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Pukur (Pare) Churi

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 23, 2007

Their fear of items being stolen, or not being returned, was considered preposterous. When the Honorable Adviser and his excellency the Charge d’Affaires had themselves, guaranteed the safety of Bangladesh’s most prized artefacts, surely the protesters could have no reason … Continue reading →

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A Flag Fails to Flutter

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2007

It was a bad day for cows Korbani meat being distributed outside National Museum during Eid. 21st December 2007. © Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World But the Bangladesh government had a supreme sacrifice in mind. When the most prized of your possessions … Continue reading →

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The Candy Man

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 3, 2007

He was charming, witty, and took blame upon himself. Adviser Ayub Quadri, was the Minister of Education, Minister of Primary and Mass Education and Minister of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He was the perfect guy … Continue reading →

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The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 2, 2007

The battle lines appear to have been drawn. Guimet is a respected museum, and there has been natural interest in a show that should be very special. Why then such resistance from art lovers of Bangladesh? Surely art is to … Continue reading →

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The Price of Priceless Objects

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 29, 2007

letter-to-the-french-government.docStop Press: Ten crates containing rare archaeological treasures of Bangladesh have been bundled out of the national museum and are said to be bound for Guimet Museum in Paris, via flight AF 6731 (dep: 1205 Saturday 1st Dec 2007). Preparations … Continue reading →

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