Category Archives: Rights

Zia Hassan: An Institutional Failure

. Police, Politics
© Daily Star

© Daily Star

[Editor: Originally posted on March 3rd, 2013. Reposting, in light of recent events.]
An institution must remain completely neutral. The institutions of a state are bound to treat every human being equally – whether that person is from Jamaat, Shibir, or Chhatra League, whether they are poor or rich, atheist, Hindu or Muslim, it doesn’t matter. To quell those who went out to demonstrate against the verdict on Sayedee or went on an angry rampage by shooting them is not equal treatment.
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Running barefoot through the city of Barbie liberty and sexy grenades

. institutions, Left, Minority, Politics, Religion, Rights
© Mahmud Hossain Opu / Dhaka Tribune

© Mahmud Hossain Opu / Dhaka Tribune

Running barefoot through the city of Barbie liberty and sexy grenades
by Faruk Wasif, translated from Bengali by Nayma Qayum for AlalODulal.org

In the morning I saw four teenagers on the pavement across the street from Mohammadpur Central College. They wore the usual jobba-tupi, but no footwear. Those, they had lost in Motijheel, and could not buy another pair. Continue reading →

পুতুল মানব / Putul Manob

. Garments, Labor, Politics, Rights . , , , , , ,

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সাভারের মর্মান্তিক “রানা প্লাজা” ধসের ঘটনায় ঝরে গেছে শত শত প্রান। সাম্প্রতিক এই ঘটনাকে উপজীব্য করে এবং এর প্রতিবাদে প্রাচ্যনাট স্কুল অফ অ্যাকটিং অ্যান্ড ডিজাইন এর ২৪ তম ব্যাচের পথ নাটক প্রযোজনা “পুতুল মানব”।

Street Play: Putul Manob
A production by 24th Batch of Prachyanat School of Acting and Design
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ব্যাঘ্র শাবক এবং নেড়ি কুকুর

. Awami League, Blogosphere, Rights, Satire, Social Media, Speech
Source: Internet

Source: Internet

আমাদের ব্লগার সমাজের নেতৃবৃন্দ মহা চটেছেন তরুণ রাজনীতিক আন্দালিব রহমান পার্থর উপর। কারণ জনাব পার্থ এক টক শো তে ব্লগার দের অপমান করে কথা বলেছেন।

Three videos, three reactions and one loser

. Extra Judicial Killing, Politics, Rights

Writing this blog was extremely difficult. Because this blog forced me to watch part of some gruesome videos of public lynching and listen to some poor soul’s last cries for life and see beastly traits of mankind. In most cases I turned off the video during the chopping beating scenes. I apologize to AoD readers for posting these gruesome videos, although I guess most of you have already come across this videos through social media. I will strongly advise viewers discretion before watching the videos.


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