Army honours war heroes
The Bangladesh army honoured military personnel, who received awards for their roles in the country鈥檚 Liberation War, alongside distinguished freedom fighters and their families...
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CPB holds countrywide national flag procession
Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Sunday at a rally said that the spirit of the liberation war of 1971 has not yet been implemented...
Bangladesh to celebrate Armed Forces Day on Nov 21
The Armed Forces Day will be observed today amid festivity and enthusiasm marking the establishment of the army, navy and air forces during the 1971 Liberation War...
The case for Jamaat鈥檚 apology
SHOULD Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami be permitted to engage in politics without first addressing its role in the 1971 liberation war? This question takes on heightened significance in light of the 2024 mass uprising. If Jamaat is sincere about its desire to participate in the current political landscape, offering an apology appears essential. Without such...
A possible defreezing
SINCE the ouster of the Hasina-led government, Bangladesh has strongly indicated that it wants to strengthen relations between the two countries to ensure a democratic South Asia while also resolving the issue of the liberation war of 1971 with Pakistan. Bangladesh-Pakistan relations were strained during Hasina鈥檚 15-year rule. However, the leadership...
Pressing reset button meant for new start from corrupt politics: CA Office
When chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus spoke about pressing the reset button, he meant making a new start from the corrupt politics, which destroyed all Bangladesh鈥檚 key...
Freedom fighter Nazrul Islam鈥檚 death anniv observed
The 53rd anniversary of the death of freedom fighter Nazrul Islam was observed on Wednesday...
Action to be taken against fake FFs: adviser Farooq
Liberation war affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam on Sunday said that action would be taken against those who had received the freedom fighter certificates without having their participation in the Liberation War.
National govt: need of the hour
EVER since the liberation war, we have accrued so many Gordian knot in body politic that not only one but multiple strikes from an imagined Alexander can free us of such a chokehold. Our social-political divides are so divisive, toxic, and dirty that I wonder if we belong to the same nation. We have spilled blood frequently hoping for a better future...
Communal harmony: need for political transition
AS BANGLADESH navigates through a pivotal phase in its political and social transformation, the necessity of maintaining communal harmony has never been more critical. The country鈥檚 rich tradition of religious tolerance, once a shining example for the region, now faces the gravest threats in recent memory. The foundations of this harmony, deeply...
Conceit comes before the fall
THE word 鈥楻azakar鈥� originates from Arabic and translates to 鈥榲olunteer鈥� in English. On August 2, 1971, during the height of Bangladesh鈥檚 liberation war, the then-governor of East Pakistan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan, issued the East Pakistan Razakars Ordinance. This ordinance called for the creation of a voluntary force to be trained and equipped by the...
FF foundation demands probe into ex-minister Mozammel鈥檚 corruption
The National Freedom Fighters鈥� Foundation in a statement on Sunday demanded the investigation of former Liberation War Affairs minister AKM Mozzamel Haque...
Urgent call for major reform
BANGLADESH has recently experienced a student movement and the victory of the movement on August 5 after a month of student-led protests that sought reforms in the quota system for civil service jobs. The students have always been at the forefront of change, from their role in the 1952 language movement to the 1971 liberation war and the recent..
Adviser Farooq-e-Azam gets Ministry for Liberation War Affairs
Freedom fighter Farooq-e-Azam Bir Pratik has been given the charge of the adviser to the Ministry for Liberation War Affairs....
A new beginning: Lessons from Nelson Mandela
MOST people in present-day Bangladesh, including myself, belong to the post-1971 generation. We have only heard and/or read about the war that saw the birth of our country in 1971; we did not see or experience the liberation war or the jubilation over the victory that followed...
It鈥檚 time to say 鈥榥o鈥� to discriminatory quota
IN RECENT days, Bangladesh has seen student protests in many parts of the country, especially on university campuses. The protesting students have valid reasons to protest about a quota system that they find highly unfair and discriminatory. A whopping 30 per cent of the well-paid and massively oversubscribed Bangladesh Civil Service posts...
LWM hands over book reading competition prizes
Liberation War Museum distributed prizes among winners of a book reading competition organising a programme at its auditorium in the capital on...
Shafi Ahmed laid to rest
Shafi Ahmed, former member of the Liberation War affairs sub-committee of the Awami League and former general secretary of the JSD Chhatra League central committee, was laid to eternal rest at Netrakona municipality graveyard on Wednesday...
President for prevention of discrimination
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday urged the government as well as the civil society to play an effective role to ensure that...
Jamuka has no knowledge about Liberation War: HC
The High Court, in a recent verdict on a writ petition against the denial of freedom fighter status to 17 people from Kachua upazila in Chandpur, has observed...
Shahjahan Kabir鈥檚 two books on War of Independence unveiled
The publications of two books written by Bir Pratik Md Shahjahan Kabir on the history of the War of Independence were launched at the Liberation War Affairs Ministry in the capital on Thursday...
Govt should recognise April 10 as republic day
THE demand for April 10 to be recognised and observed as republic day merits a serious government consideration. Almost all political parties in the opposition, many civic groups, historians and intellectuals have on different occasions..
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh begins
A five-day film festival, titled 12th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh, featuring works by local and foreign filmmakers began at the Liberation War Museum in...
Declaring April 10 as Republic Day demanded
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD on Wednesday placed six demands, including declaring April 10 as Republic Day since Bangladesh鈥檚 Proclamation of Independence was adopted on this day in 1971, to run the country in the spirit of liberation war...
Dying rivers in independent Bangladesh
DURING the liberation war, people of this land chanted, 鈥榌The River] Padma, Meghna, Jamuna is our destiny (Padma, Meghna, Jamnuna, tomar amar thikana鈥�). Bangladesh 鈥� the birth of the nation...