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David Bergman (journalist)

May 13, 2024

David Bergman (born c. 1965)[1][2] is a British investigative journalist.[3] Bergman has worked for Bangladeshi and British newspapers. He first became known in Bangladesh for his reporting on war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War. An investigative documentary on the subject he worked as a reporter and researcher for British television in 1995 won an award.[4][5] Twenty years later, he was convicted of contempt of court by Bangladesh's special war crimes tribunal in 2015 for contradicting the official death toll of the war.[6][7][8] Bergman has also contributed to The New York Times and Foreign Policy.

David Bergman
Bornc. 1965
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
OccupationJournalist
Known for
SpouseSara Hossain
RelativesKamal Hossain (father in-law)
AwardsRoyal Television Society

Bergman is a former editor[9] and contributor to Netra News,[10] a Bangladeshi news website funded by National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-government, bipartisan, US-based organisation, funded by the US Congress and based in Sweden.[11] He was interviewed for the Al Jazeera documentary All the Prime Minister's Men, which the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the report a "smear campaign".[12]

Bergman was once the executive director of the Centre for Corporate Accountability, which promoted the enactment of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in the United Kingdom.

Personal edit

David Bergman is the son of Alan Bergman from Hadley Wood, in north London.[1][13][14] He holds degrees in both politics and law[15] and his law degree is from the University of Birmingham.[1][16] Bergman is married to Bangladeshi lawyer and writer Sara Hossain,[17][18][19] who is the co-editor of 'Honor': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women.[20] His father-in-law is Dr. Kamal Hossain, who has been the president of the Gano Forum political party in Bangladesh since he founded it in 1992.[17][19][21][22]

Activism in Bhopal edit

Gita Sahgal, who later produced War Crimes File, said she first met Bergman when he was politically active in the relief work after the Bhopal disaster in India.[4] Bergman first traveled from Birmingham, England, to Bhopal in March 1986 by bicycle as a charity to raise £5,000 for the victims of the disaster. While there, he became entangled in a legal dispute over the government's role in relief that The Guardian later dubbed "The Bergman Affair".[23] Other organizations providing relief to the victims of the Bhopal disaster said they were harassed or prevented from being effective because of government intervention.[24]

In September 1986, when Bergman was 21 years old, he was held in custody in violation of India's Foreigners Act and National Security Act and was accused of working for Union Carbide.[1][2] Around the time of his detention, Bergman was on a hunger strike and also suffering from hepatitis, and although he requested the court allow him to travel for treatment his request was denied, as was his father's intervention on behalf of his son's health.[1][13][14][16] He denied the charges as a form of harassment and challenged the lower courts decision.[2][25] His case was heard before the Supreme Court,[2] and the high court decided in his favour and also allowed for his continued stay in India to take part in the relief efforts.[23] Later, the Supreme Court intervened again and forced the lower court to dismiss the charges.[25] Bergman later spoke to the media for the Bhopal Action Group, London, and argued against the sabotage theory advocated by Union Carbide and in favour of design flaws as the cause.[26][27] He also published an article in a law journal about these competing views.[28]

Workers' rights edit

Bergman was affiliated with the Centre for Corporate Accountability as its executive director for nine years before stepping down in 2009 when it closed.[29][30] While at this organization, Bergman worked on legal issues related to workers' safety issues and the Centre supported the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.[31][32][33][34][35] The law went into effect in 2008 and allows corporations to be charged with manslaughter that occurs inside the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, including multinationals.[36]

Journalism edit

David Bergman is an investigative journalist and previously worked for the UK's Twenty Twenty.[37] He has formerly worked at several Bangladeshi newspapers, including New Age,[38] The Daily Star[39] and bdnews24.com.[40] In addition to writing for Bangladeshi papers, Bergman has contributed to Foreign Policy and The Economist.[41][42] His coverage of the International War Crimes Tribunal appeared in The Independent newspaper.[43]

Between 1999 and 2009, Bergman headed the human rights organisation Centre for Corporate Accountability and advocated for legal reforms on work-related deaths.[29][30]

