Tasin Mahdi·Apr 10The political context of 1971: Countering the depoliticisation narrativeThe effort to remove the Bangladesh Liberation War from its political context is old, but it rests on weak logic. It tries to turn a long…
Tasin Mahdi·Mar 17The “Big Bird” in the cage: Why Bangabandhu chose to be arrested in 1971This post is collected from the author Akhtaruzzaman Azad’s post and only translated by me.
Tasin Mahdi·Aug 29, 2025Unseen photographs of people struggling for liberation in 1971, which resulted in the creation of a…During much of our existence, we have neglected our history, our heritage, and the sacrifices of our loved ones. That was a different time…A response icon3A response icon3
Tasin Mahdi·Aug 5, 2025July Uprising and the Reality: The Struggle for Accountability in BangladeshI can remember exactly one year ago, during the student-led uprising in July-August 2024. As someone who doesn’t see himself as…
Tasin Mahdi·Jun 16, 2025The Silent Commander: Farewell to Mustafa Mohsin MontuNuruzzaman Manik writes:
Tasin Mahdi·Apr 18, 2025Remembering Bir Shrestha Jahangir: A Comrade-in-Arms SpeaksMasud Karim said, “My father, the valiant freedom fighter Corporal Saleh Ahmed (Retd) of the East Bengal Regiment, proudly served as a…
Sizwile Masukuma Sibindi·Apr 17, 2020#Zimbabwe@40Ndabezinhle had made up his mind. He was going to war. Him and his friend Nkululeko had made the decision and were ready for the…
InThe Bangladeshi Identity ProjectbyBangladeshi Identity Submissions·Mar 26, 2019Breaking into freedom: personal anecdotes of Bangladeshi war heroes, as heard in the diasporaIt’s the time of the year again. March, a reminder of the victory we fought for, crept into, on a bloodshed land as the seasons changed…
