Eyewitness Accounts
Professor Rafiqul Islam
Rafiqul Islam is a professor and doctor at Dhaka University. He works in the Dept. of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering. He is also the ambassador Scientist of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Prof. Rafiqul Islam was a teacher during the time of the war. He lost a couple of his colleagues during and after war. He specifically shares his personal experience about the night of March 25, 1971. Below is a PDF file of his experience on the night of March 25, 1971.
Eyewitness Account of Professor Rafiqul Islam of Dhaka University.pdf | |
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Arnold Zeitlin
During the liberation war Arnold Zeitlin was the Associated Press (AP) bureau chief in Pakistan. He acknowledged the role of the Bengali economists because they informed the world about the West Pakistan's economic fraudulence of East Pakistan. He has been a familiar figure during and after Bangladesh gained independence. In his interview with The Daily Star, he talks about his views on the war.
Arnold Zeitlin Remembers 1971with The Daily Star.pdf | |
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Dr. Abdul Momen
Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen is the Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in New York since August 26, 2009. Currently he is Chair of the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly. He is also Vice President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for 2011-2012 sessions.
Dr. Abdul Momen's Personal Diary.pdf | |
File Size: | 242 kb |
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