Tag Archives: Death

I am going to Die on Monday at 6 15 pm

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 23, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews When Marc Weide’s mother who was 65 was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she chose euthanasia. Here, we publish his shockingly frank diary of her final days Monday February 11 2008 5.30pm: Dad is bent over the toilet … Continue reading →

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Drik mourns

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 14, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier amongst five killed in road accident. Drik mourns the death of two dear friends, the injuries of three others and the numerous deaths of their colleagues and the thousands of uncounted others … Continue reading →

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Meeting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 4, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Abbas Faiz – South Asia researcher for Amnesty International It was a welcome opportunity to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her official visit to the UK. Three of us, Lord Eric Avebury of the UK … Continue reading →

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India in Afghanistan, Nation building or proxy war?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 6, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews At a time when Bangladesh is being asked (against the wishes of its citizens) to send troops to Afghanistan, an interesting article on the complex forces that are at play in the region. related article: Sitting on … Continue reading →

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Viewer or voyeur? The morality of reportage photography

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 7, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Do you look away from images of real-life horror, or look closer? A series of shocking photographs from Somalia asks disturbing questions about the ethics of bearing witness Sean O’Hagan Monday 8 March 2010 14.23 GMT “To … Continue reading →

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My Sister’s Language

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 2, 2010

His eyes flitted forward and back, and having surveyed the scene for possible danger, it stopped. The head stooped, and that was how he stayed. Crouched on the floor of a bus full of Bangalis, the Pahari (hill person) amongst … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of Death and the Unattended ‘National Wounds’

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 10, 2010

By Saydia Gulrukh For the past few months, I have been preparing for an almost meaningless exam, one which graduate students in the US have to take, called ‘comps’ (short for comprehensive/PhD candidacy exam). During moments of sarcasm, we also … Continue reading →

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IMPERIAL COWARDICE: Remote control killing in Pakistan

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 9, 2009

by Rahnuma Ahmed WAR is, said Major General Smedley Butler, twice-recipient of the Medal of Honour (1914, 1915), ‘a racket’. He had seen it from close(st) quarters and had turned into an outspoken critic of the US military-industrial complex. Describing what … Continue reading →

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