Criminalizing freedom of speech and thought in Bangladesh: Throughout the novel, one core theme is the government's use of language as a tool of control and manipulation. The concept of "doublethink" and "Newspeak" are introduced, where citizens are made to accept contradictory ideas as truth and language is limited to prevent dissent. The novel is a political commentary on
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Writer Mushtaq Ahmed paid the ultimate price for his freedom of expression, and it’s a matter of shame for us all that it happened in the year of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.
When I entered the hospital room, the bed was empty. Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore Kishore had gone to get his eyes checked. When he returned to the cabin in about 20 minutes, I was flabbergasted that he was on a wheelchair. I stared at him, at a loss for words, he too stared back. Kishore broke the silence: "How are you bhai [brother]?"' He went to the bed and lay down. A
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A Dhaka court has bailed six of the seven demonstrators arrested after clashes with the police during a torch procession demanding investigation into writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in jail custody and repeal of the Digital Security Act. );
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Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury granted them bail after hearing the petitions of the six accused on Sunday.
They are Tamjid Haider, Nozib Amir Chowdhury Joy, Akib Ahmed, Arafat Saad, Nazifa Jannat and Joyoti Chakrabarty.No bail petition was filed for another accused - ASM Tanjimur Rahman.
Arafat is involved with the Samajtantrik Chhatra Front while the rest are members of Bangladesh Students’ Union.