Tag Archives: 1971

Bangladesh, 40 years later

Date: 16 December 2011 Time: 11 am (BD time, GMT + 6:00) Venue: Drik, House 58, Road 15 A Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209 Live Streaming: http://www.drik.tv Drik and Photographers for Hope cordially invite you to a media briefing and the launch of the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 15, 2011
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Shock & Awe Talk

Subscribe to ShahidulNews A politically incorrect letter to Tareque Masud by Mac Haque “I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well, I only wish my words could just convince myself,that it just wasn’t real. But that’s not the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 29, 2011
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Subcontinental drift

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 10, 2011
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, culture, Democracy, exploitation, Genocide, Governance, Imperialism, literature, Major Features on Bangladesh, politics, Resistance, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

But what about US war crimes, Mr Ambassador-at-large?

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed Because of its power and global interests U.S. leaders have committed crimes as a matter of course and structural necessity. A strict application of international law would … have given every U.S. president of … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 31, 2011
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Is your liberation, also mine?

Rahnuma Ahmed “If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together” – Lisa Watson, aboriginal activist 1971 ‘No, I … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 16, 2008
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Jamaat’s farce unravels

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed A national convention of freedom fighters organised by supporters and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. An outright appropriation. The only problem is, Mohammad Ali saw through it. A single … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 21, 2008
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Family secrets, state secrets

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rahnuma Ahmed History is never more compelling than when it gives us insights into oneself and the ways in which one’s own experience is constituted. Amitav Ghosh, in a letter to Dipesh Chakrabarty I do not see … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 27, 2008
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The War That Time Forgot

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The Bangladesh war was one of the 20th century’s bloodiest, yet outside the region, little is known about it. Now, 37 years on, an exhibition records the painful birth of a nation. Tahmima Anam report Victorious Muktis … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 10, 2008
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Colonialism, exploitation, Genocide, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, media, Photography, Photojournalism, Photojournalism issues, politics, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Re-visiting

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rahnuma Ahmed Thirtyfive years later “Thirtyfive years? You will be meeting her after thirtyfive years?” No contact in between? Well, I would reply, we escaped from Pakistan in 1972. There were no official contacts between the two … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 30, 2008
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Distances

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rahnuma Ahmed WHENEVER I approach her, I feel numb. I feel speechless. I want to know who she is. But I don’t know who to ask. How to ask. This photograph has always haunted me. I don’t … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2008
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