Tag Archives: disasters

Death Traps: Tales of a Mega Community

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 8, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Abir Abdullah Vice Principal Pathshala (Abir was a student of the first batch of students of Pathshala) A fire broke out on 03 june 2010 night at about 9pm after the electrical transformer at Nawab Katra … Continue reading →

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Just Hand Me A Biri

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 17, 2007

Orphaned girl by the remains of what was her home. Anwara. Bangladesh. 1991. © Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World “The dark cyclone shelter was packed with people, mostly women and children, some crying, some screaming. It was chaos. And then there was … Continue reading →

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Imaging Famine and other events

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 5, 2005

Born Aid 20. The Commission on Africa. Live 8. Make Poverty History. The G8 Summit in Gleneagles. We are witnessing renewed debate about global poverty, disasters and development, especially in Africa. Coming two decades after the Ethiopian famine of the … Continue reading →

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