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Apu, Durga, and an Alien World
AlalODulal.org presents Charbak Dipta’s series “AN ALIEN WORLD.” This series is about a parallel alien world in some distant planet somewhere in the space. But thinks may look strangely familiar. Apu...
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The Journey from Shyamapuja to Diwali
For India, it took the shape of Hindu right-wing and their counter-imposition of a false construct of Hindu and Indian identity. The irrelevant political force of Hindutva took the centre-stage,...
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Known Unknowns of the Class War
by Naeem Mohaiemen When you turn to page 186 of In the Light of What We Know, you encounter an illustration. The novel’s two main characters have by this point discussed many things, and readers may...
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Monajatuddin: The Minstrel Journalist
by Adnan R. Amin for AlalODulal.org The works of Monajatuddin – the Minstrel Journalist – have had more of a shaping role in contemporary Bangladesh than that of many a politicians,...
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“Picture-Thinking”: Sovereignty and Citizenship in Bangladesh
It focuses on two public texts, a national identification card and a censored photograph, both generated during a state of emergency in Bangladesh, from 2007-2008. 1. “Picture-Thinking”: Sovereignty...
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A Red Salute to Gobinda Halder
একাত্তরে স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্রে গীতিকার গোবিন্দ হালদারের লেখা সেই অবিস্মরণীয় গানগুলো হলো- ‘মোরা একটি ফুলকে বাঁচাব বলে…’, ‘এক সাগর রক্তের বিনিময়ে…’, ‘পূর্ব দিগন্তে সুর্য উঠেছে রক্ত লাল রক্ত লাল...
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Farida Khan: Seeing the World in a Shirt and Infinity in a Stitch
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre” is an appropriate last chapter for a book that is an amazing picture of the wheels of global capitalism as it lifts some and crushes others over centuries,...
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Love in a Time of Surveillance
Love in a Time of Surveillance by Khujeci Tomai The arguments are well-worn and roughly accurate. Yes, Valentine’s Day is a commercial phenomenon. It’s about as much about romance as Christmas is about...
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On Burn Unit Photo Controversy
On the Burn Unit Photo Controversy Interview with photographer Saiful Huq Omi Published in Bengali on Priyo.com, translated for AlalODulal.org “On February 8, the major dailies of Bangladesh published...
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Ekush, are you blood rose of Senegal?
মহান একুশ কতোবার যে বিপন্ন হলো ! আজো মনে পড়ে বিরাশি সালে স্বৈরশাসনের সময় কি অসহায় এই একুশ।কিছুতেই যেন তাঁর আত্মপরিচয় খুঁজে পাচ্ছে না। তবুও, একুশ মানে যে মাথা নত না করা , এটা ধ্রুব সত্য। সেই চেতনার...
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Zaid Islam: Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line by Zaid Islam for The Independent A photojournalist’s style of working inside the burn unit of DMCH has stirred up severe debate in the photojournalist community. Freelance...
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Anu Muhammad: Remembering Humayun Faridi
Remembering Humayun Faridi by Anu Muhammed for Alal O Dulal Humayun Faridi (29 May 1952 — 13 February 2012) I met Humayun Faridi at the end of 1975, on the bank of the Jahangirnagar University’s lake....
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Cricket Nationalism: Mauka Mauka, 1971
“At this moment of masculinist and orgasmic expressions of hatred – communal, ethnic, sexist, partisan, and national – in both real and virtual world, cricket match in World Cup 2015 has become a...
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HNK # 1: Who killed Santa Claus? (Bert is Evil)
Get me fact check! That’s no “teddy bear,” that’s Santa Slaus! HNK # 1: Who killed Santa Claus? (Bert is Evil) by Khujeci Tomai for AlalODulal.org As Bangladesh erupted into outrage over umpiring...
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National anthem and the disjointed conscience: the rift between two Bengals
By Pratik Deb for AlalODulal The national anthem of Bangladesh, penned by Tagore, is not exclusively sung on one side of the fence, neither is its use stringently limited for the national occasions of...
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Midnight’s Evangelists
Each day, all year round, as Bangladesh goes to sleep – a group of fortunetellers, mystics, and magicians wake up to start casting their spell. You probably have never seen or heard them. Yet they are...
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Arabic Notices on Dhaka Walls: Reinforcing Misconceptions and Uninformed Choice
Adnan R. Amin for AlalaODulal.org A video titled ‘Language Matters’ has been making the rounds in Bangladeshi social-media circles. It explores the utility of Arabic warnings to ward off public...
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রবি: আমাদের অশ্রু এতো শস্তা না
রবি: আমাদের অশ্রু এতো শস্তা না Irfanur Rahman for Alal O Dulal রবির বিজ্ঞাপনটা সুন্দর, অত্যন্ত হৃদয়স্পর্শীভাবেই সুন্দর, বিশেষত “একটা মোবাইলের জন্য মরে যাবো না বাবা” বলার পর মোরশেদ সাহেবের মেয়ে যেভাবে...
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The Death of Rajon
by Adnan R. Amin for AlalODulal.org A thirteen year old boy has been beaten to death. Samiul Alam Rajon had studied up to the fourth grade and used to sell vegetables to make a living. His father is a...
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A NEW REPUBLIC IS BORN
Awrup for AlalODulal.org Unbeknownst to many, a new republic was born; it quietly crept up on the citizens of the old republic, while they were applauding and lauding themselves, for bringing to power...
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