Monthly Archives: November 2009

China-US Politics over Exhibiting Tibet. In Dhaka

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 22, 2009

By Rahnuma Ahmed Writer and translator Tarek Omar Chowdhury, a committed Maobadi and a dear friend, was deeply worried. `Of course I do not support what happened, although I must admit I look at it  differently.’ He was referring to … Continue reading →

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Coping With Life

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 17, 2009

Practical session under a banyan tree on the banks of the river Mahananda, Chapainawabgonj. © Reza/Drik “Kamera tulen”. Elsewhere, one would think a hundred times before pointing a camera. Permission, legality, issues of representation, all came into play. In any … Continue reading →

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RAB’s Photo Sessions and the Visual Construction of Criminality

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 16, 2009

By Rahnuma Ahmed The title of my column is somewhat misleading, I think it’s best to state that right away. Intrigued by the press briefings that RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) offices hold every so often where `criminals’ are displayed alongwith … Continue reading →

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Doctoral Complicity in State Terror

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 11, 2009

By rahnuma ahmed I take liberties with English language as I write “doctoral” to indicate the complicity of doctors and hospitals, both public and privately-owned ones, in short, the Bangladesh medical establishment’s actions which aid and abet state functionaries who … Continue reading →

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Bargaining With A Six Year Old

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 4, 2009

By Jeevani Fernando “I want a rickshaw from Bangladesh Mummy, and don’t forget the rickshaw puller too”. This was her trading skills for my missing her cake cutting ceremony on her 6thbirthday yesterday.  She had been all dressed up, poised with … Continue reading →

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We Protest

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 2, 2009

‘Into Exile – Tibet 1949 – 2009,′ an exhibition organised by the Bangladeshi chapter of Students for a Free Tibet, in partnership with Drik, was symbolically opened by Professor Muzaffer Ahmed, former chairman of Transparency International Bangladesh, on 1 November 2009. … Continue reading →

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Leaning on Friendly Nations

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 1, 2009

“You speak good Chinese”, said Qian Kaifu, Cultural Councellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangladesh. A soft-spoken elderly gentleman. Standing beside him was a quiet, smartly dressed woman, Cao Yanhua the Cultural Attache, who passed … Continue reading →

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