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What was Operation Searchlight?
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Britannica explainer on Operation Searchlight and its role in 1971.
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Young Bengal
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Banglapedia reference on the Derozian circle around Hindu College and its role in nineteenth-century intellectual dissent.
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Zia, Begum Khaleda
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A reference on Khaleda Zia's role in the alliance-led mass upsurge that ended Ershad's rule.
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'Capture & Death of the Shahzadaghs', 1857
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Museum catalog record describing the capture of Bahadur Shah Zafar and the subsequent shooting of three Mughal princes after Delhi's fall.
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1990 Mass Uprising: Newspaper Archive
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Archive resource for verifying hartals, processions, emergency coverage, resignation, and transition reporting from October to December 1990.
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2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement
— Movement overview / newspaper archive
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Starting source for the quota reform timeline, student mobilization, campus politics, and the nationwide spread of the movement.
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2018 Bangladesh Road Safety Protests
— Movement overview / newspaper archive
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Starting source for the road-safety movement after the deaths of two students, student traffic control, and public accountability demands.
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Ahmed Rajib Haider and the Shahbag Context
— Newspaper archive / human rights documentation
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Sensitive archive source on the murder of blogger Rajib Haider, secular blogger debate, and the movement’s polarisation.
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Anti-Discrimination Movement / July Uprising: Prothom Alo Archive
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Bangla news archive for local timeline, casualties, campus events, internet shutdown, arrests, 5 August transition, and aftermath.
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Archive collection
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Documents, images, and primary material.
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Bangladesh BDR Mutiny Coverage
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International breaking-news coverage and an external reporting perspective on the mutiny.
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Bangladesh Documents
— Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs
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A key archive for 1971 international diplomacy, official communication, and state documentation.
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Bangladesh Police Given “Shoot-on-Sight” Orders amid National Curfew
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International news archive on the curfew, communications blackout, and the escalation of the protests into wider unrest.
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Bangladesh War Crimes Protest Coverage
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International wire archive for crowd size, political reaction, public anger, and evolving demands.
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Bangladeshi Army and Student Protesters Agree on Muhammad Yunus to Head Interim Government
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Transition source on the agreement around Muhammad Yunus-led interim government formation.
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Bangladeshi Students Bring Dhaka to a Standstill With Protests Over Road Safety
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International media framing of the road-safety protests, urban paralysis, student-led traffic regulation, and government response.
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Bangladeshis Bring Down Ershad Regime, 1987–1990
— Global Nonviolent Action Database / Swarthmore College
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Archive-style overview of the anti-Ershad movement, its tactics, timeline, and nonviolent action framework.
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CEC: 13th Parliamentary election, referendum on Feb 12
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News report on the 11 December 2025 announcement of the 12 February 2026 election and referendum schedule, including key procedural dates.
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Constitutional Documents of Pakistan
— Government/legal document collection
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An archive-quality source for understanding Pakistan's state formation and East Bengal's constitutional position after 1947.
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Dhaka University August 2007 Student Protests
— Newspaper archive / human rights documentation
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Archive resource on student-front protests, military presence, curfew, and arrests at Dhaka University during the emergency.