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ConocoPhillips Oil Spill

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 16, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews As government faces increasing criticism over its controversial deal with ConnocoPhillips and pressure mounts to force the government to reveal the contract, an oil spill in China lends weight to the protesters claims that the company has … 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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Limon Protest 3

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 18, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Solidarity Rally for Limon Friday June 17, 2011 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Outside the National Museum (Shahbagh) It was the third rally in support of Limon Hossein—a 16 year old Jhalokathi college student, the son of an … Continue reading →

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Blasting war, hoping for peace

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 31, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews An inspiring soliloquy by Chris Hedges to those preparing for arrest in front of the White House protesting the continuous wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, intercut with interviews with Daniel Ellsberg and returning war veterans

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Long March

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Day One Dhaka to Gazipur Bangladeshi citizens began a long march from Dhaka to Dinajpur to protect the country’s natural resources. The march began at Muktangon in Dhaka with a rally and the first day ended in … Continue reading →

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Drik: Photo power

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 28, 2010

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 →

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We Protest

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 2, 2009

‘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 →

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Violence against Women and Girls: Breaking Taboos

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 24, 2008

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 →

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