Listen to Paulo Casaca, Executive Director of SADF, discuss Bangladesh’s human rights crisis, the rise of Islamic terrorism, regime censorship, and the regional risks for South Asia in our latest podcast
In this episode of SADF Podcast, Paulo Casaca, Executive Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) a Brussels based think tank, talked on the present situation in Bangladesh.
In the podcast, he discussed Bangladesh’s relationship with both India and China. He expressed his concerns over the human rights situation in Bangladesh due to the rise of Islamic Terrorism. Recently, he was alarmed by the use of Nazi and ISIS flags in the demonstrations of students on the streets of Dhaka. Paulo is concerned over the way the Yunus regime is controlling the media and he said that due to heavy government control, there is no freedom of expression in Bangladesh at the moment.
Mr. Casaca condemned the barbaric terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and said that the rise of terrorist units in Bangladesh, can risk the stability of South Asia in the long run.
Hosted by: Tapas Kanti Baul, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
Madalena Casaca
Madalena Casaca is SADF’s Editor and part-time Researcher for the Democracy Research Programme. Ms Casaca is a graduate in European Studies (graduated 2008) from the University of Lisbon, where she explored with high productivity not only European and Western Social Sciences but also African Studies, Russian Studies, and Anthropology. Ms Casaca also completed a yearly Documentary Programme in Prague in 2012/2013 and attended the Film School of the University of Wales in Newport in 2011/2012, where all the basics of visual communication were explored and developed. Less
A one-year investment was made in Moscow studying the Russian language, of which she holds the B2 degree. Madalena began a Master’s degree in World History at the Moscow State University, where she completed the first semester, receiving the highest marks in all courses. She had to return to Portugal for personal reasons and now raises her young daughters in Lisbon. She is transforming her Masters’ Diploma on World History into a non-academic book.