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The Truths and Myths of the Rakkhi Bahini
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A critical source on the debates, accusations, and counter-narratives around the Rakkhi Bahini.
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Research Articles and Papers · Doctoral Thesis
The Uprising in the ‘Periphery’: Bengal 1857–58
— Niladri Chatterjee, SOAS University of London
Secondary
Niladri Chatterjee's doctoral thesis examines the 1857–58 uprising in Bengal, including the Chittagong outbreak and the movement of mutineers from the region.
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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.
Research Articles and Papers · Scholarly Articles and Papers
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.
Reference Sources · General Reference
Baharistan-i-Ghaybi
Primary
Mirza Nathan’s eyewitness chronicle of Bengal, Assam, and neighboring regions under Jahangir.
Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference
Border Guard Bangladesh: Official History and Transformation
Primary
Official organization source on the BDR-to-BGB reconstruction, institutional identity, and the state narrative.
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Cultural Landscape of Mahasthan and Karatoya River
— UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Primary
UNESCO dossier documenting Mahasthangarh as an early fortified urban center in Bengal, established around the 4th-3rd century BCE.
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State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950
Primary
Banglapedia reference on the East Bengal law that abolished intermediary rent-receiving interests and reshaped land tenure.
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The Travels of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Primary
A seventeenth-century travel account useful for trade routes, luxury goods, and Mughal-era commerce.
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The Travels of Niccolao Manucci / Storia do Mogor
Primary
A first-hand European account of Mughal India with strong value for Bengal and late Mughal politics, though it should be used critically.