Notable works of journalism edit

Bangladesh war crimes edit

Bergman was the reporter and researcher behind the 1995 documentary film War Crimes File that was aired on British TV Channel 4 about the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities.[4] The film was produced by Gita Sahgal, director of this film was Howard Bradburn, made with the assistance of Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud, and created for Twenty Twenty.[4][44][45][46] The program received a special commendation in the "Best International Current Affairs Award" category from the Royal Television Society in 1995, which was for its "courageous exposé of Islamic extremists now living in Britain".[47][48][49] The film was subjected to a libel charge by the men featured in the film.[50]

Bergman's personal blog Bangladesh Politico follows the proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh, a tribunal set up with solely domestic judges to use domestic law.[5]

Bergman published a controversial opinion article, "A crucial period for International Crimes Tribunal", in New Age on 2 October 2011 that was seen as contempt by Justice Md Nizamul Huq, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and AKM Zahir Ahmed, although the body exonerated Bergman and his publisher, it warned them to be more careful.[51][52][53] In December 2012, Justice Nizamul Huq resigned for Skype Scandal between the justice and Ahmed Ziauddin that compromised the fairness of the tribunal were revealed on YouTube and in publications such as The Economist and Amar Desh.[54][55][56] Elsewhere in the media, Bergman has criticised the due process procedures of the International Crimes Tribunal as flawed.[57] He has been critical of the tribunal's due process and principles in following rule of law.[19] Bangladesh's tribunal raised a further contempt charge against Bergman in April 2014 concerning three articles he had published on his blog about the court. At issue is his writings about how many people died during the Bangladesh Liberation War with the court using the official figure of three million and Bergman saying that number is disputed by evidence.[5] He was convicted by that court at the end of 2014, where it was proclaimed that he "hurt the feelings of the nation."[7][8][6]

Al Jazeera edit

Bergman has often appeared on the Al Jazeera show Inside Story as a political commentator on Bangladesh.[58][59] The Qatari ruling family is the patron of the Al Jazeera Media Network, with Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani as its chairman. The Qatari ruling family is accused of supporting Islamist movements like the Muslim Brotherhood.[60]

In February 2021, Bergman appeared in the Al Jazeera documentary All the Prime Minister's Men which exposed corruption allegations against the Bangladesh Army's 16th chief of staff Aziz Ahmed. The army chief allegedly arranged presidential pardons for his brothers who have been fugitives from Bangladeshi law with convictions for murder and other crimes. The Bangladeshi government statement in response to the documentary mentioned Bergman, Jamaat and said that it "regrets that Al Jazeera has allowed itself to become an instrument for their malicious political designs aimed at destabilizing the secular democratic Government of Bangladesh".[12] In response to a question from a local journalist on the documentary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remarked "Some bizarre interactions always happen in Bangladesh’s politics when the line between the ultra-left and the ultra-right blurs".[61] Shahidul Alam, writing in the New Age, advised the government to not slip on a banana peel.[62]

Blog and other writing edit

Bergman runs a personal blog called Bangladesh Politico.[3] His criticism often focuses on Sheikh Hasina and her family. Bergman has been deeply critical of the Awami League's authoritarianism since Sheikh Hasina was re-elected in 2009. Bergman initially focused on the flaws of the war crimes tribunal set up by Sheikh Hasina's government in 2010. Since 2014, when the national election was boycotted by the opposition, Bergman became a fierce critic of Bangladesh's autocratic drift and human rights abuses by security agencies like the Rapid Action Battalion and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.

Bergman is also the English language editor of Netra News. Apart from the Awami League, Bergman has been critical of Mahfuz Anam,[63] BRAC,[64] the London School of Economics,[65] the Biden administration, the United Nations,[66] Amnesty International India, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, the European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh,[67] Tulip Siddiq, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and the British Labour Party.[68]

Works edit

  • Bergman, David. "The sabotage theory and the legal strategy of Union Carbide," New Law Journal, 138, 17 June 1988.
  • Bergman, David. (Director) "War Crimes Files" (documentary), Dispatches (program), Channel 4. 1995.
  • —— (2 October 2011). . New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
  • —— (15 February 2013). . Bangladesh Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
  • —— (16 May 2013). . New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014.
  • —— (17 April 2014). "Questioning an Iconic Number". The Hindu.

