Tag Archives: democracy

China-US Politics over Exhibiting Tibet. In Dhaka

By Rahnuma Ahmed Writer and translator Tarek Omar Chowdhury, a committed Maobadi and a dear friend, was deeply worried. `Of course I do not support what happened, although I must admit I look at it  differently.’ He was referring to … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 22, 2009
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Charge Of The Light Brigade

    From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 19, Dated May 16, 2009 CULTURE & SOCIETY   photo essay Charge Of The Light Brigade Bangladesh’s award-winning photographers are subverting the first world lens, says SHAHIDUL ALAM LATE IN 1990 we knew … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 14, 2009
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Elections 2008. Victory, impunity and terror

Rahnuma Ahmed I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.’ — Antonio Gramsci, Marxist theorist, politician, founder of the Italian Communist party Electoral democracy It was a victory for electoral democracy. I was the first one … Continue reading →

by admin Posted on January 8, 2009
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No tax on words

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 27, 2008
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Doubts about December parliamentary elections

Interviews with Nurul Kabir, editor, New Age Jonotar Chokh (16 October 2008), and weekly Shachitra Shomoy (26 October 2008). Translations by Rahnuma Ahmed I have doubts about December’s parliamentary elections: first, whether they will take place — at all — … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 19, 2008
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‘You cannot eat coal’: Resistance in Phulbari

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed   ‘Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realise we cannot eat money.’ Cree proverb ‘[the] uprootedness and superfluousness which have … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 19, 2008
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A Beginner’s Guide to Democracy

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rahnuma Ahmed I don’t often get brainwaves. But there was something about David Miliband’s interview, shown on a private TV channel, that inspired me. I don’t often watch TV either. It was just fate, I guess. To … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 6, 2008
Posted in Capitalism, Colonialism, culture, Governance, Imperialism, media, Media issues, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 2, 2007
Posted in Bangladesh, Capitalism, Colonialism, culture, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, guimet, Imperialism, politics, Shahidul Alam, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Barren Banana Tree

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 24, 2007
Posted in Bangladesh, Capitalism, Colonialism, Elections, exploitation, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, media, Military, People, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, security, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 26 Comments