who committed "human rights violations". In reality she checked the rabid Islamist elements in the this country with >90% Muslim population.
Now Islamist mobs are out for minorities including Hindus. When this godforsaken country was liberated from genocidal Pakistani Army in 1971, its Hindu population was over 20%. Today it is about 7%. Tells you all about this bigoted religion and how it treats its minorities.
American diplomat Gary Bass' memoir, The Blood Telegram, from those days when he was posted in Dhaka remains essential reading.
The upheaval in Bangladesh has been completely mischaracterized in the Western media.
It paints the deposed PM Sheikh Hasina as a dictator who was authoratarian who committed "human rights violations". In reality she checked the rabid Islamist elements in the this country with >90% Muslim population.
Now Islamist mobs are out for minorities including Hindus. When this godforsaken country was liberated from genocidal Pakistani Army in 1971, its Hindu population was over 20%. Today it is about 7%. Tells you all about this bigoted religion and how it treats its minorities.
American diplomat Gary Bass' memoir, The Blood Telegram, from those days when he was posted in Dhaka remains essential reading.