Tag Archives: extra judicial killing

Questions for police

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 19, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By William Gomes February 16, Dhaka Source: Sri Lanka Guardian Kazi Imtiaz Hossain Abir, a student of higher secondary level at the Northern College at Mohammadpur was killed in a so called “Cross Fire” in the capital. … Continue reading →

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Representing ‘Crossfire’: politics, art and photography

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 8, 2010

Shahidul Alam in an interview with New Age by Rahnuma Ahmed Media reports on “Crossfire” exhibition Latest report in Indepndent Shahidul Alam’s exhibition, ‘Crossfire’ (a euphemism for extrajudicial killings by the Rapid Action Battalion), was scheduled to open on March … Continue reading →

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Drik: Photo power

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 28, 2010

By Satish Sharma The shutting-down of two photographic exhibitions in Dhaka’s Drik Gallery in just the last few months proves that Bangladesh’s censors, unlike lightning, can strike at the same place more than once – especially where Drik’s photographic practices … Continue reading →

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Traces of Absence

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 17, 2010

An exhibition of photographs by Shahidul Alam There is a wall running along a street. The writing on it is fragmented and cannot quite be made sense of. The image was taken in the middle of the night and a … Continue reading →

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