Liberation War 1971
“Leadership during the war reflected yearning of the people”: Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad's interview published in the Dainik Bangla newspaper on December 13, 1972.
Mundanities, magic realism, Bangladesh—Shahidul Zahir’s novellas
The personal space is the same as the political sphere, the individual on the same strand as the collective.
“Leadership during the war reflected yearning of the people”: Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad's interview published in the Dainik Bangla newspaper on December 13, 1972.
Manash Ghosh's ' Bangladesh War': Dispatches of independence
Bangladesh War resembles a journalist's diary. Ghosh's tone is neither that of a critic nor a judge.
Alamgir Kabir: “Zahir in Kolkata”
17 April, 1971. I reached Kolkata from Agartala on the previous day. Word reaches me that Zahir Raihan has also arrived at Kolkata on the same day.
UPL launches Samuel Jaffe’s book on US grassroots activism in Bangladesh Liberation War
In a live YouTube broadcast, The University Press Limited (UPL) launched their book, An Internal Matter: The U.S., Grassroots Activism and the Creation of Bangladesh, written by Samuel Jaffe, at 7 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
UPL launches Samuel Jaffe’s book on grassroots activism in the Liberation War
In a live YouTube broadcast, University Press Limited (UPL) launched their book, An Internal Matter: The U.S., Grassroots Activism and the Creation of Bangladesh, written by Samuel Jaffe, at 7 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
Untold stories of war heroines: Revisiting Rizia Rahman’s ‘Rokter Okshor’
Published as early as 1978, Rizia Rahman’s well-acclaimed book, Rokter Okshor, narrates the lives of the women who were forced (directly and indirectly) into prostitution in the post-Liberation War era of Bangladesh.
Stories of the liberation war, and how we must never forget to pass it on
Fifty years have now passed since that glorious day in December 1971 when we achieved victory after a battle for nine months.
Knowing Bangabandhu
On 15 August, we mourn the loss of our founding father and charismatic leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. For most of us, he remains a figure larger than life we were not fortunate enough to have met or seen.