Tag Archives: Elections

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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The Technician in the Establishment: Obama’s America and the World

By Vinay Lal Vinay Lal teaches history at the University of California, Los Angeles and is presently with the University of California Education Abroad Programme in India. Courtesy: Economic and Political Weekly Barack Obama is poised to become the 44th … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 4, 2008
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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

The Trojan Horse

Standing in the grand parliament building in Karachi, built by his grandfather, veteran Pakistani MP Qamar Zaman reflected on the irony of it all. He had long campaigned against the militarization in Pakistan, but recent developments in Bangladesh worried Zaman. … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 11, 2007
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Reselling Your Soul to the Devil

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 26, 2006
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The Campaign Begins

“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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 26, 2006
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Dhaka Burns

Well I’m finally stumped for words. A party affiliated president, now has the triple roles of president, head of the military and head of the ‘neutral’ caretaker government. While rumours of a military takeover abound, and the prime minister’s son … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 28, 2006
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A State of Danger

The material that follows has been provided by the New Internationalist A STATE OF DANGER This is Shahidul Alam’s inside story, in words and pictures, of the intense struggle against repression which has been raging in Bangladesh, unnoticed by the Western media. … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 1, 2001
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