By Rahnuma Ahmed: ‘UNEASY lies the head that wears a crown,’ wrote Shakespeare. She is still haunted by memories of ‘grenades and bullets’, said Sheikh Hasina recently (New York Times, March 13, 2009). It was an obvious reference to the … Continue reading
My dear brothers. Put the loads you carry down for a little while. For the space of time you sit at my table, be easy: you are safe. You think I do not notice that you are exhausted when I … Continue reading
My assistant Irfan just informed me that my permanent accreditation as a journalist was not being given, as I had asked awkward questions to the adviser during the Musee Guimet affair, The assumption that a journalist’s job is to ask … Continue reading
The following piece came out in July 5, 2008 in The New Age, and was republished in this blog. For those of us old enough to remember, December 1989 was a special month. The Bangladesh Television had turned 25, and … Continue reading
Special interview with Nurul Kabir, editor, New Age Amader Shomoy, 18 March, 2009 Interviewed by Shamsuddin Ahmed. Translated by Rahnuma Ahmed Nurul Kabir is the editor of New Age, an English language daily. Recently, his car was chased by unknown … Continue reading
By Rahnuma Ahmed How did the story of the BDR rebellion at Pilkhana as being one of subaltern grievances pale away? Did it begin with the discovery of the bodies of the two army officers that had spewed out of … Continue reading
By Fariha Karim Shards of glass and charred window frames lie scattered across the pavement. The burnt out front page of an exercise book blows gently in the breeze on the footpath below. And thousands of imploring faces look anxiously … Continue reading
By Fariha Karim Intimidation is a hazard of the job for Nurul Kabir. The outspoken newspaper editor faced it during his first days on the beat as a reporter, and even before, as a student activist. “Intimidation by the powers … Continue reading
By Salma Hasan Ali In about a week, InshAllah, I will be traveling to Pakistan. My ticket is booked; visa arrived this morning; shalwar kameezes are at the dry cleaners. It’s not the ideal time to be going to Pakistan. … Continue reading
Text by Rahnuma Ahmed Photos by DrikNews BODIES of army officers had been found, they had been dumped in the sewage canals that lay underneath the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana. Two dead bodies had been the first ones to surface, … Continue reading
