VT Foreign Policy

Facebook and French news agency AFP evidently have stepped into the trap of Al Qaeda-connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist partners, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and have been contributing to turning Bangladesh into a neo-Taliban state by running vile propaganda targeting well-respected thinktank and research group such as Center for Research and Information (CRI). It became crystal clear when recently Facebook shut down 148 accounts and pages by claiming those were operated by ruling “Awami League’s research organization” – Center for Research and Information (CRI). Pro-Islamist and pro-jihadist elements within Bangladesh’s media circle felt extremely encouraged at this decision […] #CounterPoint Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/facebook-afp-and-al-qaeda-connected-bnp-launch-propaganda-war-against-bangladeshi-thinktank-cri/?feed_id=12411

Sitting in the United States, Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey – a member of Al Qaeda-connected ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been playing important role in spreading disinformation against ruling Awami League; maintaining liaison with lawmakers and officials in the Capitol Hill through BNP’s representatives – William B. Milam and Jon Danilowicz – former American diplomats; and maintain relations PR and lobbyist agencies on behalf of BNP. Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey has been in controversy for the last several years as he has been involved in spreading disinformation by utilizing the press accreditation cards that he has managed from the White House, State Department […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/from-al-qaeda-confidante-to-isi-asset-exposing-mushfiqul-fazal-ansarey/?feed_id=10831

On March 17, 104th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman shall be celebrated in Bangladesh with due festivity. Unfortunately as usual, this august day shall miss attention of hundreds of millions of people in the world due to lack of initiatives from the Bangladesh government as well as pro-Awami League journalists and writers, who never felt the necessity and importance of writing in international media telling the world about glorious life of Bangabandhu – Father of the Nation. Similarly, no initiatives were taken during the birth centenary celebration of Bangabandhu – four years ago. Was is a deliberate silence […] #Asia #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/bangabandhu-awami-league-and-sheikh-hasina/?feed_id=10059