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The Rise and Fall of JASAD: Politics in a Turbulent Era
Secondary
A useful source on post-liberation left politics, JASAD, state instability, and the background to 7 November.
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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
Secondary
A major modern study of Islam, frontier society, agrarian expansion, and state power in Bengal.
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The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition
Secondary
A useful comparison source that explains partition through geopolitics and British strategic interests.
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The Shahbag Uprising: War Crimes and Forgiveness in Bangladesh
— Academic article / research paper
Secondary
Academic reading on war-crimes justice, forgiveness, public memory, and the moral politics of 1971.
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The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan
Secondary
A major academic work on Muslim League strategy, Jinnah's bargaining position, and the demand for Pakistan.
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The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947-1967
Secondary
A major Bengal-focused study of partition's aftermath, displacement, state formation, and long political consequences.
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The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908
Secondary
A classic study of the Swadeshi movement, anti-partition politics, nationalist mobilisation, and political culture in Bengal.
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The Truths and Myths of the Rakkhi Bahini
Secondary
A critical source on the debates, accusations, and counter-narratives around the Rakkhi Bahini.
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The Victory Story of the Eleven Sectors
— Sector-based Liberation War account
Secondary
Useful for understanding the Liberation War's sector-based military structure and the sequence of victories.
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Thirty Million Martyrs: Exaggeration or Reality?
— Liberation War casualty debate research
Secondary
A critical reading for understanding debates, evidence, counter-evidence, and public memory around martyr counts.
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Through the looking glass: An analysis of the Swadeshi Movement through the indigenous Thakurmar Jhuli
Secondary
Useful for Muslim perspectives and East Bengal responses, especially where Swadeshi is read through cultural memory and social boundary-making.
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War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh
— Richard Sisson and Leo E. Rose
Secondary
Major international-relations account of the 1971 crisis and interstate decision-making.
Research Articles and Papers · Archaeology and Early Bengal
Wari-Bateshwar: Early Historic Urban Centre
Secondary
Scholarly overview of Wari-Bateshwar as an early historic settlement and trade-linked archaeological landscape.
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What Happened at the Quota-Reform Protests in Bangladesh?
Secondary
Rights-focused explainer on the quota-reform background, curfew, internet shutdown, deaths, arrests, and accountability demands.
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Why the Liberation War Was Inevitable
— Historical analysis of Liberation War inevitability
Secondary
A useful analysis of how language movement, discrimination, six points, and the 1970 election led to war.
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The Fall of Ershad and the Unfinished Promises of the Three Alliances
Editorial
Contemporary editorial-analysis on the three alliances framework, post-1990 democratic promises, and later reflections on the transition.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
A credible electoral process propels the renewal of democracy
— European External Action Service (EEAS)
Primary
EU Election Observation Mission preliminary statement issued on 14 February 2026, assessing the 12 February parliamentary election as competitive and competently managed while noting localized violence and fear.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
About the EOM Bangladesh 2026
— European External Action Service (EEAS)
Primary
Official mission page stating that the EU deployed an election observation mission for Bangladesh's parliamentary election scheduled for 12 February 2026.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
Ain-i-Akbari
Primary
Abu l-Fazl’s administrative record of Akbar’s empire, including Bengal’s geography and revenue administration.
Reference Sources · General Reference
Akbarnama
Primary
The official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, useful for the Mughal conquest and consolidation of Bengal.