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Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25
A glimpse into Zahir Raihan's Films
Zahir Raihan, having done some noteworthy works in Benglali literature and film died an untimely death before he had a chance to explore his full potential.
Dubai floods / Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded at Dhaka, Dubai airports
Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
'Genuine' SSC, HSC certificates for sale!
System analyst at technical education board admits to selling over 5,000 of those in a couple of years
Counterfeiting currency / Learning from YouTube, he sells them on Facebook
The gang planned to circulate Tk 50 lakh worth of fake currency before Eid
Why many countries are trying a four-day work week
The Dominican Republic announced this week that they would be launching a six-month voluntary trial for a four-day work week
Shaheed Asad: The spark that lit a fuse in 1969
One must understand the butterfly effect to grasp the significance of Shaheed Asad in the history of Bangladesh. In early 1969, uniting the ideologically diverse group of opposition political parties in East Pakistan would have been the foremost thought in the minds of activists across the country
Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.
Newborn twins named Corona and Covid in India
A couple in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh named their new-born twins as 'Corona' and 'Covid'.
Bangabandhu’s Vision of Independence
One of the most striking characteristics evident in The Unfinished Memoirs is how the young Sheikh Mujibur Rahman showed
Counting the days to independence
“The struggle this time is for emancipation. The struggle this time is for independence.” These historic words rang through the air
“It was an existential choice to join the Resistance”
Soon after the crackdown I was supposed to go with a couple of friends to Chittagong, where Bengali soldiers and Rifles
A Time Capsule to the Liberation War
In the momentous month of March, I seized the opportunity to visit the Liberation War Museum.
Free Bangladesh celebrates first Independence Day
In a historic address to the nation broadcast and telecast today from his office, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares his commitment towards establishing socialism in Bangladesh and presents his nationalisation scheme.
Fakir Alamgir recalls his journey towards independence
Ekushey Padak awardee and Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra singer Fakir Alamgir is one of the leading exponents of Gono Sangeet -- the songs of the masses, in the country. He played an important role as a member of Kranti Shilpi Gosthi and Gono Shilpi Gosthi, during the mass upsurge in 1969. On the Independence Day of Bangladesh, he looks back on 1971.
Posters of 1971 A guide to freedom
At every refugee camp in the neighbouring country; at every training camp where valiant youth of the nation, farmers, day labourers, and able men and women learned warfare in the spirit to free their native land; at every liberated zone of Bangladesh — there were travelling musical troupes singing songs of freedom and victory.
Memories at War
I often consider war as a quasi-synonym for memory. After all, memory is nothing but our present in constant war with our glorified, vilified, expressed, suppressed, erased, and fragmented selves floating in past space and time.