Bangabandhu

Suborna Mustafa safe after attack on her home

In a time when remembering the contributions of Bangabandhu is seemingly being questioned, actress Rokeya Prachi courageously took her stand in mourning Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, almost single-handedly. 

Opinion / The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu

Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.

Breaking chains through whistleblowing

Why does it matter for us when a foreign individual is free after such a long time?

Column by Mahfuz Anam: From people to a ‘bubble’

Today's Awami League only speaks to the mirror because it cannot tolerate the retort that would come if it spoke to the people.

AR Rahman talks about his love for Bangla and Bangabandhu

AR Rahman is currently at the 77th Cannes Film Festival to unveil his musical documentary "Headhunting to Beatboxing".

Rawnak Hasan to portray war hero Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was one of the nephews of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was the founder of Mujib Bahini Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF, one of the major guerrilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Little progress in bringing 5 fugitive killers back

The government’s efforts to bring back the five fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the country have yet to see any significant and visible progress.

When the message of Bangladesh’s liberation travelled on two wheels

Jamal Hasan and his three teammates decided to go on a goodwill mission for the fledgling state to thank the people of the world for supporting their Liberation War.

Bangabandhu through the eyes of Japanese filmmaker, Nagisa Oshima

The Japanese film director, Nagisa Oshima is a glaring exception. Primarily known for his New Wave style of filmmaking, in many cases, Nagisa Oshima has brought up rebellious and underprivileged youths in his films. Compared to the usual subject matters of his films, it is interesting to see that his two documentaries focusing on Bangladesh, Joi Bangla (1972) and Rahman: Father of Bengal (1973), are different. He finds the intense glory of Bangladesh's achievements in the context of 1972-73 even when the country was in a war-torn condition following the war in his film Rahman: Father of Bengal.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Rajon killing: Charge sheet by 72hr, law minister says

Law minister Anisul Huq says police will submit a charge sheet in 72-hours over the murder of 13-year-old boy Samiul Islam Rajon.

June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015

AL’s contributions to Bangladesh history undeniable: PM

PM Sheikh Hasina says no one could deny AL’s contributions to Bangladesh history.

June 5, 2015
June 5, 2015

Modi’s 36-hr in Dhaka

Bangladesh is all set to receive the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for his first official tour on June 6, 2015.

March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015

Intrepid Bangabandhu

AS the nation celebrates the forty-fourth Independence Day grateful Bangladeshis need to remember Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the intrepid architect of our freedom struggle.

March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015

Graphic novel on Bangabandhu launched

The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) launches the first episode of graphic novel series on autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015

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.

March 9, 2015
March 9, 2015

March 7: An eye witness account

THE speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib given at the Race Course (now Suhrawardy Uddyan) forty-four years ago on March 7...

March 7, 2015
March 7, 2015

March 7, 1971: The beginning of the end

MARCH of 1971 was a month that will go down in history because, beginning on March 1, the course of history of one Pakistan changed very fast.

November 28, 2014
November 28, 2014

Interview: War crimes researcher Shahriar

Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...

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