Yearly Archives: 2009

We Protest

‘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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 2, 2009
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Leaning on Friendly Nations

“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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 1, 2009
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The Wind In The Wheat

The 25th March is a significant day in Bangladesh. It was this day, in 1971, when the Pakistani army began its genocide, causing the death of millions, but eventually also leading to the birth of the nation. The Pakistani army … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 13, 2009
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To Print Or Not To Print

A bitter controversy arose from the distribution of the following photograph by Associated Press, of a dying US marine in Afghanistan. Shahidul Alam of Drik and other leading Asian journalists were interviewed by Lynette Corporal of Asia Media Forum. The … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 25, 2009
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Painting and Photography

The Golam Kasem Lecture Series By: Dhali Al Mamoon 6th September 2009. Drik Gallery Dhaka Painting and Photography Dhali Al Mamoon Is there an art form that does not draw upon other disciplines? Are literature, music and architecture not informed … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 6, 2009
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The Current State of Health Care in this Country

By Arjun Janah I have learned, from experience with my aged parents and my younger sister-in-law, that elementary services, or even basic coverage, can be denied on the flimsiest of grounds.  My own experience with physicians and hospitals has been … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 4, 2009
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