Gopalgunge Massacre: Can Bangladesh Ever Heal this Self-afflicted Wound?
The Gopalganj conspiracy, meticulously crafted and ruthlessly executed, brought together the shadowy hands of western intelligence, Pakistan’s ISI, local Islamist radicals from Jamaat-e-Islami and its militant offshoot Shibir, reactionary factions within the Bangladesh Army led by General Waker, and the opportunistic Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).