Murdered Bangladeshi expatriate buried

MALE, September 9, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) -- Murdered Bangladeshi expatriate worker Mogul Hussain was buried on Thursday, 17 days after his mutilated boy was discovered in Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhuffushi.  The 28-year-old's mutilated body was buried after being kept at the mortuary in Male for 12 days. Mogul was buried as soon as permission was given by his family, police said today.  Police said that investigations were ongoing though Bangladeshi co-worker Shafeequl Islam, 45, had admitted to killing Mogul during police investigations, officials said.  Police said that during interrogation, Shafeequl Islam had confessed to having a homosexual relationship with Mogul before dismembering his penis and disemboweling him on August 20....

Read more »

Posted in: News

Conspiracy theories aplenty over Bangladeshi expatriate’s murder

By Hilath Rasheed  Expatriate workers on August 23 work on raising the breakwater of Male’s eastern seawall which protects the crowded capital hosting a third of Maldives’ local population. (Haveeru Photo: Millzero) MALE, August 26, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) – Friday is the only holiday for the 60,000 or so expatriate workers, mostly semi or unskilled laborers, working in construction and tourism industry of Maldives. Due to lack of entertainment, like most locals, the expatriates usually get relief by hanging out with friends in outdoor areas of the crowded capital Male.  Like most of my friends, I normally do not pay...

Read more »

Posted in: Society

Fellow Bangladeshi Confesses To Homosexual Relationship, Attack On Mogul: Police

MALE, August 23, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) -- A Bangladeshi worker in Kulhudhuffushi has confessed during the Police investigation to attacking and injuring Mogul Hussain, whose brutally mutilated corpse had been discovered on Monday, the Maldives Police Service said. According to the Maldives Police Service website, Shafeeg-ul Islam, 45, had confessed to attacking 28-year-old Mogul and had also said that they were in a homosexual relationship. Both of them had lived in Moony Manzil house in Kulhudhuffushi and worked at the shop called Kodi. Shafeeg has been living in Kulhudhuffushi for one and half years now and Mogul had arrived on the island six months before. Mogul’s corpse, when it had been discovered near the island’s football grounds last Monday, had been brutally mutilated. He...

Read more »

Posted in: News

The investigation team has found significant evidence indicating a connection between the expatriate taken into police custody on suspicion to the murder of the expatriate in Kulhudhufushi

The investigation team has found significant evidence indicating a connection between the expatriate taken into police custody on suspicion to the murder of the expatriate in Kulhudhufushi The investigation team has found significant evidence indicating a connection between the expatriate taken into police custody on suspicion to the murder of the expatriate in Kulhudhufushi. In the interrogation the expatriate has confessed to having a homosexual relationship with the deceased and inflicting injuries on him. The two Maldivians who were taken into police custody were released because so far there has been no evidence found indicating their...

Read more »

Posted in: News

‘Aharen’ raises the bar for Maldivian “art” films with 28 crying scenes

By Ahmed Rushdie This movie also was a first for Dhivehi movies in that it makes a point of implying that a totally unnecessary character that pops into scenes every now and then is gay. This probably is the first time that a Dhivehi movie has made a reference or even acknowledged something like that. A lot of Dhivehi movies or dramas usually have a character that acts gay, or at least what a stereotypical gay character should act like, even though nobody acknowledges the fact in the movie. The sole role of the said gay character would be to provide comic relief with his exaggerated feminine behavior. This movie is different in that it points out the fact that the character is gay, albeit in a very roundabout way, but then loses its nerve and ends up using him for much needed comic relief...

Read more »

Posted in: Arts / Entertainment

Calling For Freedom

...

Read more »

Posted in: Politics / Religion,Society

Runaway Rasgetheemu girl found dressed as a boy

A girl who had runn away from her home in R. Rasgetheemu has been found in neighbouring Angolhitheemu island, dressed in boy's clothing, confirmed the Atoll Office today. The Atoll Office was informed of the missing 17 year old this morning along with reported of a missing dinghy. After successfully locating the dinghy at Angolhitheemu, the Atoll Office made inquiries about any Rasgetheemu girls staying on that island. "The Angolhitheemu Island Office called back and reported that a girl dressed a boy had been located. So we sent a dhoni to fetch the girl and bring her back to Rasgetheemu", the island office confirmed. Angolhitheemu lies...

Read more »

Posted in: News

No misconduct on Youth Ship –Youth Ministry

As the Youth Ship nears the end of its journey on the 11th of this month, there have so far been no incidents of sexual misconduct onboard, Deputy Director of Ministry of Youth and Sports Mohamed Fazeel has said. The Youth Ship is on a round trip of the Maldives carrying 50 passengers comprising a male and female participant from each atoll and 8 officials. The participants are aged 18 to 25 years. According to Fazeel, rumors of misconduct on the ship are baseless and malicious. There are strict regulations to prevent undesirable behavior, he said. “The regulations are very strict. Anyone violating them will be evicted. The alleged homosexual acts are impossible on the trip. And since there are equal numbers of male and female participants the chances of homosexuality are narrow,” said...

Read more »

Posted in: Society