Faridul Alam

Faridul Alam teaches at the City University of New York.

BNP’s unfolding strategic stance: Straddling the aftermath of a revolutionary ‘event’ and realpolitik

The BNP’s stance, which shifted from initially aligning with the students to later portraying the president as a stabilising figure, could risk dissipating the transformative potential of this “moment.”

1w ago

Between a rock and a hard place

Crony capitalism and the quest for reform in Bangladesh's governance

3w ago

July 2024 uprising: The lions need their own historians

It is inspiring to see Gen Z carving out its own pathway by taking concrete actions rather than resorting to empty rhetoric

2m ago

Of translation

The challenge of untranslatability is something that the translator has to contend with throughout the process of the enterprise.

9m ago

The question of translation

There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.

1y ago
November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

BNP’s unfolding strategic stance: Straddling the aftermath of a revolutionary ‘event’ and realpolitik

The BNP’s stance, which shifted from initially aligning with the students to later portraying the president as a stabilising figure, could risk dissipating the transformative potential of this “moment.”

October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024

Between a rock and a hard place

Crony capitalism and the quest for reform in Bangladesh's governance

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

July 2024 uprising: The lions need their own historians

It is inspiring to see Gen Z carving out its own pathway by taking concrete actions rather than resorting to empty rhetoric

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

Of translation

The challenge of untranslatability is something that the translator has to contend with throughout the process of the enterprise.

September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023

The question of translation

There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.