Rethinking Bangladesh: A Southasian Conversation
b'The year 2021 saw a welcome profusion of events and anthologies to mark the 50th year of Bangladesh\\u2019s Liberation. While much of the focus during these occasions were naturally on the country\\u2019s history, we at Himal Southasian felt there was a need for more conversations on Bangladesh\\u2019s present, as well as the forces shaping its future. This is what we attempted to do in our special series of articles, titled Rethinking Bangladesh, which brings together over a dozen writers and artists, many of them based in Bangladesh, and all of them with expertise and informed insights on the country. This panel event and the fourth edition of Southasian Conversation, a series of online crossborder conversation, we hope, will provide an opportunity to discuss some of the concerns that shaped the special series, but also serve as a platform for asking other, often-ignored political-economic, social, technological and ecological questions.\\n\\n\\u2022 Moderated by Shahidul Alam (Photojournalist, writer and activist, Dhaka)\\nSpeakers:\\n\\u2022 Rasel Ahmed (Filmmaker, archivist, and founding editor of Roopbaan, Columbus)\\n\\u2022 Rozina Islam (Investigative journalist, Prothom Alo, Dhaka)\\n\\u2022 Zara Rahman (Tech researcher, linguist and Deputy Director at The Engine Room, Berlin)\\n\\u2022 Dina M Siddiqi (Anthropologist and Clinical Associate Professor at NYU, New York)\\n\\nThe full panel discussion is now available on Youtube, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.\\n\\nwww.himalmag.com/rethinking-bangladesh-special-issue-event-2021/'