Ahmedur Chowdhury

I was invited to the Authors’ Reading Month in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where I participated in five events during the second week of July. At these events, I read my prose and poetry, gave onstage interviews, and answered questions from the audience.

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Finally, Americans have come out to protest against tyranny. Solidarity with the Hands Off! movement. May democracy be liberated in America.

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Stand up against the brutal attacks by Israel in Palestine.
Stop Genocide!
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Oh, world, how much longer will you survive? At least run to Gaza now, O world. Take stones in your hands and confront this endless aggression. Die today, O world, standing in front of the missiles and tanks. ✊✊✊

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The Evening of 26 February 2015 - শুদ্ধস্বর The annual book fair, or the Ekushey Boi Mela, takes place every February in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and it was one of the biggest events of my life from 2004 to 2015. In a sense, for me, the annual cultur...

Ten years have passed since the evening of 26th of February 2015.

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Happy New Year 2025 🌱

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Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer | by Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork - Project Syndicate Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.

After the Seven Wonders, nothing in the world is more surprising.

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স্বচ্ছ-স্বাধীন-নিরপেক্ষ নির্বাচন, জনগণের ভোটাধিকার, সুশাসন, ন্যায়বিচার ও সমতা, গণতান্ত্রিক সংস্কৃতির চর্চা এবং দুর্নীতিমুক্ত বাংলাদেশের প্রত্যাশায় সবাইকে বিজয় দিবসের শুভেচ্ছা 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

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At UN, Tutul Chowdhury calls for respect of freedom of expression in Bangladesh At the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International have called for investigations into killings and protections for secular bloggers and religious minorities

On September 26, I delivered a statement on Freedom of Expression and the protection of the rights of all communities in Bangladesh at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Margaret Atwood selects Tutul for Pen writer of courage award Atwood praises the ‘huge personal courage’ of the Bangladeshi publisher, who survived a machete attack by Islamic extremists and still won’t be silenced

This article is more than 8 years old.

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A writers’ responsibility is only in writing. But states and society must be able to give them a safe, fearless environment. If writers can write without the fear of censorship, blasphemy, and authoritarian madness, then they can influence for the sake of humanity, democracy, and openmindedness.

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Money trail: questions over deposed Bangladeshi elite’s £400m UK property empire Associates of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina have spent millions buying up top-flight property assets in the UK

This is why we have wanted change and continue to seek change. We do not want looting to occur again.

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