1971 War of Independence
An ill-timed revisionist attempt serves no purpose
Cancellation of certain national days should be reviewed
Statement on Nizami verdict: Bangladesh govt hands Pakistan envoy protest letter
Foreign ministry hands ‘strongly-worded’ protest letter to Pakistan envoy in protest against the country’s statement on Supreme Court verdict dismissing the review plea of condemned war criminal and Jamaat leader Nizami. Bangladesh terms the May 6 Pakistan statement "unacceptable".
India greets Bangladesh on Independence Day
India extends greetings to Bangladesh on Independence Day expressing confidence that bilateral relations with Bangladesh will reach new heights, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Get united for prosperity: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to build the country through united efforts so that the national does not lag behind anymore.
War trial: Jamaat calls hartal as SC upholds Nizami’s death penalty
Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for crimes committed against humanity in 1971. Protesting the ruling, Jamaat calls a countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday.
‘Khaleda still loyal to Pakistani forces’
The Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee strongly criticises BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s recent statement on the number of martyrs during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
After 1971 defeat, Bhutto dreamt of confederation
Even before the bloods of 30 million Bangalis had dried, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the villain behind the breakup of Pakistan and the political mastermind of genocide in 1971, had expressed an audacious proposal of Pakistan and Bangladesh uniting again.
Victory Day today / Sun rose from ruins
It was a treacherous journey. On bull-carts and on foot. But it was the journey that finally led to the fall of Dhaka in 1971 and the victory for Bangladesh and its 75 million Bangalis.
Opinion: BNP-Jamaat must explain what is Hanadar Bahini
BNP, Jatiya Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh in their official statements marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day did not mention Pakistan army and their local collaborators who spearheaded the killing of the intellectuals.
A journey through light and shadow
BANGLADESH'S War of Independence in 1971 was the culmination of a prolonged movement for emancipation from economic, political and cultural subjugation by West Pakistan.
The independence movement of Bangladesh
DURING the latter half of the last [ 19th] century, when the poet Nabinchandra Sen was a student of Presidency College, the boys from West Bengal used to poke fun at him by calling him a 'Bangal.'
Can a self respecting nation treat its brave sons like this?
THIS is my first opportunity to speak to an audience after our Independence. I convey my sincere thanks to Bangla Academy for affording me this opportunity.
The Path towards Sunrise
Every moment of the night of March 25 in 1971 and the following two-months will always shine brightly in the depths of my memory.
Genesis of Holocaust
AS you open newspapers you read that East Pakistanis are fleeing their country, taking shelter in refugee camps and dying in thousands from cholera. But why? What is the genesis of this holocaust? Who is responsible for this human misery?
Bangabandhu and the freedom of Bangladesh
OUR nationalist movement that led to the War of Liberation began soon after the creation of Pakistan. Since inception, the Pakistani rulers began maligning our culture to destroy our independent cultural identity.
The horrific memories of 1971
WHICH memories of 1971 are horrific? The whole period from March 25 to December 15 was one continuous hell.
''The Repression of Bengal''
IN the absence of a political solution the crisis thrown up by the events in East Pakistan can only get worse.
Pakistan Divided
Here we publish Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Sydney H. Schanberg's famous article titled "Pakistan Divided".
Why they fled Pakistan -- And won't go back
This is my third visit to the India-Pakistan border 60 miles east of Calcutta. The countryside has not changed.