I don’t think the modern world has witnessed a female dictator as sociopathic as Sheikh Hasina. Sure, there were heartless, powerful women like Argentina’s Isabel Perón, the Philippines’s Imelda Marcos and Romania’s Elena Ceauşescu. But the latter two were First Ladies and wielded power through their husbands and the former was a puppet of José López Rega.

Hasina is a step above them. She has all the traits of a Benito Mussolini or a Paul Kagame and she went one step further by folding in North Korea’s cult politics centred on ‘father and family’ into the mix. 

Which is why, the people needed to go for a bloody uprising to bring her down. And yet, Hasina has not softened one bit. Not being able to hold on to power after using maximum force and the way the party workers and leaders have gone into hiding should be an indication of how well-liked this grand old party named Awami League is among the people. But no, she just doesn’t get it — she is bloodthirsty as ever, if not more.

And after losing the power they have cherished for so many years, there is no attempt at introspection and redress. Mindlessly and shamelessly, they are just going about attempting to regain power. So far, they attempted communal clashes, caused disarray in the army, went for random vandalism and industrial unrest, and tacitly caused an impasse in every state institution. Sat in her plush bungalow in Lutyens Delhi, she is instructing her men to set fire, literally and metaphorically, in Bangladesh. Only a consummate terrorist can advise such a thing. 

But Hasina’s evil eyes and ways will not prevail in our soil — the self-sacrifice of the thousands of people in the 36 days of July will not go in vain. If needed, the people will do it again, but they won’t allow someone like Hasina to be back in power again.

Bangladeshi's will jump to defend their freedom. They may run out of bullets for the gun but our people will not run out of bodies to stand in front of the barrel — with arms stretched wide.

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Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has hired a prominent Washington DC lobbying firm, Stryk Global Diplomacy (SGD, formerly Sonoran Policy Group), as part of his efforts to influence US policymakers. This move comes after Hasina’s resignation and flight to India on August 5th, following the toppling of her Awami League government.

Documents obtained and verified by Netra News show that Joy signed a six-month contract with SGD, paying $200,000 upfront (around 2.4 crores in Bangladeshi taka). In return, the lobbyists will “engage with the Executive and Legislative Branches of the United States government to provide a unique insight on the current issues facing Bangladesh.”

The agreement and an amendment were filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) on September 12th 2024, through Wazed Consulting Inc., a company owned entirely by Joy. The lobbying firm, led by Christian Bourge and Robert Stryk, has deep ties to former US President Donald Trump, with both having served as advisers during his 2016 campaign.

Joy’s hiring of SGD follows a history of engaging US lobbyists. In 2005, he paid $720,000 to Alcalde & Fay on behalf of the US Awami League. At that time, Rep. Gary Ackerman had expressed concern over Bangladesh’s political direction, comparing it to Pakistan under General Musharraf and warning that mainstream parties’ weakening could bolster Islamist forces.

Following the ouster of his mother, Joy has emerged as the spokesperson of the Awami League while most leaders of the party are in hiding or jail. Given Joy’s recent public statements, these efforts may focus on portraying a post-Awami League Bangladesh as being overrun by Islamist extremists.●

Read: https://netra.news/2024/joy-hires-washington-lobbyist-tied-to-trump/

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Joy hires Washington lobbyist tied to Trump

Sheikh Hasina’s son has been leading the Awami League’s public relations counteroffensive in the media — now, he is funding lobbyists close to Donald Trump.

Netra News — নেত্র নিউজ

"Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has hired a prominent Washington DC lobbying firm, Stryk Global Diplomacy (SGD, formerly Sonoran Policy Group), with the target to influence US policymakers."

A fascist seeking help of another fascist. 🙂

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/joy-hires-lobbyist-firm-tied-trump-957926

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Joy hires US lobbyist firm with ties to Trump for $200,000

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has hired a prominent Washington DC lobbying firm, Stryk Global Diplomacy (SGD, formerly Sonoran Policy Group), with the target to influence US policymakers. Joy signed a six-month contract with SGD, paying $200,000 upfront (Tk2.4 crores), reported Netra News. In return, the lobbyists will "engage with the Executive and Legislative Branches of the United States government to provide a unique insight on the current issues facing Bangladesh." The agreement and an amendment were filed under the Foreign Agents Registration

The Business Standard

A Bangladeshi teenager has been killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Dhantala border in Thakurgaon. This incident occurred early this morning (September 9) in the area of pillar number 393 at the Dhantala border.

The deceased, Shring Joyanta Lahiri, was the son of Mahadeb from the Bototli village in the Dhantala Union. According to relatives, the BSF has taken the teenager's body.

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Nice!

It seems that previous propaganda campaigns have failed miserably. Now, they have resorted to attacking us personally.

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Felani Khatun to Swarna Das: In the last 16 years, At least 1,236 Bangladeshis have been killed by the Indian Border Security Force.

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War is peace ✌️

Just a reminder to our (un)friendly neighbor: attacking Bangladesh will only lead to India being torn apart.

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Al Jazeera is cooking something 😋
They've recently collected high quality drone footages of the student movement.

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