Tag Archives: history
war crimes debate
A fellow member of Dhaka’s tiny (and dwindling) band of foreign reporters, Misha Hussain, has written this interesting blog for the Pakistani newspaper/website Dawn. It tackles the highly sensitive issue of war crimes committed during Bangladesh’s independence war by Pakistani … Continue reading
Filed under 1971
A city of ruins
Dhaka was described, in 1824, by a visiting Anglican bishop, as a city of “magnificent ruins.” What he saw were the ruins of what had been, during the first half of the 18th century, a wealthy, cosmopolitan and attractive city. It … Continue reading
Filed under Dhaka, Uncategorized
