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The Politics of Visibility After Electoral Victory

The 2026 BJP electoral victory in West Bengal ushers in a new shift for the Indian border state, but how much of a role did the politics of visibility play here?

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How U.S. Foreign Policy Forever Changed the Bengali Diet

U.S. food aid to South Asia plays a huge role in the history and politics of the region, but did you know that it also permanently shaped our diet & cuisine?

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The Unfinished Press: Media and Political Resistance from Bengal to Bangladesh

“What has. Changed is not the tremendous power of the media, but who controls it and how power responds to it.”

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What a Childhood Photograph Taught Me About 1971

The history described in those books was not lived by distant figures alone. It was witnessed, endured, and survived by people who are still around us today — by neighbours, relatives, parents, grandparents, teachers, and strangers whose lives were permanently marked by those nine months in 1971.

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Stories That Preserve Our Humanity: How the History of Bangladesh Made Me a War Zone Doctor

And as I stood in the black smoke engulfing Nasser Hospital, about to come under siege, I finally understood why he decided to remain at his post despite knowing the Pakistani Army was on its way, despite knowing he may leave his entire family behind: Our humanity should not be diminished by fear.

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Elegy for me, an International Student

An original poem on life as an international student.

Bengal Gazette Summer Reading List 2024

Check out our Summer 2024 Reading List compiled by Editors here at the Bengal Gazette!

Los Angeles for Gaza: The Domino Effect from Local Resolutions to Student Protests

Learn how one local leader has accomplished a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza & how other communities can join the movement.

Living with Water: How Marina Tabassum’s Architecture Allows for a Climate-Resilient Future

How did Marina Tabassum create flood and cyclone-resilient architecture to address the needs of climate refugees living near the Bay of Bengal.

Reframing Genocide at the ICJ: Implications of Gambia v. Myanmar

Does the 2023 ICJ order to Myanmar to prevent genocidal acts set a new precedent for smaller states prosecuting genocide?

All Life Deserves to Live: My Experience living through October 7th

Elizabeth Bass ‘09 shares her experience of living through October 7th and how as a Russian-Bengali with roots in both Islam & Judaism, she processes it all in the grand scheme of our lives.

The Democratic Deception: How Biden has set himself for failure in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections

While the Muslim voter turnout in 2020 helped elect Biden as President, the tides are changing in 2024 due to his complicity on the War on Gaza.

The Idea of ‘Nation’ and the Paradigm of Rabindranath Tagore’s Nationalist Thought

How exactly did the author of two national anthems have difficulty with embracing the concept of nationalism?

How Martyred Intellectuals’ Day changed the course of Bangladesh’s history

The story of Dr. Mujibur Rahman, a pioneer in cholera research, who survived the December 14 anti-intellectual killings.

The Role of “Place” When Addressing Labor Rights among Global Supply Chains

For those of us working on labor issues in global supply chains, April 24, 2013 will always be known as the deadliest garment factory accident in history.

1971: This is not my story, This is part of who I am

A daring tale of how one Bengali family from West Pakistan risked it all to seek refuge after the Liberation War.

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