54th Independence Day of Bangladesh

Chronicling Bangladesh’s Birth: The final push

After president Ayub Khan was forced to resign in the face of the 1969 mass uprising, General Yahya Khan assumed office on March 25. He immediately moved to consolidate his power by dissolving both national and provincial assemblies, effectively scrapping the constitution, and declaring martial law across Pakistan.

President, PM, Bhutanese king pay homage to Liberation War martyrs

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck have paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Independence Day

She paid glowing tributes to the father of the nation by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital this morning

March 1971 as witnessed by women

The entire month of March in 1971 stands etched as a profound turning point in the birth of Bangladesh. The harrowing events of March 25th in Dhaka bore witness to a deliberate onslaught by the Pakistani army upon unarmed civilians, leaving an indelible mark of trauma upon the collective consciousness.

Independence Day today / ‘Joy Bangla’: The making of a people’s slogan

“Joy Bangla” was never just a political slogan.

March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024

Chronicling Bangladesh’s Birth: The final push

After president Ayub Khan was forced to resign in the face of the 1969 mass uprising, General Yahya Khan assumed office on March 25. He immediately moved to consolidate his power by dissolving both national and provincial assemblies, effectively scrapping the constitution, and declaring martial law across Pakistan.

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

President, PM, Bhutanese king pay homage to Liberation War martyrs

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck have paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Independence Day

She paid glowing tributes to the father of the nation by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital this morning

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

‘Joy Bangla’: The making of a people’s slogan

“Joy Bangla” was never just a political slogan.

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

March 1971 as witnessed by women

The entire month of March in 1971 stands etched as a profound turning point in the birth of Bangladesh. The harrowing events of March 25th in Dhaka bore witness to a deliberate onslaught by the Pakistani army upon unarmed civilians, leaving an indelible mark of trauma upon the collective consciousness.