Tag Archives: Caretaker Government

Re-constructing the nation. Imperial designers at work

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2008

Rahnuma Ahmed After all, one cannot permit the feud between the two parties to destroy the nation. We must dedicate ourselves to higher causes instead. Our bodies and souls must be dedicated to the defense of empire, and to its … Continue reading →

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The Rule of Law

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 23, 2008

The flower sellers and the popcorn venders were having a field day. The streets were jammed with traffic diverted from the University. Sales would be good. A range of different modes of transport plying Dhaka streets, makes the city roads … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Now

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 2, 2007

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were setup as a crack team to support law enforcement. Numerous accusations of extra judicial killings have been attributed to RAB, usually followed by a government press release about people having died in a ‘crossfire’. … Continue reading →

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The Barren Banana Tree

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 24, 2007

Singapore Airlines warned of “protests by university students developing in Dhaka” as we boarded the plane. But emails from Delower and Rahnuma during the brief stopover in Singapore talked of the curfew in place in the six main cities. This … Continue reading →

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Reselling Your Soul to the Devil

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 26, 2006

20th anniversary of Ain O Salish Kendra and National Museum auditorium, Dhaka. Bangladesh Fazle Hasan Abed (left), Muhammad Yunus (centre) and George Soros (right) Muhammad Yunus, Amartya Sen, Fazle Hasan Abed, George Soros Sultana Kamal. I could hardly have asked … Continue reading →

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The Campaign Begins

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 26, 2006

“We travel to Dhaka, in Bangladesh for a celebration of South East Asian photography thanks to a festival called Chobi Mela, on its fourth edition so far. Their theme this year is ‘boundaries’: ideas, aspects, images that divide peoples and … Continue reading →

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