1971
Cinema and the melodrama of nationalism
Understanding the recent furore over Hindi cinema in Bangladesh.
Lotte Hoek | Sep 15, 2015
Remembering our own
The Blood Telegram by Gary J Bass reminds us that 1971 is an evolving story.
Garga Chatterjee | Sep 07, 2015
The man who would not die
Humayun Ahmed's storytelling power could draw astounding emotions out of otherwise worn-out middle-class Bangladeshis.
Iffat Nawaz | Aug 01, 2012
Looking Biharis in the eye
They are another souvenir of Partition, the Biharis – or stranded Pakistanis – of Bangladesh.
Kabita Parajuli | Aug 01, 2006
Back in ’71: US policy revisited
Newly declassified US records show a more full and gruesome picture of what took place behind the scenes of the 1911 Southasian Crisis in Islamabad, New Delhi and Washington, DC. They also show a softer …
Imtiaz Ahmed | May 01, 2006
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