Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood

Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAnthony Mascarenhas
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1 March 1986
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages117
ISBN978-0340394205

Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood is a 1986 book by Pakistani journalist Anthony Mascarenhas. It is a non-fictional account of the history of Bangladesh from its independence in 1971. The book chronicles the bloody coups and uprisings in the post-independence Bangladesh. The book focuses on the two towering figures of Bangladeshi politics, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman.