Hasan Shafie

Deceptive Distinctions and Dissonance: On Connotations of the Term Indigenous

This paper is my personal reflection on the processes by which we are giving form and meaning to the word ‘ indigenous’ or adibashi , and set it in motion to work. The Bangla term upajati (tribal) has recently been replaced by another term adibashi (indigenous) and gained wide acceptance in the academia at all levels as well as among the indigenous... (posted by Hasan 5 years 15 days ago.)

DESECULARIZATION IN BANGLADESH: Deracinating the Fundamentalists Resurgence

The emergence of radical fundamentalism as a major social movement, across a wide spectrum of countries including Bangladesh, is a great surprise to both theologians and to social scientists. The eminent sociologist of religion Peter Berger observes that the ‘world today, with some exceptions … is as furiously religious as it ever was, and in some... (posted by Hasan 5 years 15 days ago.)

Are We Being Fooled Twice?

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me…. We should not let anyone lie to us as we did more than many times before. We, the general citizens of the country, were inappropriately been taken care off by the last caretaker government and were being fooled in several ways. However, now we are being reared by another newly formed government which is apparently engaged in rearing, good... (posted by Hasan 5 years 15 days ago.)