The Prison Diaries

Karagarer Rojnamcha (Bengali: কারাগারের রোজনামচা; English: The Prison Diaries) is the second memoir by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father and the 1st President of Bangladesh. Bangla Academy published the book on the occasion of Mujib's 98th birth anniversary.[1]

The Prison Diaries
AuthorSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Original titleকারাগারের রোজনামচা
TranslatorFakrul Alam
CountryBangladesh
LanguageOriginal: Bengali
Other Languages:
• English
• Asamiya
SeriesBangabandhu
GenreMemoir, Diary, Autobiography
Published2017
PublisherBangla Academy
Publication date
17 March
Pages332
ISBN978-0-470-60264-5
Preceded byThe Unfinished Memoirs 
Followed byAmar Dekha Noya Chin 

Background

Mujib used to note his daily life in his personal diary while in jail. Pakistani government seized his six diaries when he got released from jail. Four of them were returned later. In 2009, after the Mujibs' eldest child Sheikh Hasina'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, Bangla Academy's Director General Shamsuzzanan Khan handed over the copies of the book to the Mujib's two living children, Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and his younger daughter Sheikh Rehana at Ganabhaban in the afternoon.[2]

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.[3]

References
  1. Bangla Academy brings Bangabandhu’s 2nd autobiography The Independent
  2. Karagarer Rojnamcha: A jail diary of a great leader The Daily Observer
  3. Karagarer Rojnamcha: A Jail Diary with a Difference.The Daily Star
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