West Pakistan
Echoes of colonialism in Bangladesh
In navigating colonialism, we have to ask ourselves, who is striving for control.
The plane that brought Bangabandhu home
It had been months since Bangabandhu last felt the breeze outside his jail cell in West Pakistan. Since the start of the Liberation War, he kept languishing there, while his people fought tooth and nail to fulfil the dream of an independent Bangladesh.
Kissinger who called Bangladesh 'basket case' says US role in 1971 was a 'misjudgment'
Bangladesh is set to mark tomorrow the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the United States that had tilted towards Pakistan in 1971 while a key US policymaker at that time, Henry Kissinger, later called the stance “a case history of political misjudgment”.
March 1971: The Killing of Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta
On March 25, 1971, armed with tanks, mortars and armoured vehicles a Pakistani military convoy picked up Professor Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, the then provost of Jagannath Hall, after cordoning off the entire Dhaka University campus with tanks, mortars and armed vehicles.
How Bangabandhu flew into London
An unusual secrecy shrouded Bangabandhu's departure aboard a special Pakistan International Airways flight on his release from captivity in West...
Interview: War crimes researcher Shahriar
Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...
Echoes of colonialism in Bangladesh
In navigating colonialism, we have to ask ourselves, who is striving for control.
The plane that brought Bangabandhu home
It had been months since Bangabandhu last felt the breeze outside his jail cell in West Pakistan. Since the start of the Liberation War, he kept languishing there, while his people fought tooth and nail to fulfil the dream of an independent Bangladesh.
Kissinger who called Bangladesh 'basket case' says US role in 1971 was a 'misjudgment'
Bangladesh is set to mark tomorrow the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the United States that had tilted towards Pakistan in 1971 while a key US policymaker at that time, Henry Kissinger, later called the stance “a case history of political misjudgment”.
March 1971: The Killing of Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta
On March 25, 1971, armed with tanks, mortars and armoured vehicles a Pakistani military convoy picked up Professor Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, the then provost of Jagannath Hall, after cordoning off the entire Dhaka University campus with tanks, mortars and armed vehicles.
How Bangabandhu flew into London
An unusual secrecy shrouded Bangabandhu's departure aboard a special Pakistan International Airways flight on his release from captivity in West...
Interview: War crimes researcher Shahriar
Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...