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Taking Beitar to task: Mohammed Ghadir

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Striker Mohammed Ghadir puts Israeli anti-racism to the test By James M. Dorsey Maccabi Haifa striker Mohammed Ghadir believes that he and Beitar Jerusalem, the bad boy of Israeli soccer, are a perfect match. “I am well … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh war: The article that changed history

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 16, 2011

By Mark Dummett BBC News On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK’s Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan’s suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter’s family into hiding and changed history. Abdul Bari had run … Continue reading →

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Children’s Art and Children’s Rights

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 29, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Published on Saturday, September 24, 2011 by CommonDreams.org by Claudia Lefko We’ve been here before, confronting this question of children’s art, and why it creates such a stir. I wrote about it in May 2006 when Brandeis … Continue reading →

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Beating the enemies of microfinance

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 20, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Muhammad Yunus banks on beating the enemies of microfinance The Nobel peace prize winner discusses recent attacks on his schemes to relieve poverty, from within Bangladesh and abroad Madeleine Bunting guardian.co.uk, Monday 18 July 2011 09.43 BST … Continue reading →

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Police arrest 50 members of Oil and Gas Protection Committee

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 3, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews July 3rd 2011. 7:50 am. In an exclusive interview with ShahidulNews, secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Minerals-Power-Ports, Anu Muhammad, professor of economics of Jahangirnagar University, speaking outside the Communist Party of Bangladesh office in New … Continue reading →

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Attack on “Solidarity for Limon” rally

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 25, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The regular weekly “Solidarity for Limon” rally had been steadily attracting bigger crowds, despite the monsoon rains. The gathering this Friday the 24th June 2011 was especially large. The street plays were popular and since this was … Continue reading →

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De-energising Bangladesh

by Sadia Posted on June 20, 2011

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 →

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Connectivity: The India-Bangladesh land bridge

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 6, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Himal Magazine February 2011 By Kanak Mani Dixit Can a formal bilateral communiqué be a ‘game changer’, foretell a ‘paradigm shift’, in a Southasian relationship? If India and Bangladesh manage to follow through on promises to open up their … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Profile

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 11, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Shahidul Alam Bangladesh will be 40 years old next year. Back in 1971, its civil war and declaration of independence gained global notice thanks to the Concert for Bangladesh, which drew over 40,000 to Madison Square … Continue reading →

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