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The First Women’s Football Initiative in Bangladesh in 2004

In the light of the recent successes by the Bangladesh women’s football team in international matches, I have decided to publish in my blog an interview that I carried out with two players in 2004 in Bangladesh for my exhibition on Dhaka City in the UK. This interview was part of my exhibition which toured […]

Pakistan-Bangladesh cricket match controversy

https://www.facebook.com/DbcNewsDaily/videos/1070485057039921 I found what happened during the Bangladesh-Pakistan cricket match very surprising.  I did not expect any open support for the Pakistani side by some Bangladeshis, especially when the match was between Bangladesh and Pakistan. The images of Bangladeshis wearing Pakistani supporting garments with Pakistani flags were also a double surprise, especially in the era […]

There is no honour in so-called honour-based violence against girls and women

(I have written this piece in response to this article in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/31/honour-based-offences-soared-by-81-in-last-five-years?fbclid=IwAR0oPAtHezw6ciy4Ra3vbnmTaFI0Yy8awMMsl3bzMdlqfPE1zt3p0zaRCq8) The so-called honour-based violence against girls and women are perverted acts of maniacs created by systems, developed over long historical processes, to keep women in a state of fear and subordination all their life, and to justify that situation and keep […]

In 1947, would I have supported the creation of Pakistan and East Bengal included in the new country?

This is a contribution to Bangladesh 50. In 1947, would I have supported the creation of Pakistan and East Bengal included in the new country? It would have all depended on the state of my mind and how I felt and interpreted things around me at that time- created by propaganda, personal experiences, ideological aspirations, […]

Hindu temples attacked in Bangladesh

In recent days, several Hindu temples in Bangladesh got attacked and vandalised, including causing damage to idols of Hindu gods. From the Bangladesh media reporting, it is difficult to understand what happened, the scale and the magnitude. Their coverage has been very limited and disappointing given the impression created in social media and Indian reporting […]

How the Arakanese state’s loss of access to Bengal’s resources and wealth in 1677 may partly explain the Arakanese hatred for the Rohingyas

How the Arakanese state’s loss of access to Bengal’s resources and wealth in 1677 may partly explain the Arakanese hatred for the Rohingyas By M Ahmedullah, 3 September 2017 For several centuries, there was an independent and powerful Arakanese state, and its capital was called Mrauk. The state enjoyed good trade with many regions in […]