Anam Zakaria, "Remembering
The War Of 1971 In East Pakistan,"
Al Jazeera, December 16, 2019.DISCUSSION TOPIC: BANGLADESHI INDEPENDENCE (1971) AND WAR MEMORY
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Possible Starting Places
Anam Zakaria, "Remembering
The War Of 1971 In East Pakistan,"
Al Jazeera, December 16, 2019.
Afsan Chowdhury, "Haunted
By Unification: A Bangladeshi View Of Partition,"
Al Jazeera, August 15, 2017.
Palash Kamruzzaman, "Bangladesh's
Painful Journey To Democracy Is Still Far From Over,"
Conversation, August 11, 2017.
Arafatul Islam and Shamil Shams, "Is
Bangladesh Obsessed With Its Past?,"
DW, September 23, 2016.
Mahfuz Sadique, "Closure
From 1971 Bangladesh War Comes At A High Cost,"
BBC News, April 18, 2015.
Shahzeb Jillani, "Scars
Of Bangladesh Independence War 40 Years On,"
BBC News, December 13, 2011.
Anbarasan Ethirajan, "Bangladesh
Finally Confronts War Crimes 40 Years On,"
BBC News, November 20, 2011.
"Rape
Victims Or War Heroes: War Women In Bangladesh,"
DW, June 28, 2011.
Alastair Lawson, "Controversial
Book Accuses Bengalis Of 1971 War Crimes,"
BBC News, June 16, 2011.
Bangladesh War Of Independence In The News
Prabhash K. Dutta, "Happy
Birthday Bangladesh: Why India Went To War With Pakistan In 1971,"
India Today (December 16, 2020).
Kallol Bhattacherjee, "PM
To Attend 50th Anniversary Of Bangladesh Independence,"
Hindu, October 20, 2020.
Anam Zakaria, "Bangladesh Must Come To Terms With The 1971 War Holistically, Allowing Critical Discourse To Flourish," Dawn, December 21, 2017.
Afsan Chowdhury, "Haunted
By Unification: A Bangladeshi View Of Partition,"
Al Jazeera, August 15, 2017.
"The
Guardian View On The Bangladesh History Debate: Distorted By Politics,"
Guardian, April 8, 2016.
David Bergman, "The Politics Of Bangladesh's Genocide Debate," New York Times, April 5, 2016.
Ali Mustafa, "Ghost
Of 1971 War Shadows Bangladesh Election,"
Al Jazeera, January 5, 2014.
Philip Hensher, "Bangladesh's
Bestseller About Its Brutal Birth,"
Guardian, March 1, 2013.
"Bangladesh:
40th Anniversary Of A Military Victory,"
DW, December 16, 2011.
Mark Dummett, "Bangladesh War: The Article That Changed History," BBC News, December 16, 2011.
Sarmila Bose, "Myth-Busting
The Bangladesh War Of 1971,"
Al Jazeera, May 9, 2011.
Subir Bhaumik, "Book, Film Greeted With Fury Among Bengalis," Al Jazeera, April 29, 2011.
"Bangladesh Marks 40th Anniversary Of Forgotten Genocide," DW, March 25, 2011.
"1971 Bangladesh War Of Independence," Guardian, April 10, 2008.
War Crimes Trials In The News
"Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman: Army Officer Hanged For Murder Of Bangladesh's Founding
President," BBC News,
April 12, 2020.
"Killer
Of Bangladesh Independence Leader Arrested After 45 Years On Run,"
Guardian, April 7, 2020.
"Bangladesh
Sentences 10 Islamists To Death Over Plot To Kill PM Sheikh Hasina,"
DW, August 20, 2017.
"Bangladesh
Executes Top Islamist Party Leader For 1971 War Crimes,"
DW, September 3, 2016.
Shamil Shams, "Top
Islamist Leader Motiur Rahman Nizami Hanged In Bangladesh,"
DW, May 10, 2016.
"Bangladesh
Court Upholds Death Sentence For 1971 War Criminal Mir Quasem Ali,"
DW, March 8, 2016.
Shamil Shams, "Bangladesh
Executions: What Could Be The Repercussions?,"
DW, November 23, 2015.
"Bangladesh
Hangs Chowdhury And Mujahid Over 1971 War Crimes,"
BBC News, November 21, 2015.
"Bangladesh
Hangs Two Opposition Leaders For War Crimes,"
DW, November 21, 2015.
