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Visualizing conflict

This forthcoming edition of the Chobi Mela, the first after founder Shahidul Alam’s arrest and release, zooms in on the importance of archivesChobi Mela will show Gauri Gill’s project titled 1984 Notebooks

5 min read22 Feb 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Bangladesh’s political turmoil and why people deserve better

With violence rampant and freedom of expression at risk, may it have at least a fair election

4 min read27 Dec 2018
Mint-lounge

Shahidul Alam’s claim to frame

The photographer has built a compelling portrait of Bangladesh by giving agency to the voiceless

6 min read9 Sep 2018
Mint-lounge

Mood: How we are feeling this week

How we are feeling this week

2 min read17 Aug 2018
Opinion

Opinion: When a witness is arrested in Bangladesh

With elections due in a few months, hardliners may want to make an example of critics like Shahidul Alam, but Bangladeshis take their freedoms seriously

4 min read8 Aug 2018
Photos

A poet’s eye

Photographs from Shahidul Alam's coffee table book, 'My Journey as a Witness'

21 Dec 2012
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Mint-lounge

Framing history

The Bangladeshi photographer on his art, politics and addressing inequalities

3 min read21 Dec 2012

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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