Tag Archives: killing

My Sister’s Language

His eyes flitted forward and back, and having surveyed the scene for possible danger, it stopped. The head stooped, and that was how he stayed. Crouched on the floor of a bus full of Bangalis, the Pahari (hill person) amongst … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 2, 2010
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Two Kinds of Death and the Unattended ‘National Wounds’

By Saydia Gulrukh For the past few months, I have been preparing for an almost meaningless exam, one which graduate students in the US have to take, called ‘comps’ (short for comprehensive/PhD candidacy exam). During moments of sarcasm, we also … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 10, 2010
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Horror and grief: a nation besieged

Text by Rahnuma Ahmed Photos by DrikNews BODIES of army officers had been found, they had been dumped in the sewage canals that lay underneath the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana. Two dead bodies had been the first ones to surface, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 6, 2009
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The Game of Death

She may well have been the best leader available. With a military dictator and a corrupt businessman as the alternatives, Benazir Bhutto, with her western admirers and her feudal followers, was clearly a front-runner. How she died will probably remain … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 29, 2007
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We Would Have Had So Much Fun Shooting Them Down

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Paris, Charles De Gaulle airport, 13th October 2001. The documents were impressive. I had an official letter from Le Directeur des Rencontres, Ministere de la Culture of Mali certifying that a visa was awaiting me in Bamako, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 16, 2001
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