Bangladesh Abroad
On Tuesday, August 5, the Astoria Bookshop will host the literary event “A New Dawn for Bangladesh and Its Diaspora: An Evening of Readings.” The event will last 90 minutes, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Selected Bangladeshi female writers will share their literary works, celebrate Astoria’s historic 36th Avenue Bangladeshi community, and commemorate Bangladesh’s ... Read more...
A book discussion on Naomi Hossain's "The Aid Lab: Understanding Bangladesh’s Unexpected Success" will be held at New York University, co-sponsored by NYU South Asia. Development aid often gets bad press because it is seen as ineffective in lifting countries out of poverty. In The Aid Lab, Naomi Hossain (Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK) ... Read more...
"The Spectral Wound: Sexual Violence, Public Memories and the Bangladesh War of 1971" - A book launch and discussion with author of the book, Nayanika Mookherjee. Following the 1971 Bangladesh War, the Bangladesh government publicly designated the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their local collaborators as birangonas, ("brave women”). Nayanika Mookherjee ... Read more...