Christchurch Mosque Shooting

Ethics rather than policing of the internet

For many people in Australia and New Zealand, the horrific attack on mosques in Christchurch by an Australian national was not totally unexpected.

Christchurch Shooting: Two Bangladeshi victims laid to rest

Two Bangladeshis, who were killed in the recent mosque shootings in Christchurch of New Zealand, were buried yesterday at their ancestral homes in Narayanganj and Narsingdi.

Thanks to Ardern, New Zealand today soothes the soul

Those who have rushed to psychoanalyse 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, for the outrage in Christchurch mosques killing 50 people, are concealing the reality, possibly without their knowing it. This line of inquiry will not explain why Christchurch or Pulwama, Utrecht and now Birmingham happened.

Post-Christchurch social reconstruction: Global the message, local the onus

It is not enough to alert the public of social cracks: how they can be repaired must be part and parcel of any de-constructing exercise.

From Breivik to Brenton to #HelloBrother

Terrorists kill without discrimination. Their tactics differentiate them from freedom fighters. Terrorists have no religion. They may have names—Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim or any other.

Christchurch: Why this is not an isolated terrorist attack

In the aftermath of the deadly attacks in New Zealand that caused global shock, it is important to explore the broader questions about the ideology behind these acts of terrorism.

Terror attacks by non-Muslims get less media coverage

Terror attacks carried out by non-Muslims get less coverage compared to those by Muslims, said a report by the University of Alabama.

'Hatred' is the new terror

The attack on Twin Towers by Al Qaeda launched the so-called “war on terror”. The massacre of 50 innocent worshippers in Christchurch should now trigger a global “war on hatred”. If the jihadists needed to be reined in, and correctly so, the white supremacists need to be stopped with equal vigour and urgency.

Christchurch and the 'mass dissemination of hate' in the media

I woke up to the news of the horrific attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday, like millions around the world. I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed on Friday morning

March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019

How can we stop hate crimes like the Christchurch massacre?

We join the world in mourning the 49 (so far reported) lives lost in the horrific Christchurch (New Zealand) massacre of Muslim devotees who were offering their Friday prayers.

March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019

Christchurch and 'social cracks'

It was not, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted, “one of the darkest days,” in New Zealand's history, but “the darkest”. New Zealand

March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019

BCB, NZC to discuss 3rd Test

The third and final Test on Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand was called off in the wake of a horrific incident which left 49 people dead at a mosque in Christchurch on Friday.

March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019

PM asks for security review for future tours

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh will send its cricket team to any touring country in the future after examining and reviewing security measures there.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

NZ shooting: Traumatised citizens mourn victims

The attack on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch prompts an outpouring of grief and deep shock in the usually peaceful country, which prides itself on welcoming refugees fleeing violence or persecution.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

Women's team shaken by attack

The Bangladesh women's football team were shocked at the news of mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand yesterday which,

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

Murder in Mosques

There can be no place for hatred, intolerance and senseless violence anywhere in the world—of the type we witnessed in Christchurch on Friday which has killed at least 49 people so far, including 3 Bangladeshis and injured many more—as of going to print.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

Tides before and after the ides of March

Just what a sea change in outlook yesterday's tragic attack may have on the people of New Zealand can only fully be appreciated by someone who has witnessed the secure life in the small country before two mosques in Christchurch became the sites of a brutal shootings on March 15.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

'Foreign hosts need to step up security'

Following the horrific shooting incident in New Zealand's Christchurch where the Bangladesh team survived a close shave, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that the board will be asking for a minimum level of security before going on overseas tours. In the case that security requirement is not met, the team will not be allowed to tour.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

Frightening experience

There was widespread shock and condemnation from the cricketing fraternity yesterday after the tragic shooting incident in