:: Creation of Bangladesh

Recent articles from the archives

First it was Bangladesh now it Baluchistan

Hussain Gadehi Nov 26, 2007

Baluchistan has a different history than Bangladesh, Bengalis were active for creation of Pakistan but Baloch weren’t part of Pakistan moment.

Good on ya Bangladesh!

Ahmer Muzammil Sep 28, 2007

Thank you Bangladesh for having the moral courage to resolve a humanitarian crisis by granting citizenship to those unfortunate soles who are famously known as “stranded Pakistanis”.

Rahul Gandhi's Election Campaign

mehul kamdar Apr 29, 2007

Like monarchs of yore, this family seeks, perhaps, to install itself as a permanent ruling family in India.

The Sweltering Sky

Farzana Versey Apr 18, 2005

Why do I persist in standing transfixed, watching Amna, the little girl with big hands and big eyes, scrape a vessel of its shine? Why don’t I tell her to get out across the border and rot there instead of being an eyesore here?

Operation Searchlight

Tariq Aqil Nov 19, 2003

Dhaka, March 25th 1971, Tejgaon airport. General Yahya, Pakistan’s military dictator, before boarding his special aircraft turned to General Tikka Khan, Commander Eastern Command, and ordered “Sort them out!”

Shahnaz Begum and Memories

Ras Siddiqui Aug 11, 2000

memories of a less complex time

Dec 31, 1969

US Elections 2008 Primaries

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