Why does this matter, especially as a new generation of political leaders and power brokers prepare to assert their own versions of history?
Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its political and ideological evolution.
We Bengalis are very much part of a collectivist society, where ‘private’ matters are communal, and everyone can have some opinions about ‘other’s business. We describe that as our own unique way of looking after each other and maintaining ‘social well beings’.
With her one-and-a-half-month-old child in the arms, Umme Kulsum was hurrying from one desk to another at the National Identity Registration Wing (NIDW) office.
Why does this matter, especially as a new generation of political leaders and power brokers prepare to assert their own versions of history?
Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its political and ideological evolution.
We Bengalis are very much part of a collectivist society, where ‘private’ matters are communal, and everyone can have some opinions about ‘other’s business. We describe that as our own unique way of looking after each other and maintaining ‘social well beings’.
With her one-and-a-half-month-old child in the arms, Umme Kulsum was hurrying from one desk to another at the National Identity Registration Wing (NIDW) office.
