Argentina won the first three meetings between the two sides in 1952, 1953 and 1960, before Spain claimed a 2–0 victory in Madrid in 1961. The rivalry has generally been a close contest, with memorable results including 1–1 draws in 1974 and 1988, and Argentina’s 2–0 victory in 1999. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup […]
Ziaur Rahman’s death proved to be a major turning point in the politics of Bangladesh. He was a sector commander during the liberation war, an officer associated with the declaration of independence, later army chief, president and founder of the BNP. The party he founded had not yet transformed from a personality-centered and state-dependent structure […]
2. In independent Bangladesh, compensation was first given through the Bangladesh National Liberation Struggle (Compensation) Order issued on 28 February 1973. Its primary objective was to provide legal protection for the actions of freedom fighters and others involved on behalf of Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War. The order stated that no legal proceedings could […]
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At least three locations in the Bengal region – Chandraketugarh in West Bengal, Wari-Bateshwar north-east of Dhaka, and Mahasthangarh in Bogura – have found coins dated to approximately the same period or even older. These coins resembled those issued by the Maurya royal dynasty of Magadha, but were independent. There were four symbols instead of […]
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP platform of doctors, organized an iftar at the Ladies Club in Eskaton, Dhaka. BNP acting president Tariq Rehman addressed the event virtually as the chief guest. “The incident that happened on October 28, we have to think about what this incident did to us. We have to think […]
Gray was greatly concerned when he heard that Hollywood had taken interest in this painful chapter of Osage history. “Were we going to become second-tier characters in our own story?” He was amazed. Instead, Gray said, “Imagine our surprise when Scorsese reached out to us and met with us, and listened to us, and effectively […]
Since time immemorial, mankind has looked to the sky in search of answers to countless questions. It has looked to the stars in search of connections between the universe above and Earth. In the process, it witnessed endless cosmic events that enthralled mankind for thousands of years in the ancient past. Since its inception, Mother […]
But poets, artists, litterateurs and writers have played an important role in maintaining the spirit of the liberation struggle through their works, he said. “Since they maintained the spirit during that time, we, the politicians, later restored democracy and ensured the people’s right to vote through political means and ultimately took steps to build the […]