Tag Archives: Governance

De-energising Bangladesh

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by rahnuma ahmed In the end, treachery will betray even itself. Roman proverb When the prime minister, the finance minister etc., not known for being democratically-oriented, feel obliged to respond publicly according to the terms and conditions … Continue reading →

by Sadia Posted on June 20, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, Coal, Energy, Gas, Governance, mining, Mir Jafar, Rahnuma Ahmed, Resistance, Sheikh Hasina, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Coal Climate Showdown in Bangladesh

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Coal Climate Showdown in Bangladesh Click the link to sign the petition The bulldozers are warming up: any moment now a massively destructive coal mine could be approved in northwest Bangladesh that would displace tens of thousands … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 13, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, Capitalism, economy, exploitation, Governance, Human rights, politics, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the Noblest of them all?

by rahnuma ahmed I’d thought of writing about the Nobel Laureate’s ouster from Grameen Bank last week, but fever intervened. Mine has receded, the government’s however, has not. Their’s is prolonged, one that continues. High state and party functionaries have … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, development, economy, Global Issues, Governance, Imperialism, media, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

WIKILEAKS BANGLADESH – I

Subscribe to ShahidulNews People’s Resistance to Global Capital and Government Collaboration is Vindicated Rahnuma Ahmed In reality, WikiLeaks leak of diplomatic cables from US Embassy, Dhaka reveal nothing new, they only serve to confirm what many of us across the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 27, 2010
Posted in Bangladesh, Capitalism, economy, exploitation, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Moshrefa Mishu Hospitalised

Subscribe to ShahidulNews From Rahnuma Ahmed: Dear friends, Moshrefa Mishu, president of the Garments Workers Unity Forum, who was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) last night, is under strict police surveillance at the hospital. Although she is in … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 21, 2010
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Traces of Absence

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 17, 2010
Posted in Bangladesh, Governance, Human rights, media, My Photo Essays, Photography, Photojournalism, Shahidul Alam | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Doctoral Complicity in State Terror

By rahnuma ahmed I take liberties with English language as I write “doctoral” to indicate the complicity of doctors and hospitals, both public and privately-owned ones, in short, the Bangladesh medical establishment’s actions which aid and abet state functionaries who … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 11, 2009
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A defining moment?

By Rahnuma Ahmed: ‘UNEASY lies the head that wears a crown,’ wrote Shakespeare. She is still haunted by memories of ‘grenades and bullets’, said Sheikh Hasina recently (New York Times, March 13, 2009). It was an obvious reference to the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 31, 2009
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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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