This year, three journalists from print, online and electronic media categories received the award for their excellent journalism on the glorious liberation war of Bangladesh. Among them, The Daily Star correspondent Ahmed Ishtiaq won the award in the print and online category, while Jamuna Television senior correspondent Ahmed Raza and Ektor Television special correspondent Partha […]
Mir Naseemul Islam, former general secretary of Tangail district unit of Udichi, wrote, “Look at the picture – ropes from the fair stalls are tied around the necks of the statues of Bir Shrestho. Clothes are hanging from those ropes, and there is a pile of garbage nearby. This is not just mismanagement; it is […]
From the very beginning of the liberation war, there were conspiracies aimed at politically accommodating East Pakistan within the framework of Pakistan on the basis of the six-point program of the Awami League. Details of such a plan are given in a letter written to him by an unknown sender on 13 August 1971: “There […]
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The Prime Minister wrote, “As the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh, along with the newly constituted Council of Ministers, I pay my humble tributes to the brave martyrs of the Great Liberation War of 1971, whose sacrifice made our independent Bangladesh possible.” Tariq Rehman paid deep respect to all the martyrs of the movement […]
“Your voice strengthens our voice and is amplified to the global community. You rallied to our cause and together raised a human bastion against a brutal force. In the land of the rising sun, we see the image of a nation with dignity and humanity,” he said. Sheikh Hasina said it was an honor for […]
The IASG resolution is an important recognition of the atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh genocide in the international arena. The government of Bangladesh has been making sustained efforts to seek international recognition of the large-scale genocide against people during the 1971 liberation war, the press release said. Thus, the adoption of the resolution is […]
Did the day of the biggest festival of Muslims bring any respite to the defiant freedom fighters who were fighting to free the motherland from the Pakistani occupation forces, or to the citizens trapped in Dhaka?
curating a past The author talks about growing up in Dhaka where traditions were being rebuilt for a new state. He talks about his policeman father who was on duty during the fateful days of February 1952 and met him with honour. He also got a poem from one of the places he raided at […]
The former MP passed away at 4:37 am on Wednesday, his press secretary Aniket Rajesh confirmed. Siddiqui was one of the leaders of Mujib Bahini. Noor-e-Alam Siddiqui took an active part in all the political activities of the time, which included participation in the Six Point Movement and the Language Movement.
It is also a matter to think about the improvement in the standard of living of the common people whose sweat and hard work is behind these successes. The fact is that even after 52 years of independence, we have not been able to ensure basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, education and health to […]
