Muktijuddho and Bengali exceptionalism Published by Shahidul Alam on March 27, 2012 By rahnuma ahmed A woman, carrying a rifle, and her children emerge out of hiding during the War of Independence. Bangladesh, 1971. ?Penny Tweedie Story-telling often helps convey the message more sharply, more pointedly than lengthy passages full of heavy prose. Continue readingMuktijuddho and Bengali exceptionalism