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Artistic depictions of the Bangladesh Liberation War

There have been numerous works of art created as a result of the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1971, a concert was organized by members of the British rock band, The Beatles, in support of Bangladesh. The songs recorded for and broadcast on Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra are still considered to be the best of Bangladeshi protest songs.

Bangladesh's national monument, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, located in Savar, Dhaka, is a tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War.

Four documentaries were made in Bangladesh during the War - Zahir Raihan's Stop Genocide and A State Is Born, Babul Chowdhry's Innocent Millions, and Alamgir Kabir's Liberation Fighters. These four films are considered to be the first films made in Bangladesh, since earlier films were produced in Pakistan or India. Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom), by Tareque and Kathrine Masud, is based on footage shot by Leer Levin during the war and is the most critically acclaimed Bangladeshi documentary. The directors followed the film with two sequels – Story of Freedom and Narir Katha. Their feature film on the same subject, Matir Moyna, won the FIPRESCII award at Cannes Film Festival.

One of the more well-known authors to write about the Liberation War is Shamsur Rahman. Arguably, the Bangladesh Liberation War is one of the most referenced subjects for Bangladeshi literature since 1971. Monuments made to commemorate the War are some of the highest esteemed monuments in Bangladesh. One such memorial is Bangladesh's national monument, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, located in Savar, Dhaka.

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  • Ami Birangana Bolchi (The Voices of War Heroines) – first-person narratives collected by Nilima Ibrahim (two volumes: 1994, 1995)
  • Ekatture Uttar Ronangaon ('71 Northern Front) – Factual War Accounts (in Bengali) by Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, Sector Commander 11, War of Independence – Bangladesh
  • Amar Bondhu Rashed (My Friend Rashed) – Juvenile novel by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
  • Ghum Nei (Sleepless Nights) – memoir by Nasiruddin Yusuf
  • Ami Bijoy Dekhechi (I have witnessed the Victory) – memoir by M. R. Akhtar Mukul
  • A Tale of Millions – memoir by Major (R) Rafik Ul Islam
  • Ekattorer Dinguli (Days of 71) – memoir by Jahanara Imam (1986) ISBN 984-480-000-5
  • Maa(The Mother) – novel by Anisul Hoque (2003) ISBN 984-458-422-1
  • Jochhna o Janani'r Galpo (The Tale of Moonlight and the Motherland) – novel by Humayun Ahmed (2004) ISBN 984-8682-76-7
  • Of Blood and Fire –
  • September on Jessore Road – poem by Allen Ginsberg[5]
  • A Golden Age – novel by Tahmima Anam
  • Aguner Poroshmoni – novel by Humayun Ahmed
  • 1971 – novel by Humayun Ahmed
  • Of Martyrs and Marigolds – a novel written by a Stranded Pakistani woman, Aquila Ismail.[6]

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  1. ^ a b c Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 427. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 429. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 430. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  4. ^ a b c d e Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 428. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  5. ^ September on Jessore Road
  6. ^ Ismail, Aquila. "A Voice from Pakistan: Of Martyrs and Marigolds". Peace X Peace. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Lyrics". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
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