"Bangladesh
President Rejects War Criminals' Clemency Request,"
DW, November 21, 2015.
"Bangladesh
Executes Islamist Opposition Leader Qamaruzzaman,"
DW, April 11, 2015.
"Bangladesh
Islamist Sentenced To Death For 1971 War Crimes,"
BBC News, February 18, 2015.
David Bergman, "Bangladesh War Trials: Justice Or Politics?," Al Jazeera, December 23, 2014.
Grahame Lucas, "Opinion:
Bangladesh Makes A Difficult Decision On War Crimes,"
DW, November 3, 2014.
Jason Burke and Saad Hammadi, "Bangladesh
Deploys Thousands Of Police After War Crimes Death Sentence,"
Guardian, October 29, 2014.
Shamim Chowdhury, "The Politics At Play In Bangladesh War Trials," Al Jazeera, October 29, 2014.
Ana Lehmann, "Violence
In Bangladesh 'Likely To Continue,'"
DW, July 17, 2013.
"Top
Bangladeshi Islamist Found Guilty Of War Crimes,"
France 24, July 15, 2013.
"Bangladesh
Sentences Third Jamaat-e-Islami Leader To Death,"
Guardian, May 9, 2013.
Grahame Lucas, "More
Conflict As Dhaka Prosecutes War Criminals,"
DW, March 1, 2013.
Syed Zain Al-Mahmood and Jason Burke, "Bangladesh
Death Sentence Sparks Deadly Protests,"
Guardian, March 1, 2013.
"Bangladesh
Sentences Jamaat-e-Islami Leader To Death For War Crimes,"
Guardian, February 28, 2013.
Syed Zain Al-Mahmood, "Bangladesh
Split As Violence Escalates Over War Crimes Protest,"
Observer, February 23, 2013.
Sumi Khan, "Dhaka
Sit-In Evokes Tahrir Square Spirit,"
Al Jazeera, February 20, 2013.
"In Pictures: Bangladesh War Crimes Protests Continue," Al Jazeera, February 19, 2013.
Shamil Shams, "Will Ban On Islamic Party Heal Wounds?," DW, February 18, 2013.
"Bangladesh Amends War Crimes Law Amid Protest," Al Jazeera, February 18, 2013.
Subir Bhaumik, "War
Trials Re-Open Old Wounds In Bangladesh,"
Al Jazeera, February 5, 2013.
Anbarasan Ethirajan, "Bangladesh War Crimes: First Charges Filed," BBC News, October 3, 2011.
"Bangladesh
Party Leader Accused Of War Crimes In 1971 Conflict,"
Guardian, October 3, 2011.
Anbarasan Ethirajan, "Bangladesh 1971 Independence War Tribunal Is Adjourned," BBC News, August 10, 2011.
"Bangladeshis
Call For War Criminals To Be Tried,"
DW, June 28, 2011.
"Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal Issues First Arrest Warrants," ABC News, July 26, 2010.
Tony Birtley, "Bangladesh's Long Wait For Justice," Al Jazeera, April 22, 2008.
Articles
Abhijnan Rej, "How
India Aims To Make The Best Of Bangladesh's Independence Anniversary,"
Diplomat (December 19, 2020).
Hari Krishnan, "Indians
Should Thank These Three Men For Bringing 1971 Bangladesh 'Genocide' To Light,"
Print (December 4, 2020).
Lorraine Boissoneault, "The
Genocide The U.S. Can't Remember, But Bangladesh Can't Forget,"
Smithsonian (December 16, 2016).
Video Sources
"Bangladesh's
War Wounds," Inside
Story, Al Jazeera, February 16, 2013. (25 mins)
"Bangladesh: Forty Years Of Independence," BBC News, December 16, 2011. (3 mins)
Audio Sources
"A
Pakistani View Of The Bangladesh War Of Independence,"
Witness History, BBC World Service, December 15, 2015. (9 mins)
"Bangladesh:
Trials Of Strength,"
Crossing Continents, BBC Radio 4, December 23, 2013.
"Justice
Or Retribution: The Story Of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal,"
Rear Vision, ABC, June 2, 2013. (30 mins)
"Boundaries Of Blood," The
Documentary, BBC World Service:
Episode 1, December 11, 2011.
Episode 2, December 18, 2011.
Web-Sites
Bangladesh Liberation War -- Wikipedia: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.