Contents* March 26: A nation is born-11* Countdown to mayhem: The fateful night-18* Who killed Mujib?-23* Homecoming of a lonely Sherpa-29* June 7: A turning point in our history-33* August 21: The day of infamy-37* Tribute to those fallen in November l975-41* Finishing the unfinished task?-46* Awami League still matters-50* Verdict at The Hague: Ushering in a new dawn-56* Indo-Bangla relationship: Small issues big impact-62* Many faces of financing militancy-67* A good initiative should not enter a dead alley-72* The genesis of rising militancy in the region-76* ‘Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame’-81* Keep the armed forces out of politics-85* Bangladesh at war-89* Road to genocide-93* All the way it is shame-97* Standing against the nation-101* Why demand a Caretaker Government? 106* The mavericks are back-111* Is Bangladesh burning?-116* March for democracy or destruction?-121* Tarique Zia playing Akshaya Maitreya?-127* Volte-face for Begum Zia’s politics?-132* Modi’s footprints and the Begum’s last ten minutes-138* Is BNP dismantling itself?-143* BNP: Towards an unknown destination-147* ‘Vision’ sans visionary-152* Justice neither denied nor delayed-157
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Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Professor Abdul Mannan completed his early education from the St. Placid's High School (Established in 1853), Chittagong, Government College of Commerce, Chittagong, and University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Later he completed his graduate and post graduate studies from the University of Hawaii and the Miami University, Ohio, USA, under the East West Center, US Government Fellowship in 1978. Throughout his academic career he passed all his examinations with extraordinary distinction, always occupying the top position in his class. Later on he attended the Ohio State University and London School of Economics under a World Bank Fellowship and participated in courses relating International Business. He joined the Business School of the University of Chittagong as a Lecturer in 1973. Later he served as the Chairman of the Department of Management and Dean of the Business School in the same University. On November 6, 1996 he was appointed the Vice-chancellor of Chittagong University. He served in this position till February 13, 2001. He was elected as the Chairman of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh and the Standing Committee of the Vice-chancellors (1997-99). During this period Professor Mannan also served as the Executive Committee and Council Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London.