Historical Memory Journey
Rounaq Jahan
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Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues
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Important political science reading on institutional crisis, military rule, and democratic transition in post-independence Bangladesh.
Pakistan: Failure in National Integration
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A foundational political science work on state formation crisis and East-West Pakistan inequality.
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1990
Mass Uprising
The 1990 Mass Uprising was the culmination of years of resistance to military-backed authoritarian rule in Bangladesh. Students, political alliances, professional associations, and ordinary citizens converged in a coordinated movement that forced Hussain Muhammad Ershad to resign and opened the path to caretaker-led democratic transition.
1971
Liberation War
The 1971 Liberation War was the final resistance of the people of East Pakistan against long-standing political, economic, and cultural discrimination. After the denial of the people's mandate in the 1970 election and the military crackdown of 25 March, this struggle transformed into an armed war of liberation that led to the birth of independent Bangladesh.