Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood

Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAnthony Mascarenhas
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1 March 1986[1]
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages117
ISBN978-0340394205

Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood is a 1986 book by Pakistani journalist Anthony Mascarenhas. It is a non-fictional account of the history of Bangladesh from its independence in 1971.[2] The book chronicles the bloody coups and uprisings in the post-independence Bangladesh.[3] The book focuses on the two towering figures of Bangladeshi politics, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman.[4] They are popularly credited as two key architects of modern Bangladesh and the rule of each was ended by assassination.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Mascarenhas, Anthony (1 March 1986). Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood. ISBN 034039420X.
  2. ^ "BNP's rejoinder and our reply". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ Karki, Sumnima (20 June 2020). "Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood". Khabarhub. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ হোসেন, আকবর. মিশরের উপহার দেয়া ট্যাংক যেভাবে মুজিব হত্যাকাণ্ডে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছিল. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 September 2020.