The commitment of the martyred intellectuals
The martyred intellectuals of 1971 had their differences from one another, but they had one thing in common, and that was why they were killed—their patriotism.
August 1975 and thereafter
What happened in August 1975 was a great tragedy perpetrated by an anti-people clique who did not want Bangladesh to move in the direction its people had desired it to take. The desire embodied a dream and an ideology, and for its fulfilment the people had
A rare kind of literary talent
I have always been fascinated by writer Abul Mansur Ahmad's boldness and his political consciousness.
The spectre of Red October: 100 years of the Russian Revolution
The 1917 October Revolution was a watershed moment in history. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels set the philosophical vision for the scientific theory of revolution, and even actively fought for it, but it was Vladimir Lenin under whose stewardship it became a reality.
Partition 1947: How a nationalist movement turned communal
Who is to blame for the 1947 Partition of India and the large-scale violence that it triggered? There are accusations and recriminations.
THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE
An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding
Recalling the Martyred Intellectuals
An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding to others around them.
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