My ’71: Experiencing Genocide, Understanding Violence
In the month of January 1971, I was a student of Class X of Holy Cross School. My par-ents and I were then living in the Dhaka University campus. My father, who taught Eng-lish literature at the university, took up the administrative post of Provost of Jagannath Hall.
1y ago
Two women, one family, and divided nations
I was born in 1899 in the Raychaudhuri family in the village of Gabtali, Sonargaon, East Bengal. My father worked in the Treasury in Mymensingh.
3y ago
Listening to refugees—lessons learnt from the past
Mothers became concerned that their children were learning only Bengali alphabets, but what use would this be if at some point in their lives they returned to Myanmar as it was hoped that they would. We responded by adapting our system to the official Burmese alphabets as taught in schools in Myanmar.
7y ago
“Terming these as ‘isolated incidents’ will only embolden the terrorists”
One after another, our citizens are being killed, but we are yet to see a proactive approach from the government.
9y ago
Impunity and the Kalpana Chakma case
I first heard about the alleged abduction of Kalpana Chakma just after the incident occurred in June 1996. I was teaching at Dhaka University at that time.
9y ago
December 14, 2022
My ’71: Experiencing Genocide, Understanding Violence
In the month of January 1971, I was a student of Class X of Holy Cross School. My par-ents and I were then living in the Dhaka University campus. My father, who taught Eng-lish literature at the university, took up the administrative post of Provost of Jagannath Hall.
August 16, 2021
Two women, one family, and divided nations
I was born in 1899 in the Raychaudhuri family in the village of Gabtali, Sonargaon, East Bengal. My father worked in the Treasury in Mymensingh.
October 13, 2017
Listening to refugees—lessons learnt from the past
Mothers became concerned that their children were learning only Bengali alphabets, but what use would this be if at some point in their lives they returned to Myanmar as it was hoped that they would. We responded by adapting our system to the official Burmese alphabets as taught in schools in Myanmar.
November 2, 2015
“Terming these as ‘isolated incidents’ will only embolden the terrorists”
One after another, our citizens are being killed, but we are yet to see a proactive approach from the government.
May 26, 2015
Impunity and the Kalpana Chakma case
I first heard about the alleged abduction of Kalpana Chakma just after the incident occurred in June 1996. I was teaching at Dhaka University at that time.
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