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Lifting the Long Silence on Baksal
primary-sources · Official Documents and Legal Texts
Editorial discussion from Dhaka Tribune on Baksal and how it appears in contemporary Bangladeshi public debate. Use with care for factual claims.
SC acquits ATM Azharul in war crimes case
news-and-contemporary-reports · Court Report
Dhaka Tribune report that the Appellate Division acquitted ATM Azharul Islam, overturning earlier ICT and appellate death-sentence rulings.
CEC: 13th Parliamentary election, referendum on Feb 12
reference-sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
News report on the 11 December 2025 announcement of the 12 February 2026 election and referendum schedule, including key procedural dates.
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BAKSAL: Formation and Collapse
In 1975, Bangladesh entered a decisive turning point: the transition toward BAKSAL, escalating political centralization, the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August, and the jail killings of 3 November. These events reshaped the state, party politics, and military-civil relations for decades.
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Liberation War
The Liberation War of 1971 grew out of the denied majority verdict of the 1970 election, the March non-cooperation movement, and the Pakistan Army's 25 March crackdown. What followed was not a single battlefield episode but a combined political, military, and humanitarian rupture: a provisional government, sector-based armed resistance, mass displacement into India, and finally the defeat of Pakistani forces in December and the birth of Bangladesh.
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13th Parliamentary Election
After the 11 December 2025 schedule announcement, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election on 12 February 2026 under an interim transition. Associated Press reported the next day that local media and BNP leaders said the party had secured a parliamentary majority, making the election the first major post-uprising transfer of parliamentary power.