Ershad Ali clutched a sliver of hope as he searched for a familiar face among the dead at Chuknagar Bazar.
Even in the leading work of global genocide scholars, the Bangladesh case is either sadly missing or ingeniously presented.
How should a nation memorialise its history?
Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition
War leaves its traces everywhere, be it in the form of memories or mass graves.
The resistance during the 1971 Liberation War began in Rangpur early March and it was a full-on war even before the black night of March 25.
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.
On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army officially launched its campaign of genocide in erstwhile East Pakistan, by unleashing death squads that mercilessly killed 7,000 unarmed, innocent Bengalis in one single night.
The month of March, that saw the ignition of flames of freedom, finally came to an end.
The month of March was near the end. But the barbarity of the Pakistan army was nowhere close to the finish line. It only got worse.
The planning and execution of genocidal brutality in history is marked by efforts to wipe out traces of such acts but surprisingly,
The stage was set, the podium standing tall and ready and the microphones were switched on, waiting to echo the strong voice of the
With people of East Pakistan roaring for the declaration of independence, the suspense of what was to come on the March 7 rally grew. And with it, grew the angst and violence of the Pakistan government.
We are happy to hear young Pakistanis, who represent the new generation in Pakistan, take up the cause of letting their people know ...
The death warrant for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali reaches Dhaka Central Jail around half an hour after the international crimes tribunal issued the warrant.
The prosecution presses seven charges against six Netrakona men who were allegedly involved in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
Death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from a Kashimpur jail in Gazipur. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Jamaat-e-Islami chief's petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in 2014.
