Fahmid Al Zaid
Fahmid Al Zaid is associate professor in Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, and a PhD candidate at Durham University, UK. He can be reached at fahmidshaon@du.ac.bd.
Tigers and the empire: A history of hunting, power and resistance
29 July 2026
World Tiger Day invites us to remember how empire, hunting, and colonial power shaped the tiger's contested survival today.
29 July 2026
Pachapdi Gazi, the 'Jim Corbett of Bengal', and the truth about Sundarbans 'man-eaters'
9 July 2026
One thing Gazi made clear in his memoir is that the ‘man-eating’ habit of tigers is not natural because humans are not their natural prey.
9 July 2026
Living as a stranger in the West: Rethinking the ‘migration crisis’
8 April 2026
Human society is a product of migration. The first migration of our ancestors is believed to have been confined to the African continent, almost 100,000 years ago.
8 April 2026
At Highgate, remembering Karl Marx
22 March 2026
14 March of this year marked the 143rd death anniversary of Karl Marx, a revolutionary philosopher whom I do not need to introduce to my readers.
22 March 2026
CREATIVE NONFICTION / From autumn to winter in the northeast England
7 February 2026
There are a few old trees with wide trunks—I do not know their names—just beside my library. I never forget to have a quick look at the leaves during coming and going to the library.
7 February 2026
TRIBUTE / On his 76th death anniversary: The other side of George Orwell
28 January 2026
It is undoubted that George Orwell is one of the most important political writers of the 20th century. Labelling him a political writer reflects how deeply his life and works were influenced by the events he lived through.
28 January 2026
Other side of George Orwell
25 January 2026
After his firsthand experience of poverty, Orwell turned his attention to the English working class.
25 January 2026
Embankments in Sundarbans delta: Wall of hope or risk?
16 July 2025
Embankments shape life, risk, and politics in the lower delta
16 July 2025