Category Archives: Bangladesh

Abir Abdullah in New York Times Lens Blog

April 10, 2012, 5:00 AM ‘Death Traps’ in Dhaka By MATT MCCANN A patriot might not readily describe his native city as a “death trap” and a beautiful place in the same breath, but for the Bangladeshi photographer Abir Abdullah, they’re not mutually exclusive. Bangladesh … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 15, 2012
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Munem Wasif on Prothom Alo

তরুণের জয়গান: আলোকচিত্র মুনেম ওয়াসিফ জীবন থেকে নেয়া মুনিরা মোরশেদ | তারিখ: ১৪-০৪-২০১২ ছোটবেলায় ক্যালেন্ডারের পাতায় দেখা রঙিন একটি চা-বাগানের ‘পিকটোরিয়াল’ ছবি বহু বছর মনের মধ্যে গেঁথে ছিল। পড়ন্ত বিকেলের আলোতে ছায়াবৃক্ষের আলোছায়ায় বিস্তৃত চা-বাগান আর চা-বাগানের নারীশ্রমিকের হাস্যোজ্জ্বল চেহারায় চা-পাতা … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 15, 2012
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FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT ‘Bengalis are indigenous to their land’ — an archaeologist contests

by rahnuma ahmed Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. -President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President. -President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) May we never confuse honest dissent … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 11, 2012
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Crossfire – Photographs by Shahidul Alam

Opening Reception & Forum: Sunday, April 15, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm, 2012 Queens Museum of Art, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368  DIRECTIONS Forum & Opening Reception for Partnership Gallery Exhibition in Collaboration with Drik Picture Library, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 7, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Crossfire, Governance, Human rights, Killings, Law, Photography, politics, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

CONCLUDING PART Reclaiming Jahangirnagar from a ‘godfather’ VC

  by rahnuma ahmed   Is it an exaggeration to speak of Jahangirnagar university’s vice-chancellor professor Sharif Enamul Kabir as a `godfather’? Press reports of the last one and a half years doesn’t incline one to think so. They strongly … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 3, 2012
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PART-I Reclaiming Jahangirnagar from a ‘godfather’ VC

by rahnuma ahmed Its been a bit over a decade since I left Jahangirnagar to become a fulltime writer, but I discovered soon after that  no one really leaves Jahangirnagar. I’m still as attached to the place as I’d been … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 3, 2012
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