Shoronarthir Dinolipi: The diary of a 1971 refugee

I have always believed that there exists some kind of political, economic, social, and psychological tension between North India, starting at the Iran frontier, and East India touching the China frontier.

'If Pakistan acknowledges what its Army did in 1971, it will do a favour to itself'

The Daily Star (TDS): How do you look at the events of 1971 and the birth of Bangladesh?

Editor's Note

Today marks 51 years of Bangladesh as an independent nation. Fifty-one years ago, in the face of a brutal massacre by the Pakistani junta, the Bangladesh Revolution was sparked.

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Remembering Shaheed Lt Col Syed Abdul Hai

It was the tumultuous times of 1971. At the end of March,

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‘1971 Bangladesh – With Unbound Accounts’

When Pakistan unleashed a coordinated military attack in Dhaka and Chittagong on March 25-26, 1971, there were 20,000 West Pakistani troops throughout East Pakistan.

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Revisiting 1971 sagas through the lens of a silent witness

Major General Moinul Hossain Choudhury (Retired), Bir Bikram (1943-2010), was one of the twelve majors of the then-East Bengal Regiment

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'If Pakistan acknowledges what its Army did in 1971, it will do a favour to itself'

The Daily Star (TDS): How do you look at the events of 1971 and the birth of Bangladesh?

3y ago

Shoronarthir Dinolipi: The diary of a 1971 refugee

I have always believed that there exists some kind of political, economic, social, and psychological tension between North India, starting at the Iran frontier, and East India touching the China frontier.

3y ago