Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Was Bangladesh's Liberation War confined to nine months, and only a sector-based military campaign? Do "genocide" and "freedom fighter" alone capture the scale of violence, resistance and women's sacrifices? The second volume of "Bangladesh, Penned in Blood: History of Glory, Pain and Roots" returns to these questions, arguing for a multidimensional reading of the struggle.

Published by bdnews24.com, the three-volume anthology "Bangladesh, Penned in Blood" (Roktorekhay Bangladesh) curates selected writings tracing the Bengali people's journey from the Language Movement to independence. The series is edited by Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi.

Volume II was launched on Saturday to mark the 1972 liberation of Mirp...