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Shahbag Protesters versus the Butcher of Mirpur

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Tahmima Anam, The Guardian

Influential editorial account on Shahbag’s moral framing, 1971 memory, and the justice demand for war crimes.

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cultural-and-literary-resources · Literature and Cultural Texts

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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.