Father of the Nation

Opinion / The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu

Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.

A mighty man’s humble birthday

“I have never observed my birthday -- at most my wife would present me a little gift on this day. I would try and stay at home on these days.

The plane that brought Bangabandhu home

It had been months since Bangabandhu last felt the breeze outside his jail cell in West Pakistan. Since the start of the Liberation War, he kept languishing there, while his people fought tooth and nail to fulfil the dream of an independent Bangladesh.

“AL rescued Bangladesh from Sri Lanka-like situation during BNP rule”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 30, 2022) expressed her firm belief that Bangladesh will never plunge into a Sri Lanka-like situation, rather the country will continue to move ahead overcoming all global challenges.

Building Padma Bridge with own funds brightened Bangladesh’s image: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s move to self-finance Padma Bridge has brightened Bangladesh’s image globally.

Learn about Bangabandhu to ensure economic justice

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s economic philosophy gives equal importance to public and private sectors and co-operatives in terms of ownership of industries, said Binayak Sen, director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), yesterday.

‘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.

Nation observes Bangabandhu's birth anniversary

The 99th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day was observed yesterday in a befitting manner with various socio-political and cultural organisations holding diverse programmes across the country.

let the legacy of Bangabandhu guide us

As we observe the 42nd anniversary of Bangabandhu's most cruel and gruesome murder we are humbled by the memory of the man

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu

Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.

March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023

A mighty man’s humble birthday

“I have never observed my birthday -- at most my wife would present me a little gift on this day. I would try and stay at home on these days.

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023

The plane that brought Bangabandhu home

It had been months since Bangabandhu last felt the breeze outside his jail cell in West Pakistan. Since the start of the Liberation War, he kept languishing there, while his people fought tooth and nail to fulfil the dream of an independent Bangladesh.

August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022

“AL rescued Bangladesh from Sri Lanka-like situation during BNP rule”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 30, 2022) expressed her firm belief that Bangladesh will never plunge into a Sri Lanka-like situation, rather the country will continue to move ahead overcoming all global challenges.

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022

Building Padma Bridge with own funds brightened Bangladesh’s image: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s move to self-finance Padma Bridge has brightened Bangladesh’s image globally.

May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022

Learn about Bangabandhu to ensure economic justice

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s economic philosophy gives equal importance to public and private sectors and co-operatives in terms of ownership of industries, said Binayak Sen, director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), yesterday.

April 17, 2022
April 17, 2022

‘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.

March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019

Nation observes Bangabandhu's birth anniversary

The 99th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day was observed yesterday in a befitting manner with various socio-political and cultural organisations holding diverse programmes across the country.

August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017

let the legacy of Bangabandhu guide us

As we observe the 42nd anniversary of Bangabandhu's most cruel and gruesome murder we are humbled by the memory of the man

August 15, 2016
August 15, 2016

Justice still elusive in 3 other Aug 15 cases

Though the nation got justice for the assassination of the Father of the Nation 34 long years after the incident, justice is yet to be done for three more attacks carried out on August 15, 1975.