Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
From Rebel to Founding Father
Paper Type: Book Print | Size: 232 x 152mm
Black and white; 89 photographs; 350 pages; Hardback
ISBN-10: 9383098104 | ISBN-13: 978-93-83098-10-1
595 | 20 | 10.99
The emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign state in 1971 is a
tribute to the sagacity and leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Through the
long years spent in prison, Mujib, as he is known, burnished his political
beliefs and eventually emerged as the single most significant spokesman for Bengali
rights in East Pakistan. This biography sensitively portrays Mujib’s
transformation to Bangabandhu, the
friend of Bengal. Author Syed Badrul Ahsan traces Mujib’s meteoric evolution
from a young follower of the All India Muslim League, driven by a zeal for Pakistan
in the 1940s, to a mature political leader who clearly believed that the
Bengalis of Pakistan needed to return to their secular traditions; the twists
and turns of destiny, reminiscent of a Greek tragedy, played out in modern
times.
Syed Badrul Ahsan
Author
Syed Badrul Ahsan is the Executive
Editor, The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Born in 1954, he studied
English literature at Dhaka University and began his career teaching English in
various schools and colleges in Dhaka. He joined The New Nation newspaper
as assistant editor in 1983 and has subsequently worked for The Morning Sun,
The Bangladesh Observer, The Independent, The News Today and New
Age. Ahsan has been minister (press) at the Bangladesh High Commission,
London, and a speechwriter for Sheikh Hasina.