 221x142mm, 114 pages, HardbackISBN: 978-1-914325-95-3 Price: £14.95 Available July 2023 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s greatest contribution to history is the nation he rebuilt from the ruins. Countless texts, articles, books, political and popular discourses have rightfully been dedicated to record, celebrate, and critique his political journey. Following Bangabandhu’s assassination and subsequent autocratic regimes, the glorious history of his efforts to bring stability to his nation has not only been ruthlessly suppressed, but also been replaced by manufactured stories satisfying the autocrats.
This book aims to offer an overview of the method and actions of Sheikh Mujib to ‘craft’ a newborn state overcoming the immense loss of life and livelihood in the war and his constant fight with regressive elements in the state and society, natural calamities, and global and local conspiracies. “A State from Scratch” sheds light on a great leader to whom we are indebted for nearly every institution Bangladesh is standing on. |
Building a State from Scratch
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & The Foundation Of The People’s Republic Of Bangladesh Sabbir Bin Shams & Aninda Rahman Charged with treason, Mujib faced trial in a secret court in
Pakistan. As the 1971 Liberation War ended with complete victory of Bangladesh, Pakistan faced mounting pressure from international community to release Mujib, and was compelled to do so. In an interview following his release, on arrival at Heathow Airport, January 08, 1972, he said, puffing on his favourite pipe: “As you can see, I am very much alive and well!” |
CONTENTS
Ch1: A Day of Reckoning § Ch2 Letter from Lima § Ch3 The Black Knights in Play § Ch4 Dr Voss Goes to Cairo § Ch 5 Guerrilla War in the Canal Zone § Ch6 Training the First Fedayeen § Ch7 Armed and Dangerous § Ch8 The Master Spinner: von Leers in Egypt § Ch9 Living the Cairo Life § Ch10 A Question of State Security § Ch11 Hunting the Big Beasts § Ch12 The Mold is Cast § Ch13 Echoes down a Cairo Street