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B. Z. Khasru

B. Z. Khasru, a U.S.-based journalist, is the author of “Bangladesh Liberation War, How India, U.S., China, and the USSR Shaped the Outcome.” His new book, “One Eleven Minus Two, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's War on Yunus an America,” will be published shortly by Rupa & Co., New Delhi.

Three Devils of Bengal: Origin, Wealth, and Religion | B.Z. Khasru

Ever since Bangladesh's violent birth 50 years ago with India's midwifery, Bengalis on the two sides of the Hindu-Muslim divide have pondered anew a nostalgic question: Will East Bengal [Bangladesh] and West Bengal [part of India] ever reunite? This question leads to several others: How did the Bengalis get divided in the first place? Is it just religion that burst them asunder or there are other deeper issues? How does the Bengal situation fit in the overall Indian context? [Read the rest...] “Three Devils of Bengal: Origin, Wealth, and Religion | B.Z. Khasru”