Tag Archives: medicine

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 →

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The light on the rooftops

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 21, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Choto Khalu (little uncle) was the likeable sort of uncle you could tease, and tease him we would. About being the fashionable one in the family. About using a knife and fork, when the rest of us … Continue reading →

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Doctoral Complicity in State Terror

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 11, 2009

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 →

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