Category Archives: Major Features on Bangladesh

India’s secret war in Bangladesh

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 29, 2011

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 →

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Bangladesh war: The article that changed history

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 16, 2011

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 →

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London Launch

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 17, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews London launch of “My journey as a witness” by Shahidul Alam. 10th October 2011. Film by Frode Hegland and Enamul Hoque BBC World Service interview Public Talk at National Geographic Pictures of exhibition at Wilmotte Gallery in Oxford Gardens … Continue reading →

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London launch: My journey as a witness

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 2, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Book Launch: Organised by Candlestar We invite you to the official UK book launch of ‘My Journey as a Witness’, a book of images by celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam. An extraordinary artist, Shahidul Alam is a photographer, writer, activist, … Continue reading →

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Subcontinental drift

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 10, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Salil Tripathi Does the controversial book about Bangladesh’s war of liberation uncover new truths, or simply reverse old biases? It is an article of faith in Bangladesh that three million people died in its war of … Continue reading →

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Emerging from the Shadows

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 21, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The first Friday of every month, we would clear out the furniture of Bijon Da’s “Boithok Khana” (drawing room), move some of the chairs out to the verandah, and set up a table for the speakers. People … Continue reading →

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No tax on words

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 27, 2008

Elections are a big thing in Bangladesh. Going back to his village at peak season was an expensive option for my neighourhood fruit seller, Siddique Ali. The election wasn’t so critical in his case, as his candidate was going to … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh 1971

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 22, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews They had risked all to hold on to this moment in history. The scarred negatives, hidden from the military, wrapped in old cloth, buried underground, also bore the wounds of war. These photographers were the only soldiers … Continue reading →

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A State of Danger

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 1, 2001

The material that follows has been provided by the New Internationalist A STATE OF DANGER This is Shahidul Alam’s inside story, in words and pictures, of the intense struggle against repression which has been raging in Bangladesh, unnoticed by the Western media. … Continue reading →

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