MOSAIC OF MEMORIES: Varied Experiences of a Member of the Civil Service

‘Mosaic of Memories’ is an autobiography containing a broad sweep of the socio-politico-economic development in the territory now constituting Bangladesh from an individual’s point of view. The time horizon is roughly the last six decades of the twentieth century. Starting from about the Second World War, the chronicles end just at the outset of the 21st century.
The author ATM Shamsul Haque was the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka on the night of 25 March 1971 and witnessed first-hand the brutalities perpetrated on the unarmed Bangalees by the Pakistan Armed Forces. His survival was providential more than once. He is a witness to the development before and after that dark day. There are intimate details of some of these hitherto unpublished accounts as well as horrendous and hair-raising events in this gripping narrative. As the Secretary-in-charge of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the author observed the three coups d’etat of 1975 from very close quarters. Information on some interesting behind-the-scene activities will be found in the book.

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