Dr. Habib Siddiqui - History

https://theoviebooks.wordpress.com/ Bangladesh emerged as an independent state after a nine-month long bloody civil war when Pakistan military forces surrendered on December 16, 1971 to joint Bangladesh-Indian forces. Pakistan was dismembered and its eastern wing – East Pakistan – was lost, which has ever since come to exist as Bangladesh. The country has a rich cultural and historical past, the product of the repeated influx of varied peoples, bringing with them the Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Mongol-Mughal, Arab, Persian, Turkic, and European cultures. While the contact with Muslim traders began in the 7th century of the Common Era (C.E.) the vast territories of today’s Bangladesh and adjoining states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura in today’s India came under Muslim rule at the dawn of the 13th century C.E. Since then, Islam has played a crucial role in the region’s history and politics. In the 16th century, Bengal (today’s Bangladesh) was absorbed into the Mughal Empire. Dr. Habib Siddiqui has been a prolific author in the genre of humanity, social conscience and human rights since 1978. He has written over 200 essays, many of which are published as Op/Ed columns in newspapers, magazines, journals and the Internet around the globe 1st Edition, Ovi eBook Publishing 2021 2nd Edition, Ovi eBook Publishing 2024