Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics
After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
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The Finale of the Bangladesh Battle
The events leading to the emergence of Bangladesh and its final days are full of dramatic occurrences.
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“Who Killed Mujib?” A Narrative with a Difference
‘Who Killed Mujib?’ is a recurring question that has haunted the nation since the unfolding of the tragic events in mid-August 1975.
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“Manuscripts do not burn”: Mikhail Bulgakov and Shiekh Mujibur Rahman
“Manuscripts do not burn’, is an oft-quoted saying from the book ‘Master and Margarita’ by the celebrated Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov.
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Amir Ahmed Chowdhury: An unsung hero
I did not have many opportunities to meet Amir Ahmed Chowdhury personally, but I got to know about him from so many people that whenever we met it felt like we were close friends. He had this strong aura about him. And he was a man of empathy and action.
3y ago
Secularism past, secularism present
The emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state on December 16, 1971 was a major event in the political history of the subcontinent, whose significance needs to be studied from different perspectives. This does not mean an immersion in the past, but rather an exercise for the future.
3y ago
Freedom fighter Tariq Ali: A man of great heart
With the sad demise of Ziauddin Tariq Ali, a colourful personality of the generation of Muktijoddha, a life-long crusader of secular liberal nationalist values of the liberation struggle has left the arena of history.
4y ago
Looking back at the 50 years of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad
With the whole world entangled in the coronavirus pandemic, we have no other option but to shut down all work and fight to contain the deadly disease.
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October 19, 2024
Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics
After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
December 16, 2023
The Finale of the Bangladesh Battle
The events leading to the emergence of Bangladesh and its final days are full of dramatic occurrences.
August 15, 2023
“Who Killed Mujib?” A Narrative with a Difference
‘Who Killed Mujib?’ is a recurring question that has haunted the nation since the unfolding of the tragic events in mid-August 1975.
August 15, 2022
“Manuscripts do not burn”: Mikhail Bulgakov and Shiekh Mujibur Rahman
“Manuscripts do not burn’, is an oft-quoted saying from the book ‘Master and Margarita’ by the celebrated Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov.
January 4, 2021
Amir Ahmed Chowdhury: An unsung hero
I did not have many opportunities to meet Amir Ahmed Chowdhury personally, but I got to know about him from so many people that whenever we met it felt like we were close friends. He had this strong aura about him. And he was a man of empathy and action.
December 16, 2020
Secularism past, secularism present
The emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state on December 16, 1971 was a major event in the political history of the subcontinent, whose significance needs to be studied from different perspectives. This does not mean an immersion in the past, but rather an exercise for the future.
September 19, 2020
Freedom fighter Tariq Ali: A man of great heart
With the sad demise of Ziauddin Tariq Ali, a colourful personality of the generation of Muktijoddha, a life-long crusader of secular liberal nationalist values of the liberation struggle has left the arena of history.
April 4, 2020
Looking back at the 50 years of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad
With the whole world entangled in the coronavirus pandemic, we have no other option but to shut down all work and fight to contain the deadly disease.
December 16, 2019
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: Breaking the shackles of post-colonial order
Two big celebrations are knocking at our doors: one is the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 2020, to be followed by the fiftieth anniversary of the emergence of Bangladesh in 2021.
December 14, 2018
Why were they targeted?
On December 9, 2018 the world observed the 70th anniversary of the adoption of Genocide Convention. That particular day has
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