Ekattorer Dinguli (Days of '71)
Jahanara Imam
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Iconic diary-style memoir chronicling war-time life, loss, and resistance through a mother's perspective.
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1971 Resources
Liberation War
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Memoir
Ami Birangona Bolchi (A War Heroine, I Speak)
Nilima Ibrahim
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Groundbreaking testimonies of Birangonas documenting gendered violence during the war.
Historical Literature
Muldhara '71
Maidul Hasan
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Insider account of political and diplomatic strategy under the Tajuddin-led provisional government.
Bondi Shibir Theke
Shamsur Rahman
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Poetry from occupied Dhaka capturing fear, defiance, and resistance.
Payer Awaj Pawa Jai
Syed Shamsul Haq
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Verse play set in the final days of the war, exploring collaborator psychology and collapse.
Novel
Rifle, Roti, Aurat
Anwar Pasha
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War-time novel written during 1971, reflecting fear, violence, and collapse in occupied Dhaka.
Jochona O Jononir Golpo
Humayun Ahmed
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Epic narrative weaving ordinary lives with major historical moments of the Liberation War.
Hangor Nodi Grenade
Selina Hossain
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Powerful fiction of sacrifice, resistance, and moral crisis in a rural wartime setting.
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Documentary
History of the 1971 Liberation War
Documentary Video
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Documentary-style visual overview of 1971 events and context.
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Research
The Rape of Bangladesh
Anthony Mascarenhas
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Influential account that helped expose atrocities in East Pakistan to a global audience.
1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh
Srinath Raghavan
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Global perspective on the war across India, Pakistan, the U.S., USSR, and China.
Papers
The Blood Telegram
Gary J. Bass
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Detailed political history of U.S. policy, diplomatic cables, and the genocide context of 1971.