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d "Court to Hear Man's Plea on Bhopal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Reuters. 30 October 1986.
  3. ^ a b "The Guardian". theguardian.com.
  4. ^ a b c d Khan, Tamanna (20 April 2012). . Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Bangladesh files contempt case against British reporter". Dawn. Agence France-Presse. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b Shankar, Sneha (2 December 2014). "British Journalist David Bergman Convicted In Bangladesh For Questioning 1971 War Death Toll". International Business Times.
  7. ^ a b Greenslade, Roy, "British journalist found guilty of contempt in Bangladesh: He is fined for 'examining' 1971 war statistics," 2 December 2014, The Guardian, retrieved 30 March 2019
  8. ^ a b "British journalist found guilty of contempt by Bangladesh court for questioning war death toll: David Bergman 'did not have the right' to examine the figures, it ruled," 2 December 2014, The Independent, retrieved 30 March 2020
  9. ^ Bergman, David. "Bergman leaving editorial position at Netra News".
  10. ^ Bergman, David. "Bergman Netra News Page".
  11. ^ "ABOUT". 25 December 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs".
  13. ^ a b Hoyland, Paul (9 September 1986). "India holds British aid worker: Arrest of David Bergman under official secrets act". The Guardian (UK).
  14. ^ a b Ullah, Mazhar (22 September 1986). "Briton faces trial in Bhopal leak". United Press International.
  15. ^ "New Age article contemptuous, says ICT". bdnews24.com. 19 February 2012.
  16. ^ a b "'Plot to silence' Briton in Bhopal". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1986. p. 3.
  17. ^ a b "Nurul Kabir to continue his defence on Dec 20". BDNews24. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Yunus verdict today". The Daily Star. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  19. ^ a b c Bergman, David (15 February 2013). . Bangladesh Chronicle. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  20. ^ Hossain, Sara; Welchman, Lynn, eds. (2005). 'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women. Zed Books. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-84277-627-8.
  21. ^ Anwar Parvez Halim (12 June 2011). . All Voices. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  22. ^ . Probe News. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  23. ^ a b "Bhopal Briton wins visa ruling: David Bergman affair". The Guardian (UK). 31 October 1986.
  24. ^ Hamlyn, Michael (3 December 1986). "Bhopal gas tragedy claims more victims two years on: Aftermath of Indian chemical plant disaster". The Times (London).
  25. ^ a b Steyn, Chris (2 January 1987). "Bhopal Briton returns: David Bergman". The Times (London).
  26. ^ Milne, Roger (19 May 1988). "'Act of Sabotage' killed thousands at Bhopal". New Scientist. p. 28. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  27. ^ "India: Challenges Union Carbide's Bid for Personal Settlements". Inter Press Service. 17 June 1988.
  28. ^ Bergman, David (17 June 1988). "The sabotage theory and the legal strategy of Union Carbide". New Law Journal. 138.
  29. ^ a b Bergman, David (7 October 1999). "Where the blame lies". The Guardian (UK).
  30. ^ a b "Grantees: Centre for Corporate Accountability". Sigrid Rausing Trust. January 2005.
  31. ^ Mathiason, Nick (17 November 2002). "Company ethics? They're not our business". The Guardian / The Observer. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  32. ^ Bergman, David (2 February 2003). "Work deaths soar as Labour dithers". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  33. ^ "Manslaughter concession". New Law Journal. 157 (7283). 27 June 2007.
