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Thou spoke with a man’s tongue, mananiya Prime Minister!

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 13, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed Honouring Begum Rokeya, the prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Begum Rokeya Padak 2010 programme, Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Dhaka, December 9 2010. Photo: Yasin Kabir joy/focusbangla. crop: Mir Ashfaquzzaman Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, currently the … Continue reading →

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Justice for Nurjahan

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 10, 2007

Photographs Shahidul Alam Text Rahnuma Ahmed It was reported in the papers as suicide. On 10 January 1993 Nurjahan, a woman in her twenties from a struggling peasant household from the Maulvi Bazar district of north-east Bangladesh, was found dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, culture, exploitation, Governance, Islam, media, Media issues, People, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Shahidul Alam | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments