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.
Rapid Action Battalion recovered an astounding 41,000 bullets at Burungya Kalapani Pahar of Sherpur's Nalitabari upazila yesterday.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said his party will prepare a “complete” list of the Liberation War martyrs in a bid to honour them properly.
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan says the party, if elected to power, will prepare a list of all martyrs of 1971 Liberation War.
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday demanded that the government prepare a list of Liberation War martyrs like that of freedom fighters.
A former chief of Indian army Gen KV Krishna Rao, who played a key role in the 1971 Bangladesh’s Liberation War, dies in New Delhi at the military hospital following a cardiac arrest.
BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan calls upon the government to prepare a list of the Liberation War martyrs like that of the freedom fighters.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she expects the highest example of patriotism from Bangladesh Army as this organisation is born through the Liberation War.
A Dhaka court yesterday summoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 3 in a sedition case filed for her remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.
A Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on March 3 over a sedition suit filed by a Supreme Court lawyer for her statement regarding the number of martyrs in Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be sued today for sedition, as the home ministry has approved a prayer for bringing the charge against her for remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.
