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Siraj Sikder: A Legacy of Freedom
Essay, Issue 9, Bangladesh Mir Rifat Us Saleheen 3/5/25 Essay, Issue 9, Bangladesh Mir Rifat Us Saleheen 3/5/25

Siraj Sikder: A Legacy of Freedom

Siraj Sikder and Sarbahara Party’s violent yet emancipatory struggles hold key lessons for Bangladesh and its post-authoritarian future.

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The Prisoners in Bangladesh’s Backyard
Essay, Bangladesh Farihah Ahmed 12/2/24 Essay, Bangladesh Farihah Ahmed 12/2/24

The Prisoners in Bangladesh’s Backyard

The Rohingya will be the litmus test for a “new” Bangladesh’s progressive ideals.

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We Accuse!
Essay, Statement, Bangladesh The Independent Researchers’ Alliance 8/4/24 Essay, Statement, Bangladesh The Independent Researchers’ Alliance 8/4/24

We Accuse!

Independent researchers accuse the ruling Awami League government of massacre.

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The Spectres Haunting Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Essay Nafis Hasan 7/22/24 Bangladesh, Essay Nafis Hasan 7/22/24

The Spectres Haunting Bangladesh

Echoes of past anti-authoritarian uprisings reverberate within anti-quota protests.

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“I am a tea worker and I have the right to speak”
Bangladesh, Interview Chaumtoli Huq 1/14/24 Bangladesh, Interview Chaumtoli Huq 1/14/24

“I am a tea worker and I have the right to speak”

Interview with Khairun Akhtar, a rank-and-file tea worker, on the conditions that led to the unprecedented wildcat strike in August 2022 across tea plantations in Bangladesh.

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“Remember the Dead, Fight For the Living” 
Bangladesh, Interview, Issue 8 Pratim Ghosal 7/28/23 Bangladesh, Interview, Issue 8 Pratim Ghosal 7/28/23

“Remember the Dead, Fight For the Living” 

Interview with labour activist Taslima Akhter on garment workers’ struggles in ten years since the Rana Plaza tragedy.

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Crisis of Identity, Consolidation of Power
Essay, Bangladesh Nafis H 5/9/23 Essay, Bangladesh Nafis H 5/9/23

Crisis of Identity, Consolidation of Power

The continuing Muslim vs Bengali identity crisis has paved the way for an authoritarian regime in Bangladesh.

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Testing Transnational Labour Solidarity in the Laboratory of Bangladesh
Issue 7, Bangladesh, Essay Nafisa Tanjeem 8/18/22 Issue 7, Bangladesh, Essay Nafisa Tanjeem 8/18/22

Testing Transnational Labour Solidarity in the Laboratory of Bangladesh

To challenge supply chain capitalism meaningfully, we must first recognize and dismantle inherent hierarchies in transnational labour solidarity movements.

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Bangladesh: The Next Frontier
Issue 7, Bangladesh, Essay Nafis H 8/14/22 Issue 7, Bangladesh, Essay Nafis H 8/14/22

Bangladesh: The Next Frontier

With the climate crisis looming large on the horizon, Bangladesh must confront imperialist powers, old and new, to ensure its survival.

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The Caricatured Bengali & the Pakistan Army
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Essay Hafsa Khawaja 12/16/21 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Essay Hafsa Khawaja 12/16/21

The Caricatured Bengali & the Pakistan Army

A look at the racist beliefs about Bengalis peddled privately and publicly by Pakistani military officials in the lead up to 1971.

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Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21

Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia

The cyclone in 1970, though not always recognized, was instrumental in the independence of Bangladesh.

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Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21 Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21

Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?

The 2013 Shahbagh movement offers a critical context for reading the contested histories, paradoxes, and possibilities of left-wing nationalism in Bangladesh's semi-centennial year.

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