  34. ^ Tran, Mark (23 November 2004). "Corporate killing bill unveiled". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  35. ^ Chamberlain, Phil (8 December 2007). "Safety catch". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  36. ^ "The 25 Most Influential Executives in the Business Travel Industry, 2008". Business Travel News. 20 January 2009.
  37. ^ . Twenty Twenty (former website). Archived from the original on 19 July 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  38. ^ "Rejoinder to 'SQ's relatives unperturbed'". bdnews24. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  39. ^ "War crimes act needs reform". The Daily Star. 26 January 2010.
  40. ^ "Where does David Bergman fall short? Toufique Khalidi has an explanation". bdnews24.com.
  41. ^ Bergman, David (15 March 2011). "Is this the End of Muhammad Yunus". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  42. ^ "Muhammed Yunus: You're fired. No, I'm not, The Economist, 3 March 2011". The Economist.
  43. ^ Bergman, David (5 February 2013). "Bangladesh: Opposition party chief given life sentence for war crimes". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  44. ^ "War Crimes File – A Documentary BY Twenty Twenty Television". Bangladesh Genocide Archive. 19 June 2010.
  45. ^ Gita Sahgal (18 December 2011). "Dead Reckoning: Disappearing stories and evidence". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  46. ^ Ahammed, Rakib; Laskar, Rizanuzzaman (15 August 2011). "2 key witnesses lost". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  47. ^ Holden, Simon (23 February 1996). "Top Award for Diana's Interviewer". Press Association News.
  48. ^ "RTS National Awards" (PDF). Royal Television Society. p. 59. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  49. ^ . Twenty Twenty (former website). Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  50. ^ Mohaiemen, Naeem (October 2011). . Forum. Vol. v, no. 10. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  51. ^ . The Daily Star. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  52. ^ "New Age editor exonerated". The Daily Star. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  53. ^ Bergman, David (1 October 2011). . New Age. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  54. ^ "Justice Nizamul quits International Crimes Tribunal". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  55. ^ "Bangladesh tribunal extends deadline for two journalists to reply to notice". The Daily Star. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  56. ^ "Sedition case filed against Amar Desh editor, publisher". The Daily Star. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  57. ^ . Oman Tribune. Agence-France Presse. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  58. ^ "🇧🇩What's behind Bangladesh's war crimes trials? l Inside Story" – via www.youtube.com.
  59. ^ "Inside Story - Bangladesh's new reality" – via www.youtube.com.
  60. ^ Trager, Eric (2 July 2017). "The Muslim Brotherhood Is the Root of the Qatar Crisis". The Atlantic.
  61. ^ "Hasina explains why Bangladesh needs Digital Security Act". bdnews24.com.
  62. ^ "I didn't eat the bananas". New Age.
  63. ^ . 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  64. ^ "Bangladesh's Ruling Party Family Think Tank". Netra News. 14 October 2020.
  65. ^ . 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  66. ^ "UNDP defends its decision to work with Awami League family organisation". Netra News. 23 October 2020.
  67. ^ "Why is Bangladesh's human rights record on such a steep decline? The diplomatic silence". Netra News. 9 March 2021.
  68. ^ . 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links edit

  • Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal (blog)
  • Tehelkatv Channel, Interview: "David Bergman on the politicisation of Shahbagh protests"

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David Bergman born c 1965 1 2 is a British investigative journalist 3 Bergman has worked for Bangladeshi and British newspapers He first became known in Bangladesh for his reporting on war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War An investigative documentary on the subject he worked as a reporter and researcher for British television in 1995 won an award 4 5 Twenty years later he was convicted of contempt of court by Bangladesh s special war crimes tribunal in 2015 for contradicting the official death toll of the war 6 7 8 Bergman has also contributed to The New York Times and Foreign Policy David BergmanBornc 1965NationalityBritishAlma materUniversity of BirminghamOccupationJournalistKnown forActivism in Bhopal disasterHis reporting on war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation WarSpouseSara HossainRelativesKamal Hossain father in law AwardsRoyal Television Society Bergman is a former editor 9 and contributor to Netra News 10 a Bangladeshi news website funded by National Endowment for Democracy NED a non government bipartisan US based organisation funded by the US Congress and based in Sweden 11 He was interviewed for the Al Jazeera documentary All the Prime Minister s Men which the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the report a smear campaign 12 Bergman was once the executive director of the Centre for Corporate Accountability which promoted the enactment of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in the United Kingdom Contents 1 Personal 2 Activism in Bhopal 3 Workers rights 4 Journalism 5 Notable works of journalism 5 1 Bangladesh war crimes 5 2 Al Jazeera 6 Blog and other writing 7 Works 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksPersonal editDavid Bergman is the son of Alan Bergman from Hadley Wood in north London 1 13 14 He holds degrees in both politics and law 15 and his law degree is from the University of Birmingham 1 16 Bergman is married to Bangladeshi lawyer and writer Sara Hossain 17 18 19 who is the co editor of Honor Crimes Paradigms and Violence Against Women 20 His father in law is Dr Kamal Hossain who has been the president of the Gano Forum political party in Bangladesh since he founded it in 1992 17 19 21 22 Activism in Bhopal editGita Sahgal who later produced War Crimes File said she first met Bergman when he was politically active in the relief work after the Bhopal disaster in India 4 Bergman first traveled from Birmingham England to Bhopal in March 1986 by bicycle as a charity to raise 5 000 for the victims of the disaster While there he became entangled in a legal dispute over the government s role in relief that The Guardian later dubbed The Bergman Affair 23 Other organizations providing relief to the victims of the Bhopal disaster said they were harassed or prevented from being effective because of government intervention 24 In September 1986 when Bergman was 21 years old he was held in custody in violation of India s Foreigners Act and National Security Act and was accused of working for Union Carbide 1 2 Around the time of his detention Bergman was on a hunger strike and also suffering from hepatitis and although he requested the court allow him to travel for treatment his request was denied as was his father s intervention on behalf of his son s health 1 13 14 16 He denied the charges as a form of harassment and challenged the lower courts decision 2 25 His case was heard before the Supreme Court 2 and the high court decided in his favour and also allowed for his continued stay in India to take part in the relief efforts 23 Later the Supreme Court intervened again and forced the lower court to dismiss the charges 25 Bergman later spoke to the media for the Bhopal Action Group London and argued against the sabotage theory advocated by Union Carbide and in favour of design flaws as the cause 26 27 He also published an article in a law journal about these competing views 28 Workers rights editBergman was affiliated with the Centre for Corporate Accountability as its executive director for nine years before stepping down in 2009 when it closed 29 30 While at this organization Bergman worked on legal issues related to workers safety issues and the Centre supported the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 31 32 33 34 35 The law went into effect in 2008 and allows corporations to be charged with manslaughter that occurs inside the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom including multinationals 36 Journalism editDavid Bergman is an investigative journalist and previously worked for the UK s Twenty Twenty 37 He has formerly worked at several Bangladeshi newspapers including New Age 38 The Daily Star 39 and bdnews24 com 40 In addition to writing for Bangladeshi papers Bergman has contributed to Foreign Policy and The Economist 41 42 His coverage of the International War Crimes Tribunal appeared in The Independent