Qumr Ahmed

Qumr Ahmed

Qumr Ahmed is a writer and human rights activist. He writes on south Asian Politics with a focus on Bangladesh, West Bengal and East India. He has pub... lished three books on political economy, international affairs and open society.

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Why did Bangladesh ar­rest Shahidul Alam?

The famed pho­tog­ra­ph­er’s ar­rest sig­nals an es­ca­la­tion in in­sti­tu­tion­al bru­tal­i­ty and a day of reck­on­ing for the elite.

Opinion by Qumr Ahmed
Published On 9 Aug 2018
Bangladesh - photographer Shahidul Alam in Dhaka on August 6, 2018