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Tag Archives: Shahbhag
30 Final Days of Bangladesh – Day 24 – Goodbye to LAMB staff
The latest news with Bangladesh is as baffling as it is worrying. Is it a first in political history for a party leader to be forced by the Government to take part in elections? Well, Bangladesh’s lovable ex-dictator, Ershad, has … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, LAMB, Life
Tagged Boro din, Christmas, Ershad, leaving a country, Molla, Rehab, Santals, Shahbhag
5 Comments
Counting the Cost: The Savar Tragedy and the Search for Blame
Sometimes, being an observer of life in a culture foreign to your own just isn’t enough. On Wednesday morning I arrived in Dhaka for a single day of ‘bachelor life’. I had to pick up my laptop (which had suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, community, Corruption
Tagged Bangladesh, BNP, Dhaka, Factory, Savar, Shahbhag
28 Comments
When the Swedish Blonde walked into my life
Men in their 40s traditionally are known for their ‘midlife crisis’ and start doing strange things. When I grew up it was the ‘Benny Hill’ mentality that they became ‘dirty old men’ who would lust after barely legal blonde and … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Culture, LAMB
Tagged beauty, community, culture, facebook, jamaat e Islami, Santal, Santals, Shahbhag, Sweden, Swedish au-pair, Swedish girl
21 Comments
Bangladesh versus Banglastan: A civil war of ideals
I had intended to post something tomorrow but such is the speed at which things are moving right now in Bangladesh that I felt compelled to write again today instead. Links to all the sources used are included at the … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Life, Religion
Tagged Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Daily Star, Dhaka, Hefajat e Islam, Islam, jamaat e Islami, Shahbhag, Women's rights
14 Comments
Blogs shut down, Bloggers arrested, Bangladesh in crisis
In that last few days Bangladesh has seen some very worrying developments in the battle between fundamentalist Islamic groups such as the Jamaat e Islami and the Blogger-led Shahbhag youth movement. I have great misgivings about what is happening. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, community, Life
Tagged atheism, Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Gonojagoron, Hefajat e Islam, Islam, jamaat e Islami, Shahbhag
21 Comments
