Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh Case Study by: Christie Rosengren, Jessie Patterson, Lara Carpenter, Louisa Matheny, Nathan Toenjes Introduction The small tropical country of Bangladesh is the result of a bitter civil war that divided the country of Pakistan into two nations. The violence of this war is rated as one of the top 5 genocides in the twentieth century by The Guinness Book of Records. Mass murder committed by the Pakistani Army against millions of Bengalis led to East Pakistan seceding from the West and the beginning of Bangladesh in December 1971. When the countries of Pakistan and India were first formed, there was an East and West Pakistan drawn on either side of India. These two newly formed Pakistani provinces were created for the Muslim…

The Second Kashmir War broke out in April of 1965 and lasted until September of that year. Ironically, the root of the conflict was not in Kashmir, it was farther south in the modern Indian state of Gujrat. After the First Kashmir War, the UN created a ceasefire line which was religiously observed by both nations in Kashmir, but in many other areas of the border, it was vague. The border in the Rann of Kutch along the Indian Ocean was highly disputed, and it led to many small skirmishes in the…

The war that I have decided to focus on for the purposes of my paper is the India-Pakistan war, more specifically the war of 1971. India and Pakistan have always been confronting each other due to their opposing ethnic, religious and political differences. The war of 1971 was the third war between India and Pakistan and the origins of this war were different from previous wars. Since the partition of British India and Pakistan in 1947 there have always been constant conflict and tension. The…

simple idea: for Alam Home remains his house in Park Street, Calcutta even though his homeland, politically, is Bangladesh. Traveling to Calcutta for a 'Friendship ' Seminar between the two countries Alam is surprised at the seriousness of his friend 's comment, who points out, 'This sky belongs to India; we have no citizen 's right over it’ (Palit, 53). The story presents two kinds of sensibilities: one, through Alam who believes that the people sharing one language, one dress, same food and…

temporary Head of the Republic and the proclaiming the independent state of Bangladesh. K. F. Rustamji, the first Director General and founding father of the Indian Border Security Force who helped Tajuddin Ahmad and Barrister Amirul Islam seek Indira Gandhi's help,…

The RSA are the institutions that maintain their power through coercion whereas the ISA are institutions that maintain hegemony through ideological persuasion. Althusser’s work can be credited by Gramsci only to this extent where the similarity lays. However, the difference between both work is that Gramsci was more interested in how society could produce consent for individual’s subjugation. His work demonstrated class struggle whereas Althusser focused more so on production. In a place like…

Rahman was arrested from his home at 1-30 am. At the end of that horrible night Pakistani soldiers started operation all the residential quarters of the teachers of Dhaka University including all the residential halls and that time they killed a huge number of students also including nine teachers. After that they made plan serious attack on old Dhaka, Mirpur, Indira road Tejgaon, Dhaka airport, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Kolabagan some residential area. Violence against Women: 1971 As a citizen…

Unveiling the Tragedy of the Bangladesh Genocide Genocide is “ a crime under international law and is used to kill a large group of people”(United Nations Office). An example is the Bangladesh Genocide. People need to understand how genocide affects history. For example, genocides can make certain ethnicities become extinct just because someone dislikes a person's race, religion, or gender. In conclusion, genocides are a huge part of history that can drastically change people’s lives. The…

In the chief prosecutor vs Motiur Rahman Nizami the tribunal found that Motiur Rahman Nizami was the president of ICS exercised his prominent position in transforming Islami Chhatra Sangha into Al-Badr Bahini to know the consequences of his actions that he basically encouraged, Members of Al-Bahr Bahini to commit crimes against humanity, including genocidal killings of intellectuals all over Bangladesh. The accused have superior power, a position and a real influence on Al-Badr is a proper…

and India, had started maintaining their diplomatic relation from Nehru Liaquat times. Simla Agreement was the eighth step between India and Pakistan towards this aim. It was signed, to normalize the situation and to settle the pre war issue of 1971, between Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Indira Ghandi. It distinguish from all peace agreements as it laid emphasized on bilateral talks and denied intervention of any third party. It somewhat questioned the diplomatic skill of Prime Minister of India,…