Tag Archives: family

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 →

Posted in Human rights, People | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Class Above

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 30, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Jeevani Fernando We sat nervously huddled on the wooden bench of the Haputale Railway Station at 8pm last night, clutching our precious collections from the trip – kithul jaggery from Badulla and jars of orange marmalade, guava … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, People, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Being a mother

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 23, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by rahnuma ahmed ‘One thing led to another. It was not planned, nothing of that sort. It’s a long story, but first let me tell you what I think about motherhood.’ We were chatting, Mohua Mohammod (pseudonym) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, People, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Family secrets, state secrets

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 27, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rahnuma Ahmed History is never more compelling than when it gives us insights into oneself and the ways in which one’s own experience is constituted. Amitav Ghosh, in a letter to Dipesh Chakrabarty I do not see … Continue reading →

Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts, exploitation, Genocide, Governance, Human rights, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Last Goodbye

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 16, 2007

Subscribe to ShahidulNews She would put on a burkha every morning so that choto chacha, my dad’s younger brother, could drop her off at her parents. He would take her to her college instead. That was how Quazi Anwara Monsur … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, People, Personal, Shahidul Alam | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 120 Comments