But research on different aspects of genocide is inadequate, which has led to widespread misconceptions about the term genocide. The word “genocide” loses its meaning when it is translated into Bengali as “gonohatya”, because if it is retranslated into English it becomes “mass killing”. Imtiaz Ahmed, editor of Genocide and Mass Violence: Politics of singularity, sheds light on the fact that these two words carry different meanings. More importantly, genocide can take place without ‘gonohatya’ or ‘mass killing.’ In fact, even without any ‘killing’ there can be a ‘genocide!’”Published by the Center for Genocide Studies (CGS), Dhaka University, Genocide and Mass Violence: Politics of singularity is a volume of research papers written by academics and experts in related fields. The holistic approach of this book to understand genocide and mass violence surely makes it an essential read for the readers all over the world, a world that still suffers from war and brutality.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2019 11:03 UTC