August 15
What was behind the brutal killing?
The assassinations of 15 August 1975, unprecedented in history in terms of the number of people killed including the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, are shrouded in uncanny mystery.
‘Inadvertent’ respect towards Khandaker Mushtaque: DUTA president’s speech expunged
Prof Md Rahmat Ullah, president of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) today (April 17, 2022) "inadvertently" showed both respect and abhorrence to Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, one of the chief conspirators behind the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
BANGABANDHU ASSASSINATION / PM laments she couldn't put Zia on trial
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said slain president Ziaur Rahman was involved in the August 15, 1975 assassination and expressed her helplessness in bringing him to justice.
Chair for Bangabandhu finally open for public
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurates programmes marking the National Mourning Day at the university campus.
The conspiracy behind the assassination of Bangabandhu
Political assassinations and military coups need long preparation, careful planning and execution. The involvement of a few insiders and the support of foreign powers make things easier.
BNP won’t cut cake on Khaleda’s ‘birthday’
BNP will not cut any cake on the occasion of the party chief Khaleda Zia’s “birthday on August 15” this year as saying the country is passing through crises like militancy and terrorism.
Kushtia AL man killed in ‘gunfight’
A ruling party activist allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting in Kushtia that left one dead is killed in gunfight.
Fugitive killers of Bangabandhu must be hanged: Ashraf
Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says that death sentences will surely be executed after bringing back the fugitive killers of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
BANGABANDHU: THE STATESMAN, HERO AND THE MARTYR
This year the nation will be observing the 40th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day forty years ago a group of assassins brutally murdered the Father of the Nation along with his entire family.
What was behind the brutal killing?
The assassinations of 15 August 1975, unprecedented in history in terms of the number of people killed including the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, are shrouded in uncanny mystery.
‘Inadvertent’ respect towards Khandaker Mushtaque: DUTA president’s speech expunged
Prof Md Rahmat Ullah, president of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) today (April 17, 2022) "inadvertently" showed both respect and abhorrence to Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, one of the chief conspirators behind the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
PM laments she couldn't put Zia on trial
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said slain president Ziaur Rahman was involved in the August 15, 1975 assassination and expressed her helplessness in bringing him to justice.
Chair for Bangabandhu finally open for public
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurates programmes marking the National Mourning Day at the university campus.
The conspiracy behind the assassination of Bangabandhu
Political assassinations and military coups need long preparation, careful planning and execution. The involvement of a few insiders and the support of foreign powers make things easier.
BNP won’t cut cake on Khaleda’s ‘birthday’
BNP will not cut any cake on the occasion of the party chief Khaleda Zia’s “birthday on August 15” this year as saying the country is passing through crises like militancy and terrorism.
Kushtia AL man killed in ‘gunfight’
A ruling party activist allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting in Kushtia that left one dead is killed in gunfight.
Fugitive killers of Bangabandhu must be hanged: Ashraf
Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says that death sentences will surely be executed after bringing back the fugitive killers of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
LUNCH AT THE RESIDENCE
Faruq (Faruq Chowdhury, former ambassador and foreign secretary) and I were on holiday from his duties as Deputy High Commissioner in London.
THE SHEPHERD KING OF HISTORY
The tragic hero, Aristotle wrote, suffers a change in fortune because of a mistaken act to which is led by his “error in judgement” or his “tragic flaw”.