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Operation Searchlight: A Systematic Analysis of the March 1971 Crackdown
অপারেশন সার্চলাইট: মার্চ ১৯৭১-এর দমন অভিযানের একটি পদ্ধতিগত বিশ্লেষণ
Drawing on declassified military communications, survivor testimonies, and press records, this article reconstructs the planning and execution of Operation Searchlight — the Pakistani military's campaign begun on the night of 25 March 1971. It argues that the operation constituted a deliberate and coordinated act of genocide under international law.
Dr. Amina Khatun
University of Dhaka
34pp
English
The International Court and 1971: Legal Frameworks for Accountability
আন্তর্জাতিক আদালত এবং ১৯৭১: জবাবদিহিতার আইনি কাঠামো
This article examines the applicability of the Genocide Convention and other instruments of international humanitarian law to the events of 1971 in East Pakistan. It analyses the obstacles to legal accountability and what pathways remain available.
Prof. Rafiq Ahmed
BRAC University School of Law
28pp
English
Bearing Witness: Methodological Considerations in Genocide Testimony Collection
সাক্ষ্য বহন করা: গণহত্যার সাক্ষ্য সংগ্রহে পদ্ধতিগত বিবেচনা
Based on the experience of collecting over 400 testimonies from survivors and witnesses before the Administrative Review Tribunal, this article reflects on the ethical, psychological, and methodological challenges of testimony documentation in the Bangladeshi context.
Raymond Islam
1971 Archive, Sydney
22pp
English
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Operation Searchlight: A Systematic Analysis of the March 1971 Crackdown
অপারেশন সার্চলাইট: মার্চ ১৯৭১-এর দমন অভিযানের একটি পদ্ধতিগত বিশ্লেষণ
Drawing on declassified military communications, survivor testimonies, and press records, this article reconstructs the planning and execution of Operation Searchlight — the Pakistani military's campaign begun on the night of 25 March 1971. It argues that the operation constituted a deliberate and coordinated act of genocide under international law.
The International Court and 1971: Legal Frameworks for Accountability
আন্তর্জাতিক আদালত এবং ১৯৭১: জবাবদিহিতার আইনি কাঠামো
This article examines the applicability of the Genocide Convention and other instruments of international humanitarian law to the events of 1971 in East Pakistan. It analyses the obstacles to legal accountability and what pathways remain available.
Bearing Witness: Methodological Considerations in Genocide Testimony Collection
সাক্ষ্য বহন করা: গণহত্যার সাক্ষ্য সংগ্রহে পদ্ধতিগত বিবেচনা
Based on the experience of collecting over 400 testimonies from survivors and witnesses before the Administrative Review Tribunal, this article reflects on the ethical, psychological, and methodological challenges of testimony documentation in the Bangladeshi context.
Nixon, Kissinger and the Bangladesh Genocide: US Policy and Complicity
নিক্সন, কিসিঞ্জার এবং বাংলাদেশ গণহত্যা: মার্কিন নীতি ও সম্পৃক্ততা
Using declassified State Department cables and the Blood Telegram of Consul-General Archer Blood, this article documents the extent to which the Nixon administration was aware of and chose to ignore the genocide in East Pakistan in 1971.
Intergenerational Trauma and the Memory of 1971 in Bangladesh
১৯৭১-এর স্মৃতি: বাংলাদেশের প্রজন্মান্তর ট্রমা
An exploration of how the trauma of 1971 has been transmitted across generations in Bangladesh, examining the silences, the narratives, and the psychological burden carried by the children and grandchildren of survivors.
The Birangonas: Recognition, Erasure and Justice for Women of 1971
বীরাঙ্গনা: ১৯৭১-এর নারীদের স্বীকৃতি, মুছে ফেলা ও ন্যায়বিচার
This article examines the fraught history of recognition for the Birangonas — women who suffered sexual violence during the 1971 genocide. It traces the political instrumentalisation of their suffering, the social stigma they faced, and ongoing demands for justice.
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