Author: AaqibShatil
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Bangladesh’s forgotten famine
Aaqib Md Shatil The independence day of 2023 turned unexpectedly dramatic thanks to an honest mistake by Prothom Alo. The newspaper published a photo card on its social media handles with the quote, ‘We want freedom of rice, fish and meat,’ from a day labourer. The problem was, the designer of the card used a
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Post-1975 policies shaped Bangladesh’s development: Stefan Dercon
Professor Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explained Bangladesh’s social and economic development.
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‘Solid administrator Zia emerged from the chaos’, Eisenbraun on Zia
In an interview archived in the Library of Congress, the U.S. diplomat Stephen E. Eisenbraun discussed the rise of Ziaur Rahman, how 1977 October coup shaped his thoughts and his invitation to the White House. The relevant parts of the long interview have been published here for the readers. Q: You got to Bangladesh when? EISENBRAUN: July
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‘Americans caught as much by surprise as Bangladeshis’, Eisenbraun on August 15
In an interview archived in the Library of Congress, the U.S. diplomat Stephen E. Eisenbraun discussed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s rule as both Prime Minister and President and his assassination during a brutal coup. The relevant parts of the long interview have been published here for the readers. Q: You were discussing previously that they asked
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