In the aftermath of the Palestinian catastrophe—'Minor Detail' by Adania Shibli (trans. Elisabeth Jaquette)
This book is an essential read to understand the extent of the erasure of Palestinian history after the Nakba and life under tyranny in its cities.
195 Pak soldiers can still be tried
Pakistan army's 195 officers are morally and legally culpable for the genocide of 1971 and Bangladesh has the moral and legal rights to try them. Pakistan's excuse of the 1974 agreement does not give it reprieve.
Shame they hid for 28 years
Pakistan's own Hamoodur Rahman Commission found “sufficient evidence” to try the top army generals, including Yahya Khan, for committing atrocities in Bangladesh but Bhutto kept the report under wraps to save the face of the powerful army and satisfy his own hunger for power.
The night of horror
A heavy rain on the night of March 29, 1971 uncovered parts of two mass graves on the Dhaka University campus, according to a US diplomatic cable sent from the erstwhile East Pakistan.
Photograph: A mother and her children at West Bengal refugee camp
Photograph: A mother and her children at West Bengal refugee camp
East Pakistan Secedes, Civil War Breaks Out
NEW DELHI, India Civil war was reported in East Pakistan yesterday and thousands of villagers fought West Pakistani troops in four major cities, even using spears and clubs in the battle , the Press Trust of India news agency (PTI) reported.
"Disappeared" persons share experience of their "detention"
The people who "disappeared" and then returned appear to have suppressed their experience during their disappearance.
Behind enemy lines: Story of a Bengali family stuck in Pakistan during 1971
To instil the patriotic fervour of our ancestors on to future generations to come.
Preserving war history
People have rarely heard of Saiful Islam a preserver of the nation’s history. He is a Philatelic dealer and collector of the Liberation war related items. He collects old newspapers, documents, stamps, books, photos, and philatelic items from waste papers piled up in one of the shanty parts of Old Dhaka.