Liberation War Memorial: 720 meter tall Friendship Pillar facing ‘structural deterioration’ even before inauguration

The walls are filled with engraved scenes from the liberation war of 1971. One section depicts the unconditional surrender of the Pakistani Army to the joint forces of Bangladesh-India on December 16, 1971. Elsewhere, there are images of men, women and children walking towards India to escape the horrors of war. Some panels depict the […]

Grants of 500,000-2.5 million taka announced for research on liberation war and July Uprising

Research proposals will be invited by 31st July each year, with the deadline for submission being 31st October. The proposals will be evaluated and the final selection will be completed by December 31. A dedicated fund will be established to support the programme, financed through the Annual Development Program (ADP), revenue budget or development partners. […]

11,000 names including mayors, MPs, secretaries are being added to the list of freedom fighters.

Jamuka member and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Liberation War Affairs Ministry, Shahjahan Khan, in a meeting on July 19 last year, had recommended adding the name of Hemayat Uddin from Baufal of Patuakhali to the gazette. “The applicant fought from Khalil Force camp in Madaripur district,” he wrote in the application. When […]