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Mohiuddin Ahmad

  • Writer and political historiographer

Writer and political historiographer

The nation had to pay a heavy price for the creation of JASAD
heavy price for the creation of JASAD
Interview

The nation had to pay a heavy price for the creation of JASAD

Writer and researcher Mohiuddin Ahmed is both a historian and a valiant freedom fighter. Among those who have written, analysed and researched most extensively on the political context of post-independence Bangladesh, he is one of the foremost. He is the only political writer in Bangladesh who wrote a book on the 1973 election, titled Tiyattorer Nirbachan (The Election of ’73). He also wrote Lal Santras: Siraj Sikder o Sarbahara Rajniti (Red Terror: Siraj Sikder and Proletarian Politics), Pratinayak Sirajul Alam Khan (Antihero Sirajul Alam Khan), Awami League BNP Kon Pathe (Which Way Awami League and BNP), JASADer Utthan Patan: Asthir Samayer Rajniti (The Rise and Fall of JASAD: Politics of Turbulent Times), among others. He continues to write on contemporary politics.

Jail killings still haunt the nation
Jail killings still haunt the nation
Interview

Jail killings still haunt the nation

While discussing November 3, 1975, it is worth noting that first and foremost, the topic of black night of August 15 will come first, the day we lost the architect of Bangladesh's independence and his family members.. If August 15 had not occurred, would November 3 have transpired, or perhaps, a different uprising under different leadership might have occurred at some point. This could be a subject of separate research.