Monthly Archives: November 2007

The Price of Priceless Objects

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 29, 2007

letter-to-the-french-government.docStop Press: Ten crates containing rare archaeological treasures of Bangladesh have been bundled out of the national museum and are said to be bound for Guimet Museum in Paris, via flight AF 6731 (dep: 1205 Saturday 1st Dec 2007). Preparations … Continue reading →

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Just Hand Me A Biri

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 17, 2007

Orphaned girl by the remains of what was her home. Anwara. Bangladesh. 1991. © Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World “The dark cyclone shelter was packed with people, mostly women and children, some crying, some screaming. It was chaos. And then there was … Continue reading →

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