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A people on the verge Mahtab Haider argues that the uprising in Kathmandu is as much against treacherous politics as it is against the tyranny of King Gyanendra... Kansat is far from over by Zayd Almer Khan Inside the real Shangri-La Mashida R Haider reaches beyond her fear of the ‘Maoists’, the synthetic lustre of Thamel and being mistaken for an Indian to discover the real Nepal... ‘Why should I have to pay for private tutors when I pay my child’s school Tk 5,000 in fees every month?’ Mubin S Khan explores the culture of private tuition and resulting negligence of the school system that is now pushing an English-medium education beyond the reach of middle class families... A bus blog Sanam Amin scribbles ‘call me’ pleas on the backs of bus seats, gets her cheek squeezed and avails the charity of a bus conductor in a week spent getting from here to there on Dhaka’s crazy public transport system. This is her blog... Bangla’s second coming Irum Shehreen Ali takes a journey through the compelling lyrics, the adventurous music and the ideology of protest, contemplation and redemption in Bangla’s tribute to Lalon Shai... In conversation with Anusheh Filmmaker Tareque Masud, a close collaborator in Bangla’s latest effort, talks to Anusheh, the lead vocalist who conceptualised the tribute to Lalon Shai... The revolution will not be televised Latin America is seeing a leftist revival after decades of being at the receiving end of US-imperialist domination. Iman Khan explores how the ‘war on terror’ could be just the catalyst for the global left’s strike back at empire...

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