June 11, 2008, marked a new dawn in Bangladesh’s strive for democracy. An unelected and unconstitutional caretaker government backed by the military buckled under a spontaneous mass movement that sparked throughout the country in protest at the incarceration of Sheikh Hasina based on trumped-up charges. Eleven months back, on July 16 of t...
This article was the cover story of Tiem Magazine's January 17, 1972 edition. TO some Western observers, the scene stirred thoughts of Pontius Pilate deciding the fates of Jesus and Barabbas. "Do you want Mujib freed?" cried Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, at a rally of more than 100,000 supporters in Karachi. The crowd roared its assen...
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