Category Archives: Elections

Archiving 1971

Photo: Don Mccullin Archiving 1971 By Sharmin Ahmed Star Weekend Winston Churchill said, “History is written by the victors.” And when history is one-sided, it becomes a propaganda instrument. Archiving is a form of respecting not only history but the truth, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 17, 2012
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Colonialism, culture, Democracy, Drik and its initiatives, Education, Elections, Film, Genocide, Governance, Imperialism, Killings, Law, Major Features on Bangladesh, media, Media issues, Migration, Military, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, Resistance, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

American Activists and the Birth of Bangladesh

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Podcast Play in New Window | Download Forty years ago this month, the country of Bangladesh declared its independence from Pakistan. Then-President Richard Nixon supported Pakistan during the war because he wanted to prove the US would stand … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 2, 2012
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Colonialism, culture, Democracy, Education, Elections, Genocide, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Killings, Law, media, Migration, Occupation, politics, Resistance, South Asia, USA | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taking Beitar to task: Mohammed Ghadir

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Striker Mohammed Ghadir puts Israeli anti-racism to the test By James M. Dorsey Maccabi Haifa striker Mohammed Ghadir believes that he and Beitar Jerusalem, the bad boy of Israeli soccer, are a perfect match. “I am well … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2011
Posted in Colonialism, Democracy, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Islam, Law, Occupation, politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bangladesh war: The article that changed history

By Mark Dummett BBC News On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK’s Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan’s suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter’s family into hiding and changed history. Abdul Bari had run … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 16, 2011
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Colonialism, culture, Democracy, Elections, exploitation, Genocide, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Killings, Major Features on Bangladesh, media, Media issues, Military, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, Resistance, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sense of humour failure

Subscribe to ShahidulNews  Censorship in Pakistan Economist Nov 25th 2011, 13:04 by L.M. AN OFTEN overlooked perk of being a country with a large population and relatively low wages is the capacity to employ people to carry out silly … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 27, 2011
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, culture, Elections, Governance, Humour, Media issues, politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dead men tell no tales

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Vijay Prashad 21 October 2011 — The Greanville Post – Qaddafi, From Beginning to End NATO’s Agenda for Libya On the dusty reaches out of Sirte, a convoy flees a battlefield. A NATO aircraft fires and strikes the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 23, 2011
Posted in Capitalism, Colonialism, Democracy, Elections, Genocide, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Killings, Law, Media issues, Oil, politics, security, Terrorism, World | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

`State within the state.’ Militarisation, and the women’s movement

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by rahnuma ahmed `A state within the state is now ruling the country.‘ Recently uttered by Dr Mizanur Rahman, National Human Rights Commission chair, these words, ominous as they sound, are of immense concern to the nation’s … Continue reading →

by Sadia Posted on June 18, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, Crossfire, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Media issues, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The gift of a `death squad’

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by rahnuma ahmed A `death squad’ was the BNP-Jamaat government’s gift to the nation, a gift that has been nurtured and defended by two successive governments, each claiming to be vastly different to the previous one. Claiming … Continue reading →

by Sadia Posted on June 8, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, Crossfire, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Media issues, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

LIMON HOSSAIN: Shattered dreams, ruthlessness, and the govt’s spinning factory

By rahnuma ahmed The problem with Limon — from RAB’s point of view — is that he has lived to tell the tale. Usually, RAB’s victims don’t. Take Rasal Ahmed Bhutto, for instance. A 34-year old shopkeeper, he was picked … Continue reading →

by Sadia Posted on June 2, 2011
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