Bangladesh Liberation War
An ill-timed revisionist attempt serves no purpose
Cancellation of certain national days should be reviewed
Remembering Jahanara Imam: Forging a war amidst a war
Through her relentless activism and unyielding spirit, Jahanara Imam remains a beacon of courage and resilience in the face of immense adversity.
Henry Kissinger’s influence on Bangladesh’s history
The policies he implemented cemented his image as a ruthless figure in Bangladesh's history, a position he carved out for himself.
News report / Poet Asad Chowdhury no more
With the publication of his first collection of poems, Tabak Deya Paan in 1975, Bangla literary scene witnessed the emergence of a powerful new voice.
News Report / Book-Buzz back with its second iteration
Ushinor Majumdar’s book details how, since Partition, the Pakistan military junta had continued to exert unjust power over Bengal and its resident Bengalis.
Two storms and a nation’s birth
The Vortex is a collage of selfless acts to help victims of the Bhola cyclone and the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Can we process trauma through writing?
Iffat Nawaz, together with The Daily Star’s Books & Literary Editor, Sarah Anjum Bari, will discuss the act and impact of processing traumatic memories through writing.
52 Years of Bangladesh's Independence / The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
1971
In west Texas, oil froths luxurious from hard ground while across Bangladesh, bayoneted women stain pond water blossom.
Kamaruzzaman execution likely tomorrow: Minister
After a series of preparatory activities at Dhaka jail that sent signals of move to execute war criminal Kamaruzzaman tonight, State Minister Asaduzzaman Khan hints that the Jamaat leader’s execution might take place tomorrow. His family may get chance to meet him in jail for the last time tomorrow.
Nagorik Samaj for AL hopefuls in Dhaka polls
Dhaka Nagorik Samaj, a platform of professionals, extend their support to the Awami League sponsored mayoral hopefuls for the Dhaka city corporation elections.
The trial is more important than the accused
Here we publish a letter written by Kamruddin Ahmad to the Law Minister on November 21, 1972. Kamruddin Ahmad was a Language Movement hero, politician, lawyer and diplomat.
Liberation War based play staged in Jamalpur
A Liberation War- based play, “Eikhane Shobkhane”, directed by Fahim Maleque Evan and written by Shahin Rahman was staged on March 25 and 26 at District Shilpakala Academy and Government Ashek Mahmud College auditorium in the district town.
“I Don't Like Twirling the Baton of Politics”
BEFORE we knew it, it was the year 1970. There were political movements all around. The confrontations of the students and the public of East Bengal had reached their peak.
Bangladesh's Liberation War -- Documents and History
Here we publish an excerpt from Hasan Hafizur Rahman's introduction to History of Bangladesh War of Independence: Documents, the largest collection of the Liberation War documents.
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.
The horrific memories of 1971
WHICH memories of 1971 are horrific? The whole period from March 25 to December 15 was one continuous hell.