How can we apply critical thinking to understand 1971?
By Sarmila Bose
Sunday, 29 May 2011, Queen Mary College, University of London
Chaired by Professor Mushtaq Khan, School of Oriental and African Studies
Brick Lane Circle invited Sarmila Bose to talk about her new controversial book called ‘Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War’, on Sunday 29 May 2011 at Queen Mary College, University Of London.
The Circle believes that it is very important to have an open and honest discussion on important subjects relevant to the Bangladeshi community, which should be undertaken in a spirit of critical and counter critical enquiry and reconsideration, based on empirical research, scientific methodology and rules of logic.
We encourage all individuals who are being energised by the publication of the book, whether through a sense of fear or enragement or feeling relieved by its conclusions, to undertake fresh research and engage critically with Sarmila’s findings.
Sarmila Bose’s publications on the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
Sarmila Bose published her new book in 2011 called Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War. Details of the book can be found:
http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/news/dr-sarmila-bose-publishes-book.html
This is no longer available in the website
‘Myth-busting the Bangladesh war of 1971’
By Sarmila Bose, Aljazeera, 9 May 2011
http://aljazeera.co.uk/indepth/opinion/2011/05/20115983958114219.html
Two previous publications by Sarmila in 2005 on the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 can be found by clicking below. We have also provided links for three responses to these two articles.
Losing the Victims: Problems of Using Women as Weapons in Recounting the Bangladesh War
By Sarmila Bose
Anatomy of Violence: Analysis of Civil War in East Pakistan in 1971
By Sarmila Bose
Flying Blind: Waiting for a Real Reckoning on 1971
By Naeem Mohaiemen
Responses
‘Dead Reckoning’: A Response
By Sarmila Bose
Another Reckoning
By Naeem Mohaimen
‘Research’ on Bangladesh War
By Akhtaruzzaman Mandal and Nayanika Mookherjee
BANGLADESH WAR OF 1971: A Prescription for Reconciliation?
By Nayanika Mookherjee
The continuing rape of our history
By Mashuqur Rahman
Critics of Sarmila Bose often cite the article below which appeared in the Christian Science Monitor on 5 April 2005 as evidence of her pro Pakistan bias when discussing her writings on the Bangladesh Liberation
War 1971. You may want to read it for yourself.
The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision
By William B. Milam and Sarmila Bose
Comments
‘It’s not the arithmetic of genocide that’s important. It’s that we pay attention’
By Ian Jack, The Guardian, Saturday 21 May 2011
‘Mujib’s confusion on Bangladeshi deaths’
By Serajur Rahman, Retired deputy head, BBC Bengali Service, The Guardian, Tuesday 24 May 2011.
‘Truth about deaths in Bangladesh War’
By Rashed Chowdhury, Bangladesh High Commission, London, The Guardian, Thursday, 2 June 2011
“This account of the Bangladesh war should not be seen as unbiased”
By Nayanika Mookherjee, The Guardian, Wednesday 8 June 2011
“Controversial book accuses Bengalis of 1971 war crimes”
By Alastair Lawson, BBC, Thursday 16 June 2011
“The Bangladesh War”
By Sarmila Bose, The Guardian, Thursday 30 June 2011
“Dead Reckoning by Sarmila Bose- review: A long-overdue study of Bangladesh’s war of independence”
By Martin Woolacott, The Guardian, Friday 1 July 2011
“Subcontinental Drift: Does the controversial book about Bangladesh’s war of liberation uncover new truths, or simply reverse old biases?”
By Salil Tripathi, The Wall Street Journal, Friday 15 July 2011
Not available on website anymore
“Sarmila Bose and bad arithmetic”
By Syed Badrul Ahsan, The Daily Star, Wednesday 13 July 2011
“Misusing the past”
By A.R, The Economist, Monday 1 August 2011
“Thoughts on Dead Reckoning”
By Arnold Zeitlin, The Daily Star, Saturday 17 December 2011
“Dead Reckoning: Disappearing stories and evidence”
By Gita Sahgal, The Daily Star, Sunday 18 December 2011