Diwani
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Bengal-focused reference on the diwani system, the 1765 agreements, and how revenue authority passed to the East India Company.
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East India Company
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Overview of the Company's shift from trade to colonial rule, including the grant of diwani rights and its economic consequences in Bengal.
Elections 1954
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Banglapedia summary of the 1954 East Bengal elections, the United Front campaign, and the scale of the result.
Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M
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Concise encyclopedic reference for Hussein Muhammad Ershad’s life, military background, and the 1983–1990 rule.
Famine
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Includes a Bangladesh-centered account of the 1974 famine, its causes, mortality debates, and social effects.
Faraizi movement
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Reference summary of chronology and expansion of the Faraizi movement in Bengal.
Faraizi Movement
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Banglapedia overview of the Faraizi movement's origins, leadership, and social impact in eastern Bengal.
From 1947 Partition to Bangladesh: Bangabandhu and State Formation in Perspective
Academic political history collection
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Useful for tracing the political continuity from partition to Bangladesh state formation and Bangabandhu's role.
Ganges-Brahmaputra delta cyclone
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A concise overview of the 12 November 1970 Bhola cyclone, its death toll, and its political consequences in East Pakistan.
General Election, 1970
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A Bangladesh-centered reference on the 1970 election results, turnout, and the Awami League's overwhelming mandate in East Pakistan.
Genocide in Bangladesh
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An early account of the 1971 genocide, international reaction, and atrocity documentation.
Government of India Act 1935
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Reference on the constitutional framework that expanded provincial autonomy and shaped late colonial electoral politics.
Great Bengal Famine of 1770
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Overview of the 1770 famine in Bengal, including mortality scale and structural causes under early Company rule.
Haque, ANM Gaziul
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A major reference entry on the leader who presided over the historic Amtala meeting of 21 February 1952.
Hasina, Sheikh
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A useful reference on Sheikh Hasina's role in the anti-Ershad movement and the 1990 alliance politics.
Hefazat-e-Islam and Counter-Mobilisation after Shahbag, 2013
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Contextual source on the counter-reaction to Shahbag, anti-atheist blogger debate, the 13-point demand, and the May 2013 mobilisation.
History
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General Bangladesh history reference useful for political chronology around the Ershad takeover and the 1980s authoritarian period.
Hossain, Shahid Nur
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A biographical entry on Nur Hossain, whose death became one of the defining symbols of the anti-autocracy movement.
House of Ganesha
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Reference overview of the 1414-1436 House of Ganesha interregnum in the Bengal Sultanate and related succession context.
Human Rights Violations and Abuses Related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Major OHCHR fact-finding inquiry on alleged violations during 1 July to 15 August 2024; useful for casualty, chain-of-command, accountability, and justice claims.