Monthly Archives: December 2007

Aparajito

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Mash

[Cross posted at E-Bangladesh] Aparajito: The word cannot be properly translated into English. Those who have seen Satyajit Ray’s 1956 film "Aparajito" may translate the word as "unvanquished". Undefeated. Unbowed. Uncowed. Unbeaten. It is much more than any of those words. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Human Rights | 2 Comments

Prisoners Of Conscience

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Mash

Remember these names and faces:   Moloy Bhowmik   Selim Reza Newton   Abdullah Al Mamun   Dulal Chandra Biswas These men are prisoners of conscience. These men are Rajshahi University professors. This week the Bangladesh military government, in a … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Rape Of Bangladesh

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Mash

In their December issue, Daily Star newspaper’s monthly magazine Forum has published my article on Sarmila Bose’s recent paper. The article, entitled "The continuing rape of our history", is based on the post I wrote in October. The article benefitted significantly from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Published Articles | 14 Comments

Bangladesh Genocide Archives – Foreign Newspaper Reports

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Mash

  On March 25, 1971 the Pakistani military forcibly confined all foreign reporters to the Hotel Intercontinental (currently the Dhaka Sheraton) in Dhaka. That night after 11pm the military launched its genocide campaign against the Bengali civilian population of then East Pakistan. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War | 15 Comments