His thoroughly researched works on the Awami League, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, apart from other history-related works, have been good eye-openers in our times. Decisive because it was a call for the country to get its act together after a traumatic war for political freedom. Mohiuddin Ahmad does not mince words in his narrative of the times. Of course, those three years—and more—that Bangabandhu had in hand were to be times of intense travail for him and the country. The writer’s objectivity comes through also in his reflections on the growing differences between Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Tajuddin Ahmad.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 11, 2020 15:08 UTC