In recognition of the services rendered by them in the War of Liberation, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has been pleased to confer the following Gallantry Awards on the individuals listed below: Saturday, Dec 15, 1973 – PDF [English] বৃহস্পতিবার, মার্চ ১১, ২০০৪ – PDF [Bangla] Cover Page of the Gallantry Awards … Read more
The politics of genocide scholarship: the case of Bangladesh Donald Beachler Abstract The massive communal violence that occurred in East Pakistan in 1971 received worldwide attention at the time, but has been largely ignored since. Some scholars and other writers have denied that what took place in Bangladesh was a genocide. Journalists’ reports, expatriate testimony, … Read more
Crimes Against Humanity in Bangladesh Niall MacDermot In April 1972 the writer paid a visit to Dacca with two objects in view. The first was to obtain further information for the study which the staff of the International Commission of Jurists was preparing on the events in East Pakistan in 1971. This is now available.’ … Read more
Atrocities against humanity during the liberation war in Bangladesh: a case of genocide Wartadul Akmam Introduction Human achievements during the twentieth century in terms of science and technology are indeed significant and laudable. Nevertheless, the past century was “the bloodiest century in human history” (Forsythe, 1997, p 114). Scholars consider the twentieth century as “an … Read more