A thoroughly researched book, which was launched on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 Pakistan India War, which resulted in the severance of its Eastern wing and the creation of Bangladesh. The causes of the separation and events that led to the bloody birth of Bangladesh have been discussed in detail.
For fifty years, India and Bangladesh have created myths about Pakistan Army committing genocide of three million Bengalis and raping 200,000 Bengali women as well as slaughtering hundreds of Bengali intellectuals. The myths were never challenged for the last five decades thus the world came to believe them to be true. simultaneously, the gruesome massacre of non-Bengalis by the freedom fighters has totally been ignored.
Tormented Truth is an effort to Bridge the gap between the truth and falsehood while bursting the myths based on evidence from independent Bengali and international sources. A concerted effort has also been made to cover the events and developments after 1971, the tragedies that befell Bangladesh and its political and economic recovery as well as its relationship with both India and Pakistan. Sheikh Hasina Wajed's government has established an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in which Bengalis who supported Pakistan during the liberation struggle of Bangladesh are being tried and hanged for their alleged treachery. A detailed examination of the controversial trials, which have been the target of criticism by international jurists have been presented in the book.
In conclusion, the book recommends a way forward with the hope that Bangladesh and Pakistan will let bygones be bygones, forgive each other and move on to have better relations in the future.