Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
The history of Liberation War must be honoured.
Freedom fighters’ quota goes against the 1971 spirit
Any argument about the freedom fighters' quota has turned so contentious that the discussion tends to revolve around the advocate more than whatever merit the argument itself might have.
The war that we need to know so much more about
Our Liberation War is something we are proud to talk about, read about, and reminisce about but have not done much research on.
Martyred Intellectuals Day / Relevance of Munier Choudhury’s thoughts on theatre
The relevance of Munier’s work today is owing to how he related with his language, Bangla.
Remembering shaheed Rumi
His name was Shafi Imam Rumi. Born on 29 March, 1951 Rumi was barely 20 years of age in 1971. This larger-than-life character is one of many who embraced martyrdom in their attempt to gift our precious freedom. Rumi had secured third position in the matriculation exam under the national education board in 1968. In 1971, he just got admitted to BUET (Engineering College at that time) and was already enrolled into IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). Just one flight and he could have been away from the war, but Shafi Imam Rumi chose not to.
Have we been able to establish a state different from Pakistan?
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
52 Years of Bangladesh's Independence / The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
52 years of independence / Stories that we tell ourselves
How should a nation memorialise its history?
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
The history of Liberation War must be honoured.
Freedom fighters’ quota goes against the 1971 spirit
Any argument about the freedom fighters' quota has turned so contentious that the discussion tends to revolve around the advocate more than whatever merit the argument itself might have.
The war that we need to know so much more about
Our Liberation War is something we are proud to talk about, read about, and reminisce about but have not done much research on.
Relevance of Munier Choudhury’s thoughts on theatre
The relevance of Munier’s work today is owing to how he related with his language, Bangla.
Remembering shaheed Rumi
His name was Shafi Imam Rumi. Born on 29 March, 1951 Rumi was barely 20 years of age in 1971. This larger-than-life character is one of many who embraced martyrdom in their attempt to gift our precious freedom. Rumi had secured third position in the matriculation exam under the national education board in 1968. In 1971, he just got admitted to BUET (Engineering College at that time) and was already enrolled into IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). Just one flight and he could have been away from the war, but Shafi Imam Rumi chose not to.
Have we been able to establish a state different from Pakistan?
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
Stories that we tell ourselves
How should a nation memorialise its history?
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
Snapshots from 1971
On this day in 1971, Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistan occupation forces following a bloody nine-month war. These pictures were taken in December, 1971.