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Cricket and the Ugly Indian
Excuse me a minute while I brace myself for the pro/anti-India epithets that might make their way to the comments. Because I am about to set aside the premature jubilations that afflicted the Tigers...
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The Meaning of Shahbagh-er More
Intolerance for doubt I have a different take from Naeem as to what’s going on in Shahbagh. It is a more pessimistic take. If you are one of those people who think that a 18 year old speaking against...
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Bangladeshi History: Rah Rah or Complexity?
I was lucky to have had a preview of Naeem’s essay on history before it came out. This past week, I read the comments from AoD readers and they provided much food for thought. Great writing in...
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Is this the dumbest news item in BD media history?
There is actually a story to be written about technology and its use in our justice system. But bdnews24 has not written that story. Instead it has written a complete non-story about a laptop making...
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A different anniversary
On 22 March, Alal O Dulal was officially 1 year old. Our first post was a quick blog post by deyalpotrika on Bangladesh’s entry into the Asia cup final. Since then, we published another 397 posts in...
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Amar Desh’s Hindu Problem
Recently we had an internal debate on the merits and demerits of Amar Desh as a newspaper. My argument was that it’s news/editorial policy had a noticeable anti-Hindu stance to it. Asked to gather...
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The Lungi Menace Resurfaces!
Source: টিনের চালে কাক So the rumour on facebook and twitter is that Baridhara Society may be banning rickshaw pullers from wearing the dreaded lungi. Instead they will be given vests with BS written...
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Muhith the Wrong-eela
While the Daily Star was busy printing cartoons covering Khaleda Zia’s u-turn on the role of army, a smaller u-turn by our esteemed Finance Minister was predictably not covered. This is in line with...
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“Why is a female journalist here?”
Interview with Ekushey TV’s Nadia Sharmin who was assaulted during the Hefazat rally yesterday. Whoever did it said to her “Why is a female journalist here?” before beating her up. Lets ignore the...
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Are garment owners really to blame?
Guest Post by Saif, in response to Zia Hassan Ready made garments industry is one of the most important sector for Bangladesh (after agriculture and foreign remittance). True this sector has many...
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Garments: The storm has arrived
[Since April, the bloggers of Alal O Dulal have repeatedly warned that HR violations in garments industry will destroy this sector. Those in the garments sector, media, and government who deny reality...
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Video – Saudi Humiliating Bangladeshi Driver
We have been sent this video, which allegedly shows a Saudi man humiliating a Bangladeshi driver. We are posting it because we want to know the truth. Our collective Arabic skills do not amount to...
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Egg Sandwiches and Pybus
Budding teenage cricket fans may not remember this. In 1997, Bangladesh, then not yet a test team, trounced Kenya to win the ICC Trophy and qualify for the 1999 World Cup. At the risk of sounding...
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