The light we failed to see
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Rashid Talukder 1939 – 2011 ‘Daktaaar’. The loud call would be promptly followed by a big grin and a bigger bear hug. He insisted on calling me by that title and always...
View ArticleImages of Independence, Finally Free
By JAMES ESTRIN New York Times Lens Blog The photographs were shockingly graphic, detailing the torture and execution of men suspected of collaborating with pro-Pakistani militias during Bangladesh’s...
View ArticleRare and Unseen photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the...
The iconic Parliament Building of Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn. Site of the landmark exhibition on rare and largely unseen photographs of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the Drik archives...
View ArticleThe Statesman, and the Photographer
The statesman, and the photographer Originally published as an Op-Ed in The New Age August 24, 2015 by Shahidul Alam LOOKING at this photograph, one of the few in our library where the photographer is...
View ArticlePhotography in Bangladesh: a medium on the move
The Financial Times Visual Arts March 4, 2016 3:00 pm by Maya Jaggi Fêted internationally, the country’s photographers have struggled for status at home. Could that be about to change? Water reservoir...
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