The myth of the freedom fighter and the spirit of 1971
Photo: World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo The adage that history is written by the victors is a half-truth. In a system of hegemonic knowledge production, the universally accepted and...
Mujib-100 over Covid-19?
Tonellophotography/Alamy Stock Photo Dealing with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) requires a rapid response to and a clear plan for an ever-changing and volatile situation based on honesty, humility,...
Perverted by language
Photo: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Zuma Press/Alamy Stock Photo Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury’s seminal Kandte Ashini Phashir Dabi Niye Eshecchi (I Have Not Come Where They Laid Down Their Lives, in...
Joining the middle-income club
Bangladesh Bank notes. Photo: Glyn Thomas/Alamy Stock Photo Though economically vibrant, Bangladesh is highly stressed on the climate front, with rising levels of inequality and space for...
A new relationship prioritising human rights
At the Labour Campaign for Human Rights (LCHR) we are committed to ensuring that human rights remain at the heart of the Labour Party’s policy in the United Kingdom. We think that the rollback of...
Of citizens and neighbours
August 10th 2019, Assam, India — People undergo a verification process to link their Aadhar card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), during a hearing at a seva kendra in Barpeta. Photo:...
The manuscript of a forbidden history
March 7th 1973 — Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman faces a battery of cameras when he casts his vote in the recent general election in Bangladesh in which his Awami League gained an...
Leaving democracy behind
January 3rd 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi left-wing activist wears a black cloth over her mouth as a protest against the allegedly fraudulent victory of the ruling Awami League, which...
Stolen at midnight: The 2018 elections
Bangladesh has passed a remarkably calm period in politics both domestically and internationally considering that a year ago it held an election that was termed “tainted” by the European Union...
A death squad comes to the hills
During a recent discussion on the law and order situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal vowed that he would bring peace to the CHT “at any cost”. Two...
Putting her own house in order
Anti-corruption drive: Illustration by Jahid Jamil. The recent anti-corruption drive in Bangladesh against a few ruling party affiliated student and youth leaders, contractors and casino kingpins...