There are times when in the middle of posturing and profiling, we lose sight of the big picture. Arguing for a ban on the movie Meherjaan is one such moment. Those who were asking for a ban, or who are happy that its distributors have pulled down the curtain on the film, forget that a… Read more »
- Comment 15
Goodbye, mother
Posted by Afsan Chowdhury & filed under Comment.
My mother passed away on November 29, this year. She went strong and in her full senses, proud and even haughty till the very end. Proud that she lived by herself in the rented apartment she shared with her husband who passed away in 2007. I am glad she went at her age, 86 years,… Read more »
- Comment 15
The Defection
Posted by Anatul Fateh & filed under Comment.
My father AFM Abul Fateh died on December 4, 2010. He was among the last survivors of the innermost circle of the Mujibnagar government-in-exile of Bangladesh, in which he served as adviser to the acting president and the most senior civil servant as well as being an Ambassador-at-Large. While there are several achievements in his… Read more »
- Comment 14
1971: why India and Bangladesh should be mutually grateful
Posted by Afsan Chowdhury & filed under Comment.
The war in 1971 was a complex one involving several parties and groups. At one level, it was the Indo-Pak war as two enemies slugged it out and India won defeating Pakistan. The surrender ceremony held at Dhaka has become an iconic event for Indian and Bangladeshis and a painful one for Pakistanis.
- Comment 12
1971: Rape and its consequences
Posted by Bina D'Costa & filed under Comment.
How an Australian doctor tried to help rape victims of Bangladesh “I was trying to save of what have survived of the children born during the time that the West Pakistani army had Bengali women incarcerated in their commissariats.”– Dr. Geoffrey Davis
- Comment 35
The day closest to my heart
I am writing this piece for our Victory day. By the time it gets published, it will either be the day we won our victory or the day have had come and gone by. But does it really matter? This day still holds the same place in our hearts as it used to 39 years… Read more »