Mujibur Rahman 
In 1971, one of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century unfolded in South Asia. What began as a political crisis following a democratic election in Pakistan escalated into a brutal genocide against the people of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. Over the course of nine months, the Pakistani military and its local collaborators carried out … Read more
Major K M Shafiullah stands as one of the most significant yet understated military figures in the history of Bangladesh. A man shaped by discipline, patriotism, and an unwavering sense of duty, he played a crucial role during the 1971 Liberation War and went on to serve the newborn nation in its most fragile years. … Read more
Major Khaled Mosharraf stands as one of the most complex and tragically misunderstood figures in Bangladesh’s turbulent post-independence history. A decorated freedom fighter, sector commander during the Liberation War of 1971, and a principled officer who believed deeply in constitutional order, his life was cut short at a moment when the nation itself was bleeding … Read more
Abdul Kader Siddique occupies a singular place in the political and moral history of Bangladesh. He is remembered simultaneously as a fearless freedom fighter, a rebel against post-independence authority, and a man who refused to adapt to political convenience. Few figures from the Liberation War era evoke such intense admiration and discomfort in equal measure. … Read more
General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, the architect of Bangladesh’s Liberation War stands as one of the most revered figures in the history of Bangladesh. Known widely as Bangabir (Brave Bengali), he was not merely a military commander but a visionary leader whose strategic foresight, discipline, and moral authority helped transform a fractured resistance into an … Read more
Few figures in South Asian history evoke as much debate, admiration, and controversy as Ziaur Rahman. To his supporters, he was a fearless freedom fighter, a pragmatic nation-builder, and the man who restored stability to a traumatised country. To his critics, he was a military ruler who altered the ideological foundations of Bangladesh and legitimised … Read more
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stands as one of the most towering political figures in South Asian history. Revered as Bangabandhu—the Friend of Bengal—he is remembered not merely as the founding leader of Bangladesh, but as the embodiment of a people’s long and painful struggle for dignity, self-rule, and national identity. His life story is inseparable from … Read more
Bangladesh Victory Day, observed every year on 16 December, stands as one of the most significant and emotionally powerful days in the history of Bangladesh. It marks the decisive victory of the Bangladeshi people in the 1971 Liberation War, when the Pakistan Armed Forces formally surrendered to the joint command of the Mukti Bahini and … Read more
A short story set in Birmingham’s Bangladeshi Community. Written by Mujibur Rahman Chapter 1 – Night Shifts And Nightmares The bus juddered as it rolled past the halal chicken shop on Stratford Road, its windows smeared with rain and greasy fingerprints. Outside, neon signs bled into each other: “24hr Off Licence”, “Desi Grill”, “Money Transfer … Read more
A short story set in East London’s Bangladeshi Community Written by Mujibur Rahman Chapter 1 – The House With No God My dad likes to tell a particular story about himself. He tells it in the kitchen, in the living room, on Eid, when relatives come round, when they don’t, when he’s proud of something, … Read more