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.
He moved heaven and earth to win it.
Son of a martyr yesterday filed a case against 12 people including a former Jatiya Party lawmaker for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War.
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal would start a probe against 195 Pakistani prisoners of war (POWs) whenever it found a “suitable environment” and “directives from the high-ups.”
Goyeshwar Roy has shown the temerity to call the martyred intellectuals “anti liberation elements” who “died like fools”.
Those questioning the number of martyrs in the country’s Liberation War either do not know the history or are trying to distort it, said Professor Anisuzzaman.
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee urges the government to enact law to try people who challenge the historical facts of the 1971 Liberation War.
A special tribunal accepts the charges against two war crimes suspects of Shariatpur for their alleged involvement in war crimes during the country’s Liberation War.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia raises questions about how many people were killed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
People have rarely heard of Saiful Islam a preserver of the nation’s history. He is a Philatelic dealer and collector of the Liberation war related items. He collects old newspapers, documents, stamps, books, photos, and philatelic items from waste papers piled up in one of the shanty parts of Old Dhaka.
A reverence in honour of the intellectual sons of this soil who became martyrs on this very day in 1971.
