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CLASH BETWEEN SECULAR VS ISLAMIC ETHOS What constitutes independence for women?
A graffito painted on a wall in Dhaka during the July uprising. — New Age/Sony Ramani by Sayema Khatun FOLLOWING the July revolution, nothing remains the same in Bangladesh. Let’s take a deep breath and celebrate the restoration of democracy after 14 months of ‘mobocracy’ during the interim period. Although the restoration might not be perfect, it at least allows us time to reflect and rethink. The bloodbath on the streets caused an irreversible rupture in our statecraft and
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INDEPENDENCE VS IDENTITY What Bangladesh is taking shape today?
by Helal Mohiuddin ‘TELL me something,’ a friend asked over tea in Winnipeg, Canada, recently, stirring his cup like it contained the secrets of the republic, ‘are we still the same country that was born in 1971?’ I paused — not because I lacked an answer, but because there are too many possible answers. That, perhaps, is the heart of the problem. The ghost of 1971 still speaks, but in different languages. My friend wondered if the resurgence of Islamist politics in Banglades
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