''Karagarer Rojnamcha'' (; English: ''The Prison Diaries'') is the second memoir by

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

, founding father and the first president of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy (, ) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop an ...

published the book on the occasion of Mujib's 98th birth anniversary.

Background

Mujib used to note his daily life in his personal diary while in jail.

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

i government seized his six diaries when he was released from jail. Four of them were returned later. In 2009, after the Mujibs' eldest child

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

's government came to power, the remaining two diaries were recovered with the help of the Special Branch. These two diaries are published as ''Karagarer Rojnamcha''. After the publication of the book, the Bangla Academy's Director General Shamsuzzanan Khan handed over the copies of the book to the Mujib's two living children, then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and his younger daughter Sheikh Rehana at Ganabhaban.

Content

In the book/diary, Mujib noted his prison life during the Pakistan regime from 1966 to 1968. He provides a comprehensive account of jail customs and conventions, his political view, and his pain for being separated from his family.Karagarer Rojnamcha: A Jail Diary with a Difference
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prison Diaries, The Books about Bangladesh Political autobiographies Unfinished books History books about Bangladesh Bangladeshi books Books by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bangladeshi non-fiction books Memoirs of imprisonment