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Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

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Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

The Pakistani military in East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) surrendered to a joint command of the Mukti Bahini (Bengalis’ Liberation Forces) and the Indian military in Dhaka on December 16, 1971, marking the end of a nine-month armed struggle for independence […]

Author: Ishtiaq Hossain
Editor: Maciej Bartkowski

From the book ‘Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles’, 2013

  • Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)
  • Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)
  • Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)
  • Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)
  • Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 (Chapter 11 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)