Posts Tagged ‘ bangladesh ’

bm255 Bihari People; Forgotten and Left Stateless in Bangladesh

March 19, 2008

Imagine having no rights, no home, and no country. Now imagine that on top of that, you live amongst hundreds of thousands of other people in a makeshift camp for over 30 years. This is just part of the story that the people known as Bihari's endure everyday...

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Stateless People

Stateless People

December 4, 2007

I awoke this morning in Brooklyn and immediately saw my friend Shafiur the documentary film maker online.  You might remember Shafiur from his appearance on my podcast where we discussed the garment workers and the industry in Bangladesh. This morning informed me that he has been working on a documentary...

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Textiles and the Future

Textiles and the Future

October 3, 2007

Over the weekend, while Max and Stacy were over for soup and podcasting, I popped in Shafiur's documentary about the garment workers of Bangladesh. Probably should have said this earlier but it is a very good film, with excellent information and images mixed with testimony that are VERY...

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bm184 Bangladesh, A Welcome Emergency

February 11, 2007

The few images you see in the international press paint a picture of protests in the streets and a goverment in crisis. Yet any real information about what is really happening in Bangladesh is rarely heard. In this program, with the help of my guest, documentary film maker...

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Ruined for Work

Ruined for Work

January 23, 2007

Number of copies.... click click... beep beep. Single sided to double sided... beep beep. Push Copy button... commence loud life sucking noises. Have you ever gone back to an old job you used to do and thought... did I ever work here? That could happen for a number of reasons, not...

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