newspaper 43 Between 1999 and 2009 Bergman headed the human rights organisation Centre for Corporate Accountability and advocated for legal reforms on work related deaths 29 30 Notable works of journalism editBangladesh war crimes edit Bergman was the reporter and researcher behind the 1995 documentary film War Crimes File that was aired on British TV Channel 4 about the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities 4 The film was produced by Gita Sahgal director of this film was Howard Bradburn made with the assistance of Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud and created for Twenty Twenty 4 44 45 46 The program received a special commendation in the Best International Current Affairs Award category from the Royal Television Society in 1995 which was for its courageous expose of Islamic extremists now living in Britain 47 48 49 The film was subjected to a libel charge by the men featured in the film 50 Bergman s personal blog Bangladesh Politico follows the proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh a tribunal set up with solely domestic judges to use domestic law 5 Bergman published a controversial opinion article A crucial period for International Crimes Tribunal in New Age on 2 October 2011 that was seen as contempt by Justice Md Nizamul Huq Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and AKM Zahir Ahmed although the body exonerated Bergman and his publisher it warned them to be more careful 51 52 53 In December 2012 Justice Nizamul Huq resigned for Skype Scandal between the justice and Ahmed Ziauddin that compromised the fairness of the tribunal were revealed on YouTube and in publications such as The Economist and Amar Desh 54 55 56 Elsewhere in the media Bergman has criticised the due process procedures of the International Crimes Tribunal as flawed 57 He has been critical of the tribunal s due process and principles in following rule of law 19 Bangladesh s tribunal raised a further contempt charge against Bergman in April 2014 concerning three articles he had published on his blog about the court At issue is his writings about how many people died during the Bangladesh Liberation War with the court using the official figure of three million and Bergman saying that number is disputed by evidence 5 He was convicted by that court at the end of 2014 where it was proclaimed that he hurt the feelings of the nation 7 8 6 Al Jazeera edit Bergman has often appeared on the Al Jazeera show Inside Story as a political commentator on Bangladesh 58 59 The Qatari ruling family is the patron of the Al Jazeera Media Network with Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani as its chairman The Qatari ruling family is accused of supporting Islamist movements like the Muslim Brotherhood 60 In February 2021 Bergman appeared in the Al Jazeera documentary All the Prime Minister s Men which exposed corruption allegations against the Bangladesh Army s 16th chief of staff Aziz Ahmed The army chief allegedly arranged presidential pardons for his brothers who have been fugitives from Bangladeshi law with convictions for murder and other crimes The Bangladeshi government statement in response to the documentary mentioned Bergman Jamaat and said that it regrets that Al Jazeera has allowed itself to become an instrument for their malicious political designs aimed at destabilizing the secular democratic Government of Bangladesh 12 In response to a question from a local journalist on the documentary Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remarked Some bizarre interactions always happen in Bangladesh s politics when the line between the ultra left and the ultra right blurs 61 Shahidul Alam writing in the New Age advised the government to not slip on a banana peel 62 Blog and other writing editBergman runs a personal blog called Bangladesh Politico 3 His criticism often focuses on Sheikh Hasina and her family Bergman has been deeply critical of the Awami League s authoritarianism since Sheikh Hasina was re elected in 2009 Bergman initially focused on the flaws of the war crimes tribunal set up by Sheikh Hasina s government in 2010 Since 2014 when the national election was boycotted by the opposition Bergman became a fierce critic of Bangladesh s autocratic drift and human rights abuses by security agencies like the Rapid Action Battalion and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Bergman is also the English language editor of Netra News Apart from the Awami League Bergman has been critical of Mahfuz Anam 63 BRAC 64 the London School of Economics 65 the Biden administration the United Nations 66 Amnesty International India the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh the European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh 67 Tulip Siddiq Boris Johnson Dominic Raab and the British Labour Party 68 Works editBergman David The sabotage theory and the legal strategy of Union Carbide New Law Journal 138 17 June 1988 Bergman David Director War Crimes Files documentary Dispatches program Channel 4 1995 2 October 2011 A crucial period for International Crimes Tribunal New Age