Understanding Bangladesh’s Unexpected Success

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

“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…