Category Archives: Bangladesh Liberation War

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 →

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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 →

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Bangladesh Genocide Archives – Pakistani Newspaper Reports: Dawn (March 1-March 26, 1971)

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Mash

On March 1, 1971 Pakistani military dictator Yahya Khan postponed the National Assembly session that was to be held after the December 1970 elections. In doing so he had crossed the Rubicon. In the first 25 days of March 1971, … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Genocide Archives – Newspaper Reports: Bangladesh Observer

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Mash

The following are newspaper reports on the Bangladesh Genocide from the Bangladesh Observer newspaper. The news reports chronicle the evidence of the genocide as they begin to emerge following the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. [Note: This page will be updated … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Genocide Archives – On This Graveyard, We Shall Build Our Golden Bengal

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Mash

Sydney Schanberg of The New York Times reported extensively from Bangladesh during 1971 until he was expelled by the Pakistani military. We was a witness to the emerging genocide. He returned to Bangladesh after independence and reported on the horrors of … Continue reading →

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