Collection Tanvir Mokammel - Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971
From early 2005 Tanvir Mokammel has been working on a long documentary on the events of 1971 in Bangladesh. The film is going to be a research based documentary with reminiscences by the politicians, freedom fighters, diplomats, raped women, wounded people, refugees, eye-witnesses and the key individuals related to the war of liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. So far he has interviewed 83 people. The number of people interviewed finally will be around 130. Most of the interviews are more than one-hour long. Up till now the collection consists of 135 mini-DV cassettes.
Among the politicians interviewed so far:
- Dr. Kamal Hossain
- Barrister Amirul Islam
- Abdur Razzak
- Tofael Ahmed
- A.S.M. Abdur Rob
- Zohra Tajuddin
- Nurul Islam Nahid
- Arham Siddiki
- Nuh-ul-Alm Lenin
- Ajoy Roy
Among the military commanders interviewed:
- General Shafiullah
- Brigadier Majumder
- Major Rafique
- Major C.R. Dutta
- Major Abu Osman Chowdhury
- Major Arefin
- Major Qamrul Islam Bhuiyan
Among the ex-guerillas interviewed:
- Mahbub Alam
- Abdul Mannan Khan
- Mahbub Zaman
- Khalilur Rahman Khan
- Abdul Wadud
- Siddiqur Rahman
- Panwar Rahman Bhuiyan
- Taramon Bibi
- Mohammed Abdul Jabbar
- Jonab Ali
- Mohammed Babul Mollah
- Mohammed Alim Biswas
- A.K.M. Shahjahan
- A.K. Korom Ali
- Shibsankar Tanti
- Mahmud Selim
- Mahbubuddin Ahmed
Six raped women were interviewed:
- Sabitri Nayek
- Momena Khatun
- Duljannesa
- Sakina Khatun
- Janaki Tati
- Firdousi Priyabashini
Those who suffered torture and violence in the hands of the Pakistani soldiers and eye-witnesses are:
- Jaynab Bibi
- Abdul Gaffar
- Amar Sur
- Nilkanta Dutta
- Torubala Dutta
- Minarani Sarkar
- Abdul Kader
- Simin Hossain Rimi
- Manabendra Chakravarty Chowdhury
- Tapankumar Chakravarty Chowdhury
- Dr. Jinnatul Alam
- Mohammed Raihan Ali
- Rizia Bewa
- Lehjan Bewa
- Mosammat Halima Khatun
- Meghna Guhathakurta
- Mosammat Safiannessa Prodhan
- Shafiqul Alam Chowdhury
- Mohammad Sajimuddin
- Mashkura Begum
- Dewan Mojammel Haque
- Abdur Rahman Mondol
- Delwar Hossain
- Feroza Begum
- Mohammad Manju Mia
- Kedarnath Hazra
- Nakulchandra Tanti
- Uttam Guha
- Nitai Gaen
- Babar Ali
Among the officials of the Mujibnagar government and diplomats interviewed are;
- Towfique Imam
- Towfique Elahi Chowdhury
- Mohiuddin Ahmed
- A. K. Khandaker
- Abu Saeed Chowdhury
- Sehabuddin Ahmed
- Golok Majumder
Among the intellectuals and cultural activists interviewed are;
- Rehman Sobhan
- Hameeda Hossain
- Wahidul Haque
- Dr. Anisuzzaman
- Aly Zaker
- Kamal Lohani
For a list of the cassettes, see: 'Tanvir Cassette List' (PDF, 68 kb.)