Dhaka Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 15 February 2013 My response to Tahmina Anam s article on Shahbag 1971 war crimes trials in Bangladesh and demands for hangings Bangladesh Chronicle Archived from the original on 7 February 2015 16 May 2013 Witness alleges state abduction New Age Dhaka Archived from the original on 30 January 2014 17 April 2014 Questioning an Iconic Number The Hindu See also editAl Jazeera controversies and criticismReferences edit a b c d e Hamlyn Michael 17 September 1986 Briton caught up in Bhopal vendetta David Bergman The Times London a b c d Court to Hear Man s Plea on Bhopal The Sydney Morning Herald Reuters 30 October 1986 a b The Guardian theguardian com a b c d Khan Tamanna 20 April 2012 Defender of Justice Star Weekend Magazine The Daily Star Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 20 May 2012 a b c Bangladesh files contempt case against British reporter Dawn Agence France Presse 18 April 2014 Retrieved 1 May 2014 a b Shankar Sneha 2 December 2014 British Journalist David Bergman Convicted In Bangladesh For Questioning 1971 War Death Toll International Business Times a b Greenslade Roy British journalist found guilty of contempt in Bangladesh He is fined for examining 1971 war statistics 2 December 2014 The Guardian retrieved 30 March 2019 a b British journalist found guilty of contempt by Bangladesh court for questioning war death toll David Bergman did not have the right to examine the figures it ruled 2 December 2014 The Independent retrieved 30 March 2020 Bergman David Bergman leaving editorial position at Netra News Bergman David Bergman Netra News Page ABOUT 25 December 2019 a b Ministry of Foreign Affairs a b Hoyland Paul 9 September 1986 India holds British aid worker Arrest of David Bergman under official secrets act The Guardian UK a b Ullah Mazhar 22 September 1986 Briton faces trial in Bhopal leak United Press International New Age article contemptuous says ICT bdnews24 com 19 February 2012 a b Plot to silence Briton in Bhopal The Glasgow Herald 22 September 1986 p 3 a b Nurul Kabir to continue his defence on Dec 20 BDNews24 1 December 2011 Retrieved 17 February 2013 Yunus verdict today The Daily Star 5 May 2011 Retrieved 18 February 2013 a b c Bergman David 15 February 2013 My response to Tahmina Anam s article on Shahbag 1971 war crimes trials in Bangladesh and demands for hangings Bangladesh Chronicle Archived from the original on 21 January 2016 Retrieved 21 February 2013 Hossain Sara Welchman Lynn eds 2005 Honour Crimes Paradigms and Violence Against Women Zed Books pp 9 ISBN 978 1 84277 627 8 Anwar Parvez Halim 12 June 2011 Sons and daughters of political parents All Voices Archived from the original on 13 April 2013 Retrieved 22 December 2012 Two decades of Gono Forum Probe News 4 February 2012 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 22 December 2012 a b Bhopal Briton wins visa ruling David Bergman affair The Guardian UK 31 October 1986 Hamlyn Michael 3 December 1986 Bhopal gas tragedy claims more victims two years on Aftermath of Indian chemical plant disaster The Times London a b Steyn Chris 2 January 1987 Bhopal Briton returns David Bergman The Times London Milne Roger 19 May 1988 Act of Sabotage killed thousands at Bhopal New Scientist p 28 Retrieved 21 February 2013 India Challenges Union Carbide s Bid for Personal Settlements Inter Press Service 17 June 1988 Bergman David 17 June 1988 The sabotage theory and the legal strategy of Union Carbide New Law Journal 138 a b Bergman David 7 October 1999 Where the blame lies The Guardian UK a b Grantees Centre for Corporate Accountability Sigrid Rausing Trust January 2005 Mathiason Nick 17 November 2002 Company ethics They re not our business The Guardian The Observer Retrieved 22 February 2013 Bergman David 2 February 2003 Work deaths soar as Labour dithers The Guardian UK Retrieved 21 February 2013 Manslaughter concession New Law Journal 157 7283 27 June 2007 Tran Mark 23 November 2004 Corporate killing bill unveiled The Guardian UK Retrieved 21 February 2013 Chamberlain Phil 8 December 2007 Safety catch The Guardian UK Retrieved 21 February 2013 The 25 Most Influential Executives in the Business Travel Industry 2008 Business Travel News 20 January 2009 Who s worked with us A list of about 800 of the UK s most talented and skilled people Twenty Twenty former website Archived from the original on 19 July 2004 Retrieved 22 December 2012 Rejoinder to SQ s relatives unperturbed bdnews24 7 October 2013 Retrieved 7 October 2013 War crimes act needs reform The Daily Star 26 January 2010 Where does David Bergman fall short Toufique Khalidi has an explanation bdnews24 com Bergman David 15 March 2011 Is this the End of Muhammad Yunus Retrieved 13 December 2012 Muhammed Yunus You re fired No I m not The Economist 3 March 2011 The Economist Bergman David 5 February 2013 Bangladesh Opposition party chief given life sentence for war crimes The Independent UK Retrieved 24 February 2013 War Crimes File A Documentary BY Twenty Twenty Television Bangladesh Genocide Archive 19 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