Thousands of visitors at both the venues of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair demanded punishment for the attackers of eminent writer Humayun Azad. In 2004, on this very day, the freethinker was brutally ...
The stabbing of a prominent literature professor at Dhaka University has triggered widespread protests in Bangladesh, culminating in a nationwide strike on Saturday. Students are demanding the arrest ...
A relative of Bangladeshi author Humayun Azad weeps next to his portrait after the 2004 attack that would claim his life - Copyright AFP FARJANA K. GODHULY A relative ...
(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC of International PEN is seriously concerned for the safety of leading writer and lecturer Humayun Azad and his family following a series of recent death threats. Azad was ...
(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC of International PEN strongly condemns the 27 February 2004 attack on leading Bangladeshi writer and lecturer Humayun Azad by unidentified assailants. The attack is believed to ...