Somapura Mahavira
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Britannica reference for the 8th-century Somapura monastery at Paharpur as a major intellectual and architectural center.
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Special Powers Act, 1974
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A reference on the preventive detention law that marked a major expansion of coercive state authority in 1974.
State Language Movement in East Bengal, 1947-1956
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A focused study on the institutional, political, and social development of the state language movement.
Surya Sen, Mastarda
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Banglapedia profile on Surya Sen, including the Chittagong Armoury Raid context and revolutionary network.
Swadeshi movement
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A concise overview of the anti-partition boycott and nationalist mobilization associated with Swadeshi politics.
Swadeshi Movement
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A reference entry on boycott, indigenous production, and protest culture in the anti-partition movement.
Syed Ahmad Khan
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Sir Syed's writings and reformist program, including Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind and Athar-us-Sanadid, are key to understanding Muslim modernism, education reform, and colonial-era political consciousness.
Syed Ameer Ali
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His major books, including The Spirit of Islam and A Short History of the Saracens, helped shape modern Muslim historical consciousness in Bengal and beyond.
The 1971 Liberation War, Bloody August, and the Conspiratorial November
Liberation War and 1975 crisis research
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A useful source for tracing the political continuity between 1971, August 1975, and November 1975.
The BDR Mutiny in Bangladesh: Understanding National and Regional Implications
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Policy analysis on the national security, regional security, and institutional implications of the mutiny.
The Blood Telegram
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Detailed political history of U.S. policy, diplomatic cables, and the genocide context of 1971.
The Eleventh National Parliament Election 2018
Transparency International Bangladesh
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Structured research review of the election process, commission, administration, law enforcement, parties, and irregularity allegations.
The Fear Never Leaves Me
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Human Rights Watch's report on torture, custodial deaths, and trial-process concerns in the aftermath of the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.
The Fear Never Leaves Me: Torture, Custodial Deaths, and Unfair Trials after the 2009 Mutiny
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Major human-rights source on post-Pilkhana detention, torture allegations, custodial deaths, mass trials, and fair-trial concerns.
The Great Divide: Britain, India, Pakistan
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A broad political history of British withdrawal, partition diplomacy, and the creation of India and Pakistan.
The Intellectual Killings of 1971
Intellectual killings research compilation
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A key source for understanding the December 1971 intellectual killings, planning, and memory.
The Making of Pakistan
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Useful for understanding the Pakistan movement, Muslim League politics, and the context of state formation in 1947.
The Military’s Role in Bangladesh, 2007–2008
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Critical academic and policy reading on military influence, indirect rule debates, and civilian transition.
The Movement for the Restoration of Democracy in Bangladesh, 1982–1990
Academic thesis / political sociology study
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Academic research on the political sociology of the anti-Ershad movement, party alliances, student mobilization, and civil resistance.
The Partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947
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Important for understanding the political process of partition, decolonization, and regional fragmentation in Bengal and Assam.