Monthly Archives: January 2008

Of Mayors and Mice

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 27, 2008

Afghanistan’s Ahmed Karzai (left), Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf (centre) and Bangladesh’s Fakhruddin Ahmed at the World Economic Forum at Davos. © AFP The smile would warm the cockles of your heart. Especially if you were a CIA agent. This was exactly … Continue reading →

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The Rule of Law

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 23, 2008

The flower sellers and the popcorn venders were having a field day. The streets were jammed with traffic diverted from the University. Sales would be good. A range of different modes of transport plying Dhaka streets, makes the city roads … Continue reading →

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Unruly Images

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 23, 2008

Masculinity, Public Memory and Censorship By Rahnuma Ahmed Because it can be neither forgotten nor redeemed, the past must be changed. To redeem the past one must alter one’s relationship to it… If the problem.. [is that] of a one-dimensional … Continue reading →

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Keeping the lamp lit

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 14, 2008

The newly appointed education adviser has my sympathy. He had spoken the truth. With scandals emerging about departing advisers, and accusations flying about the gross incompetence of the ‘PhD’ government, he must have felt the need to demonstrate the character … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Expression Roundtable

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 9, 2008

Amnesty International launches Bangla website and discusses freedom of expression in Bangladesh 8 January 2008 Feature on Korean media MEDIA ADVISORY: Amnesty International, Drik News and Drishtipat are hosting a seminar on freedom of expression in Dhaka on January 9th … Continue reading →

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Remembering

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 2, 2008

Recovering Memory. Recovering Dignity It was 25th March, night. A Pakistani officer accompanied by soldiers entered their Dhaka University flat, dragged out Meghna’s father and and shot him. Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta was a well-known academic. He bled to death slowly, five … Continue reading →

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