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Selina Hossain

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Novelist

Selina Hossain was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Biography

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Context

In the context of South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region., Selina Hossain is recognized as Novelist. Selina Hossain was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

Contribution

Selina Hossain was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

Impact

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

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Timeline Placement

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Selina Hossain appears in 2 linked timeline events, spanning 1971 - 2013.

First Appearance

1971

Latest Appearance

2013

Active Span

1971 - 2013

Linked Events

Legacy Summary

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Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history. This influence is reflected across 2 connected events.

References

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Key sources for understanding this figure

A History of Bangladesh

A synthetic history of Bangladesh from the long view through colonial encounters, East Pakistan, war, and independence.

Cited in: 2 events

Advertising Nationalism: Commemorating the Liberation War in Bangladesh

Strong for war commemoration, corporate nationalism, and public memory after liberation.

Cited in: 2 events

Bangladesh: Quest for Freedom and Justice

Kamal Hossain's memoir traces liberation, constitution-making, democracy, and the justice question.

Cited in: 2 events

Bangladesh's Pendulum-swing Liberation War Cinema

Useful for cinema, representation, and how the war is reinterpreted in later memory cultures.

Cited in: 2 events

Fifty Years of Bangladesh

A multidisciplinary volume on the first five decades of Bangladesh's economy, politics, society, and culture.

Cited in: 2 events

Gendered Nationalism: Bangladeshi Narratives of the War of Liberation

Useful for gender, nationalism, and how liberation narratives are framed in later memory cultures.

Cited in: 2 events

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Related Events

1971

Liberation War

2013

Shahbag Movement

Related Places

Bengal Region

Appears In Events

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Timeline View

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.

2013

Shahbag Movement

In early 2013, mass gatherings at Shahbag in Dhaka called for stronger accountability for war crimes linked to 1971. Students, bloggers, cultural activists, and citizens transformed the square into a sustained protest space, turning memory politics and justice debates into a central national question.