1971 Genocide

Challenges to the recognition of Bangladesh genocide

Even in the leading work of global genocide scholars, the Bangladesh case is either sadly missing or ingeniously presented.

52 years of independence / Stories that we tell ourselves

How should a nation memorialise its history?

Guerrilla Hafiz and the freedom fighters we have failed

Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition

Mapping genocide in Khulna

War leaves its traces everywhere, be it in the form of memories or mass graves.

Independence Day Today: THE NORTHERN UPRISING

The resistance during the 1971 Liberation War began in Rangpur early March and it was a full-on war even before the black night of March 25.

THE TRIAL OF 1971 GENOCIDE: Reflection on ICTBD

Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started

UN will raise the issue of '71 genocide

Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.

Remembering the barbarities of Operation Searchlight

On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army officially launched its campaign of genocide in erstwhile East Pakistan, by unleashing death squads that mercilessly killed 7,000 unarmed, innocent Bengalis in one single night.

MARCH 31, 1971: Indira Gandhi pledges support

The month of March, that saw the ignition of flames of freedom, finally came to an end.

March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024

Challenges to the recognition of Bangladesh genocide

Even in the leading work of global genocide scholars, the Bangladesh case is either sadly missing or ingeniously presented.

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Stories that we tell ourselves

How should a nation memorialise its history?

November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022

Guerrilla Hafiz and the freedom fighters we have failed

Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition

March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019

Mapping genocide in Khulna

War leaves its traces everywhere, be it in the form of memories or mass graves.

March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019

THE TRIAL OF 1971 GENOCIDE: Reflection on ICTBD

Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started

March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019

THE TRIAL OF 1971 GENOCIDE: Reflection on ICTBD

Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started

March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019

Independence Day Today: THE NORTHERN UPRISING

The resistance during the 1971 Liberation War began in Rangpur early March and it was a full-on war even before the black night of March 25.

March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019

Remembering the barbarities of Operation Searchlight

On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army officially launched its campaign of genocide in erstwhile East Pakistan, by unleashing death squads that mercilessly killed 7,000 unarmed, innocent Bengalis in one single night.

March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019

UN will raise the issue of '71 genocide

Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.

March 31, 2018
March 31, 2018

MARCH 31, 1971: Indira Gandhi pledges support

The month of March, that saw the ignition of flames of freedom, finally came to an end.

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