Category Archives: Bangladesh

Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro And Bangladesh’s Declaration Of Independence

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Mash

[Cross posted at E-Bangladesh] This post is coauthored by MMR Jalal and Mash The last message from Dacca Betar Kendro was delivered by announcer Nazma Akhtar. She declared: "The 75 million people of Bangla Desh, freedom-loving as they are, have been subjected … Continue reading →

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Unelected In, Unelected Out

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Mash

My German is rusty, but I think the saying goes something like this: So ist das Leben. Manchmal ist man in, manchmal ist man aus. Such is life. Sometimes one is in, sometimes one is out. In an act of … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Genocide Archives – Pakistani Newspaper Reports: Pakistan Observer (March 26-December 16, 1971)

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Mash

I received an email a few weeks ago from a friend. In it she wrote about conversations with some of her relatives in Bangladesh who were born after 1971. She was alarmed to hear how little her relatives knew about … Continue reading →

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Sarmila Bose’s “Research” Exposed

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Mash

[Hat tip to Robin Khundkar] Recently I wrote about Sarmila Bose’s apologia for the Pakistan army that was published last September in Economic and Political Weekly. In this week’s issue of EPW, two critical comments were published that take to task Ms. Bose’s … Continue reading →

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December 16, 1971: Bangladesh Comes Into Being

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Mash

[Click any of the images above for a PDF of the complete 4 page issue of The Observer (Bangladesh Observer) from December 18, 1971] The erstwhile Pakistan Observer newspaper, renamed The Observer, published its first issue in independent Bangladesh on … Continue reading →

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