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Representing ‘Crossfire’: politics, art and photography

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 8, 2010
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Drik: Photo power

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 →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 28, 2010
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Siege of Drik Gallery

New Age Editorial THE siege, so to speak, of the Drik Gallery by the police on Monday, to force cancellation of a photo exhibition on extrajudicial killings by acclaimed photographer and Drik managing director Shahidul Alam, not only undermined the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2010
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We Protest

‘Into Exile – Tibet 1949 – 2009,′ an exhibition organised by the Bangladeshi chapter of Students for a Free Tibet, in partnership with Drik, was symbolically opened by Professor Muzaffer Ahmed, former chairman of Transparency International Bangladesh, on 1 November 2009. … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 2, 2009
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Violence against Women and Girls: Breaking Taboos

rahnuma ahmed She jumped down from the police van and tried to escape. It stopped, they hunted her down by torchlight, dragged her back and drove off. Men, gathered around the tea stall, wondered why the car had stopped. Curious, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 24, 2008
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Bangladesh Now

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were setup as a crack team to support law enforcement. Numerous accusations of extra judicial killings have been attributed to RAB, usually followed by a government press release about people having died in a ‘crossfire’. … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 2, 2007
Posted in Bangladesh, Drik and its initiatives, exploitation, Governance, Human rights, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, Shahidul Alam | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments