Category Archives: Genocide

Archiving 1971

Date & Time: 12 February, 2012 from 11am to 1pm Venue: Jatiya Press Club, Dhaka (Conference Room) The programme will also be online live at www.drik.tv History, at least in its initial form is generally written by the victor. But … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 9, 2012
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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
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India’s secret war in Bangladesh

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Praveen Swami The Hindu As a grand finale to the victorious role played in the liberation of Bangladesh and to make their final withdrawal, the Indian Army held a farewell parade at the Dacca Stadium on … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 29, 2011
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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
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Bush, Blair found guilty in KL war crimes trial

By rahnuma ahmed The accused — former President of the United States George W. Bush and former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair — were tried in absentia at the tribunal’s hearings. Their absence, presumably, was not due to lack … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 15, 2011
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Birth Pangs of a Nation

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The book and the film celebrate 40 years of Bangladesh’s turbulent history. Through images by the finest photojournalists in the world and personal interviews of photographers, freedom fighters, refugees and care givers, they map the birth of … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 11, 2011
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Pop Tech

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The inaugural talk at the Pop Tech Conference in Maine on 20th October 2011

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 22, 2011
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By Any Means Necessary?

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Arjun Janah By Any Means Necessary? By any means necessary! That was a phrase used by Malcolm X, I believe, for which he was reviled. But we see it in action here, as police check microphones … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 19, 2011
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CONCLUDING PART: The Federal Reserve Bank. America’s privately-owned central bank

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed It is not only the American corporate media which keeps the lid on the Federal Reserve System — since, contrary to what most  Americans believe, it is `not federal’, has `no reserve’, is `not … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 15, 2011
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Part I: The Federal Reserve Bank. America’s privately-owned central bank

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed Dr. Ben Shalom Bernanke is the current chairman of the Federal Reserve, the `central’ bank of the United States of America. “I know you are very busy, but you must make time. I have … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 14, 2011
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