Are the Dhaka war tribunal protests morphing into a wider ‘Bengali Spring’?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kevin Lees

Guest post by Rashad Ullah News reports on the mass demonstrations in the heart of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, now in their fourth full day, dutifully report that Bangladeshis are protesting the verdict of a war crimes tribunal, but they may be missing the larger story — the genesis of a wider social protest movement in the [...]

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Photo(s) of the day: Bush 43 takes to painting

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kevin Lees

So, it’s not everyday that The Smoking Gun obtains hacked e-mails from the former president of the United States that showcase his self-portraits. While I don’t necessarily condone hacking — some of the e-mails detail incredibly sensitive information about the medical condition of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush and other family details, and it seems especially [...]

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First Past the Post: February 8

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kevin Lees

East and South Asia Quartz catalogues China’s accounting scandals. Myanmar catches on to the central bank independence trend. The European Union is softening its position on Gujarati chief minister Narendra Modi, who will likely be the BJP candidate for prime minister in 2014. South Korean president-elect Park Geun-hye announces her second pick for prime minister, former prosecutor [...]

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