him primarily because of his active support for the opposition political camps. In a democratic dispensation, this is unacceptable." After a Dhaka court accepted charges against 41 opposition politicians related to protests, BNP committee member MK Anwar spoke before a rally at the National Press Club. He said, "There's no peace in people's minds. Opposition leaders and workers are subjected to extreme torture. Now they (the Awami League government) have launched coercive acts against mass media. This government can't tolerate its opponents' views. They've closed down 'Amar Desh' printing press after arresting its acting editor Mahmudur Rahman." On the other hand, a leader of the Shahbag protests repeated accusations of Rahman's misinformation. After more than a month of confinement, 15 editors signed a joint statement that demanded the release of Rahman, dismissal of cases against Rahman's mother and Daily Sangram for printing Amar Desh after Rahman's arrest, and an end to the ban on Amar Desh's publication, as well as similar bans from 5 May on broadcasters Diganta and Islamic TV. Books Mahmudur Rahman has written several books in Bangla and English. His latest book titled "The Political History of Muslim Bengal: An Unfinished Battle of Faith," argues for a new Muslim Bengali identity rooted in a political history beginning with the independent Muslim Sultanate and closing with the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh. The book was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in January 2019. See also Blasphemy law in Bangladesh Censorship in Bangladesh 2012 ICT Skype controversy References Further reading Nomāna, Aliullāha, Bijaẏī sampādaka Māhamudura Rahamāna'' (Language: Bengali), Ḍhākā : Mātr̥bhāshā Prakāśa, 2011. External links 1953 births Living people Bangladeshi engineers Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi torture victims Censorship in Bangladesh Newspaper editors Newspaper publishers (people) People associated with energy People from Comilla District Torture in Bangladesh Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni University of Dhaka alumni People from Comilla Bangladeshi newspaper editors Hunger strikers