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Mahmud Rahman
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Of borders and tongues: A writer’s lifelong journey of losing and finding his mother language
Mahmud Rahman grew up in Dhaka and moved to the United States as an adult but his relationship with Bangla was shaped by much more than the crossing of borders.
Mahmud Rahman
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Partition at 70: Why does Bangladesh act as if this anniversary only concerns India and Pakistan?
‘We have been Bangladesh longer than we were East Pakistan, and yet it feels that we have cobbled together something like a Banglastan.’
Mahmud Rahman
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A mythical place called Bangla Motors serves as a reminder of Bangladesh’s history
This area in Dhaka has now become a cultural artefact.
Mahmud Rahman
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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‘I kept feeling it was a nightmare’: Safoora Zargar on surviving 38 days in solitary confinement
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Why we need a new, truly global, prize for world literature
The Nobel committee does not singularly rule over the world republic of letters.
Mahmud Rahman
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In Bangladesh, writing fiction about the liberation war may well become impossible
Bangladesh is about to pass a law making it illegal to 'misrepresent' the liberation war of 1971. Will all writers have to tell the same story now?
Mahmud Rahman
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Bangladesh blogger's murder: Fighting for free expression in an age of death squads
How can free thought, science, and humanism in Bangladesh best be defended? What should you do when you know that the state cannot protect you?
Mahmud Rahman
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Watch: Comedy film ‘Dahej Ka Scooter’ highlights fears, excitement, courage of women during weddings
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Eco India, Episode 100: Understanding women and their relationship with the environment
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Watch: Migrant runs into strange people and situations in short film ‘Welcome to Mumbai’
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Bangladesh: Fighting for free expression in an age of death squads
How can free thought, science, and humanism in Bangladesh best be defended? What should you do when you know that the state cannot protect you?
Mahmud Rahman
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Bangladesh: Where 'blogger' has become a word worthy of death
In the drive to squelch expression, the institutions of the state themselves are failing society as the societal consensus on the importance of free speech weakens.
Mahmud Rahman