Liberation War in 1971
Mujibnagar Day today
The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the Liberation War in 1971.
Verdict on 4 Moulvibazar ‘war criminals’ tomorrow
The International Crimes tribunal-1 will deliver tomorrow its verdict in the case filed against four Moulvibazar men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
11 Mymensingh ‘war criminals’ indicted
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 frames four charges against 11 Mymensingh men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
War crimes charges pressed against 4 Moulvibazar men
The prosecution presses two charges against four Moulvibazar men for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
War crimes: Arrest warrants issued for 2 men
A war crimes tribunal issues arrest warrants against two men, including a former leader of Habiganj chapter Awami League, over crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
War Crimes Trail / Bangladesh court hands death to 4 Razakars for 1971 war crimes
A special tribunal in Dhaka yesterday found five Kishoreganj Razakars guilty of abduction, torture and killings during
Khaleda has to apologise: Minister Kamal
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has to apologise for questioning the number of martyrs of the Liberation War in 1971.
Editorial / Rayerbazar memorial
The Rayerbazar momorial is the site we go to pay our respects every year to intellectuals massacred on the eve of victory on December 14, 1971.
FREEDOM IN THE OFFING / 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.
The cry of Joy Bangla
EXACTLY 214 years after Bangla's sun of independence set in the mango grove of Polashi in Behrampur on June 23, 1757, the resting sun rose once more to glory in an unknown village in Meherpur, Kushtia through the announcement of independence of then East Pakistan by the Awami League.
Naval Commandos in the Liberation War
AUGUST 15, 1971. On that day, after midnight, then East Pakistan's sea and river ports were attacked with mines one after the other. Occupation forces, shaken, sent out SOS signals to the whole world.
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, 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.