Tag Archives: Rahnuma Ahmed

Part III Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by rahnuma ahmed The incongruencies were many. They helped to sow suspicion among members of the public. The general relief felt in the early period of the caretaker government’s takeover, gradually slipped away. Having failed to gain legitimacy, the consortium … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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Part II Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by Rahnuma ahmed Speaking on the basis of information available in the public domain, I think it would be fair to say that the intellectual understanding, the political framework, effectivity and inspiration of the shusheel shomaj was largely dependent on … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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Part I Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

By Rahnuma Ahmed As I’d explained in my column published on February 13, 2012,  I’d disappeared from these pages to work on three manuscripts intended for Boi Mela 2012. While they missed the bus — more work needs to be … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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‘Ikhras’, inspired by Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Malcolm X

By rahnuma ahmed   Ikhras, the Arabic word for “shut up”, is the name of a website http://ikhras.com/ which nominates a House Arab or a House Muslim every month, for having earned the glory of receiving the hurled at shoe, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 20, 2012
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RUSSIA, CHINA VETO. NATO/GCC plans to ‘roll back’ Syria thwarted

By rahnuma ahmed The last two months plus flashed by as I burned the midnight oil, working on three manuscripts, intended for Boi Mela 2012. While it is true that I’ve accomplished a lot, there are still chunks left that … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 13, 2012
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THE BILDERBERG CLUB – Part I

By, rahnuma ahmed Introducing the Bilderberg Club Last year, when I’d asked Nurul Kabir if he knew that America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve,  was privately-owned (New Age, November 14, 2011),  I’d slipped in a mention of the Bilderberg Club … Continue reading →

by Sadia Posted on November 24, 2011
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CONCLUDING PART: The Federal Reserve Bank. America’s privately-owned central bank

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed It is not only the American corporate media which keeps the lid on the Federal Reserve System — since, contrary to what most  Americans believe, it is `not federal’, has `no reserve’, is `not … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 15, 2011
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Part I: The Federal Reserve Bank. America’s privately-owned central bank

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed Dr. Ben Shalom Bernanke is the current chairman of the Federal Reserve, the `central’ bank of the United States of America. “I know you are very busy, but you must make time. I have … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 14, 2011
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COLONEL MUAMMAR GADDAFI: Sodomy and murder as spectacle

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed On hearing news of the Libyan leader colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s death, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton gleefully proclaimed — while paraphrasing the words of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar, Vini, vidi, vici, `I … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 31, 2011
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Be-heading `parched souls’ in modern Saudi Arabia

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By rahnuma ahmed Ma, my soul feels parched. It quivers like a kite. (`ma, amar attay pani nai, atta ghuddir moto khali orey’) — Masud Hossain of Purbashinda village, Tangail, one among eight be-headed in Saudia Arabia … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 30, 2011
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