Tag Archives: RAB

Not for art’s sake

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 9, 2012

Abstract of keynote presentation given at National University of Taiwan 8th January 2012. Taipei Subscribe to ShahidulNews One of the videos presented. A compilation from several videos on major protests in 2011 Long before CSR had become a buzzword and … Continue reading →

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Crimes unseen: Extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 25, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Amnesty International Report. Bangladesh-Crimes Unseen Aug 2011 ” href=”http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/bangladesh-fakir-560.jpg”> Bangladeshi journalist Masum Fakir was arrested and tortured by the RAB © Masum Fakir 24 August 2011 The Bangladesh authorities must honour their pledge to stop extrajudicial executions by … Continue reading →

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The secret interrogation policy that could never be made public

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 5, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Ian Cobain Tony Blair evaded questions over his role in document, and ministers have refused to say if they were aware of details This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 18.46 BST on Thursday 4 August 2011. A version … 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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UK linked to notorious Bangladesh torture centre

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 18, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Exclusive : British authorities pressed for information while men were held at secret interrogation centre where inmates are known to have died under torture, Guardian investigation reveals Ian Cobain, and Fariha Karim in Dhaka/Guardian UK January 17, … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks cables: Bangladeshi ‘death squad’ trained by UK government

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rapid Action Battalion, accused of hundreds of extra-judicial killings, received training from UK officers, cables reveal By Fariha Karim and Ian Cobain guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 21 December 2010 21.30 GMT The British government has been training a Bangladeshi … Continue reading →

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Siege of Drik Gallery

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2010

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 →

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Traces of Absence

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 17, 2010

An exhibition of photographs by Shahidul Alam There is a wall running along a street. The writing on it is fragmented and cannot quite be made sense of. The image was taken in the middle of the night and a … Continue reading →

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RAB’s Photo Sessions and the Visual Construction of Criminality

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 16, 2009

By Rahnuma Ahmed The title of my column is somewhat misleading, I think it’s best to state that right away. Intrigued by the press briefings that RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) offices hold every so often where `criminals’ are displayed alongwith … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Now

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 2, 2007

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 →

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