As the year comes to a close, several films are set for theatrical release, with “Nakshikanthar Zamin” (“A Tale of Two Sisters”), directed by Akram Khan, scheduled to premiere on December 27.
Bangladesh's hard-won independence, achieved through the Liberation War in 1971, remains the most defining political event in our history.
Duronto TV, the nation’s premier children’s television network, is entering its eighth year since its inception.
'The Hippo Girl and Other Stories' holds up a mirror to a society that judges and ridicules those that do not adhere to its shortsighted vision of a homogenised culture.
Stranger to none, Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai has been a notable figure in the documentation of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. On May 5 this year, “Rise of Nation”-- an exhibition featuring both released and unreleased photos of the artiste commenced in the capital’s Zainul Gallery, situated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the University of Dhaka.
“We hardly hear people talking about how lucky we are to be an independent nation. How incredible it is that we earned our freedom. Without understanding the trauma and struggles we endured to earn our freedom, the new generation cannot truly appreciate it.”
A review of 'Father of the Nation Bangabandhu' (NRB Scholars, 2024) by ME Chowdhury Shameem and Iwamoto Keita
Review of Anwarul Azim’s book ‘My Life in Tea’ (The University Press Limited, 2023)
While history has never been a one-man show, viewing it through the eyes of influential leaders can lend us a bigger picture.
A Dhaka court summons BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy to appear before it by March 16 for his derogatory comments about Liberation War martyrs.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says her government would urge the federal Indian administration to give citizenship to all Bangladeshis living in the state for five years or more.
There are many in our land, living either at home or abroad, who possess the unflinching dedication to the values of our Liberation War...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says his party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s remarks on the number of martyrs during the Liberation War of 1971 was ‘contextually correct’.
Supreme Court today starts hearing the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quashem Ali challenging his death sentence for his crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971.
A freedom fighter yesterday filed a case against 25 people including an incumbent and a former Jatiya Party lawmaker for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Police foil an attempt of freedom fighters’ children to lay siege to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence protesting her remark regarding the number of Liberation War martyrs.
A war crimes tribunal has denied bail to Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan and his son Rafique Sajjad in a case of crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
A pro-liberation organisation reveals a list of 200 former Pakistani army officers and demanded their trial for their crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
BNP policymaker Nazrul Islam Khan's announcement that his party would prepare a list of martyrs of our Liberation War in 1971 appeared as a retaliatory step which brought out once again the party's long held dubious stance over the spirit of the Liberation War.
