Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

How is this a priority for the government?

Ordinance on freedom fighters creates confusion, controversy

‘When a government refuses to go, people accept it until they don’t’

Author and researcher Mohiuddin Ahmad talks about the background and formation of BAKSAL.

An ill-timed revisionist attempt serves no purpose

Cancellation of certain national days should be reviewed

We've initiated efforts to broaden the animation film industry: ICT minister

State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak of Post, Telecommunications, and Information Technology has stated that the global animation industry market will reach approximately USD 600 billion by 2030. To harness the talents of the nation's youth in this burgeoning sector, he announced the launch of the Future Animators and Creative Economy (Face of Smart Bangladesh) project. This initiative aims to empower talented youth to make substantial contributions to this growing field.

‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation' premieres in Kolkata

The film “Mujib: The Making of a Nation,” which chronicles the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was screened at Nandan yesterday (June 7), a traditional cultural center in Kolkata. This film is a joint production of India-Bangladesh.  

‘I have dedicated my life to instilling the values of our Liberation war in youths’

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, the eminent artiste talked about his Liberation War days, our independence, theatre activism, his upcoming film projects, and more.

'Bangabandhu’s initiative increased land under irrigation'

According to a paper presented at a seminar

Bangabandhu's March 7 speech: A linguistic marvel

To truly comprehend the greatness of Bangabandhu, we must delve into his speeches, which were the cornerstone of his persona.

August 15, 2018
August 15, 2018

BLOODBATH on road 32

It was not dawn yet. A false dawn spread its pale light across the sky. At House 677 of Road 32 in Dhanmondi, it was time to change guards while everybody was still in deep sleep: President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his wife Begum Mujib, sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell, daughters-in-law, and brother Sheikh Naser.

August 14, 2018
August 14, 2018

Feature film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

India has suggested to Bangladesh names of three of its top directors—Shyam Benegal, Goutam Ghosh and Kauskhik Ganguly—for jointly making a feature film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his birth centenary in 2020 and a documentary on the Liberation War to mark 50 years of the event.

August 13, 2018
August 13, 2018

Not easy to repatriate Bangabandhu's killers

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said it is not easy for the present government to bring back the convicted fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the country.

July 23, 2018
July 23, 2018

A leader ahead of his time

Tajuddin came much before his time and we are not yet ready to understand him properly.” Professor Sardar Fazlul Karim's famous words aptly describe the key architect of Bangladesh's Liberation War. In the physical absence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tajuddin Ahmad was the key actor, who led the war with remarkable diplomacy to achieve freedom from the Pakistani colonial occupation.

July 6, 2018
July 6, 2018

2020 to be celebrated as ‘Mujib Year’: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces to celebrate the year of 2020 as the 'Mujib Year' across the country to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018

PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu marking 6-Point Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on the occasion of the historic Six-Point Day today.

March 22, 2018
March 22, 2018

MARCH 22, 1971: Yahya postpones March 25 Nat'l Assembly session

Pakistan's president Yahya Khan declared postponement of March 25 National Assembly saying it was deferred to create unity among

March 17, 2018
March 17, 2018

Bangabandhu’s 98th birth anniversary celebrated

The nation celebrates the 98th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a befitting manner.

March 17, 2018
March 17, 2018

Sheikh Mujib as I found him

Like those of my age and experience, I can bear witness to some of the major developments in the recent political and constitutional

March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018

An upsurge of youthful effervescence

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's raised index finger at the Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on a scorching Sunday