Deep Halder

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That one lapse in judgement would cost Mandal not just his political career, but his place in history. When Mandal died unsung in West Bengal on 5 October 1968, aged only 64, Hindus, irrespective of caste, were under siege in East Pakistan where he was once the undisputed leader of the Dalits and where he had dreamt of Muslim-Hindu unity. East Pakistan is now Bangladesh. But the name of the village and the district where Mandal was born on 29 January 1904 remain the same.

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2 hours agoOrganisers say the renaming of the UNESCO-recognised parade symbolised the oppressive Hasina government, while critics say it’s against Bengali ethos. Dhaka, Bangladesh – On Monday, Bangladesh marked its first Bengali New Year, also known as Pahela Baishakh, since a student-led uprising ousted …

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Last month, a section of the media had reported that there was a possibility of a coup in Bangladesh, alleging that pro-Pakistan and pro-Jamaat-e-Islami Lt General Faizur Rahman (quarter master general), with the support of other generals, had moved to replace General Waqar-uz-Zaman as the army chief. However, he did not receive enough support. Chief adviser in the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, dismissed reports, saying that it was a “festival of rumours” targeting his administration.

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Kumar Kinshuk, writer of best-selling books like Fatal Belief, Ritualistic Murder, and Two Indian Girls, said the 1970s hero—like the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan, who single-handedly fought society’s ills—has changed. “Today’s heroes, even crime fighters who take on criminals, are broken men,” he said. But it is an idea Kinshuk is not very comfortable with, especially at a time when technology has altered the mindscape of young adults who remain big consumers of crime fiction.