This page gives a brief summary of major news items relating either directly to Moudud or to the present Military regime in Bangladesh. For details of the news items, please see the News in Full page, where the items are listed in reverse chronological order (that is to say most recent items are at the top of the page).

5 June 2008: The Economist (long known for its interest and support for Bangladesh) published a long article about the present situation in Bangladesh. We have made a new section to show you the article.

5 June 2008: The Bangladesh news media protested formally about the very heavy censorship presently ruling in Bangladesh under the present military regime.

Please also see the home page for more up to date developments and also our new NIKO case section.

We have also received two more message from Moudud from his jail (May 2008) which we have put in our Moudud's words section.

26 May 2008:  Moudud's trial on wealth ammassment charges will start in a kangaroo court where Moudud is not allowed representation. Moudud is actually being tried under a subsection of a law which he himself promulgated and authored whilst he was Law Minister. The Military dictatorship though has refused to implement the law in full as written.

22 March 2008: US National Public Radio runs a news item critical of the human rights situation in Bangladesh. if you type this url in your browser it will take you to the broadcast: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88690011&sc=emaf

15 March 2008: US State department states that filing of charges against Moudud were 'seen as politically motivated'. See full report  in News in full for details.

15 March 2008: US State department  states that Human Rights record in Bangladesh worsened since Army takeover of country. See full report in News in full for details.

12 March 2008: Guardian newspaper publishes long article about Moudud detailing the way military regime has persecuted Moudud and denied him due process of Law.

29 December 2007: Detained former premier Khaleda Zia and two of her detained former cabinet colleagues including former law minister Moudud Ahmed were shown arrested yesterday in connection with Niko graft case.

28 December 2007: Moudud gets 12-hour parole to attend elder brother’s burial

7 December 2007: ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE  UNIT REPORT  says that timely elections doubtful, and growth scenario bleak

29 October 2007: Supreme Court upholds High Court ruling that Moudud detention is illegal. Military regime rejails Moudud on new even flimsier unsubstantiated charges.

12 October 2007: Moudud served a legal notice on the National Board of Revenue after they refused to accept a tax payment by him (as reported in 'New Age')

1 October 2007: High Court stays Graft case against Moudud, and asks Anti-Corruption Commission to explain why bringing these cases under Emergency Power Rules should not be ruled illegal.

16 September 2007: The Anti-Corruption Commission lays new charges against Moudud, obviously to counter the High Court Decision. The charges are that he understated his net wealth (by 25%!) and possesses wealth beyond his means (Moudud has been one of the top commercial barristers in Bangladesh for nearly 40 years).

12 September 2007: High Court declares Moudud's detention illegal and orders his immediate release.

6 September 2007: European Parliament calls for current 'caretaker' government to give due access to law to the three imprisoned former Prime Ministers (that is to say Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina, Moudud himself). The motion is published in full on the new "EU motion to free Moudud" page.

4 September 2007: Term of President Iajuddin Ahmed arbitrarily extended. Upon the constitutional expiry of the term of President Ahmed, the military regime arbitrarily and illegally extended this term so that it could continue to rule by decree.

27 August 2007: Acting Law Minister Mainul Hosein admits that present regime is a military backed national government (i.e in full flagrant disregard of the Constitution)

20 August 2007: In a major ruling, the Bangladesh High Court ruled that the charges brought against Moudud under the Emergency Power Rules should be dropped and that Moudud should be set free. The military regime has ignored this ruling until today.

1 June 2007: Article in The Guardian (London) about Moudud's arrest and detention without a hearing.