Second death anniv of Serajul Alam Khan observed
The second anniversary of the death of Serajul Alam Khan, one of the key organisers of the country鈥檚 War of Independence, was observed on Monday...
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Bangladesh presses Pakistan for apology over 1971, asset share
Dhaka on Thursday in a meeting with Islamabad once again called for a formal apology for atrocities perpetrated by the Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Independence in 1971 and return of Bangladesh鈥檚 due share of its pre-independence assets and...
Declare April 10 as republic day: discussion
Politicians, academics and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Thursday demanded the declaration of April 10 as republic day since proclamation of independence was adopted on this day in 1971...
Osmani鈥檚 Independence Award proposal dropped over precedence issue
Bangladesh interim government initially considered posthumously awarding General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini during the War of Independence, with the Independence Award this year but later dropped the idea due to a precedence issue.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: New titles on War of Independence drop
The number of new books on the War of Independence has dropped significantly at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
SC adjourns review hearing on Jamaat leader Azhar鈥檚 death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
SC sets Feb 25 for review hearing of death row Jamaat leader Azharul Islam
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
Info ministry debunks Indian media reports on removing Liberation War content
The information ministry has termed the Indian media reports on chief adviser鈥檚 instruction to remove War of Independence-based content on government radio and television as 鈥榝ake and purpose-oriented鈥�...
Liberation war sector commander Shafiullah dies
Freedom fighter and former Bangladesh Army chief KM Shafiullah, who was the commander of sector 3 during the War of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, died on Sunday morning...
National consensus on democratic reforms urged
Speakers, including academics and politicians, called for national unity among all political parties and other stakeholders for bringing democratic reforms in the country in keeping with the spirit of the War of Independence and July uprising...
Politicians want country built on liberation war, uprising spirits
Politicians and academics want a new Bangladesh built on the spirit of the War of Independence and the July-August student-led mass uprising with the aim of establishing equality, human dignity, and social justice, as...
Muktijuddho Utsab held at Russian house in Dhaka
Muktijuddho Academy Trust organised an event titled War of Independence Festival to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Victory Day at the Russian house in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Official recognition of flag hoisting day demanded
Politicians, youth leaders and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday demanded the official recognition of the day of the first national flag hoisting before the beginning of the war of independence in 1971...
Chief adviser Yunus pays homage to armed forces martyrs
Bangladesh's interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to the armed forces martyrs, who made supreme sacrifices during the War of Independence in 1971, on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day.
Armed Forces Day: some reflections
THE magnificent origin of Bangladesh鈥檚 Armed Forces Day goes back to 1971 in the battlefields of the war of independence. November 21 is a significant day in the victory saga of patriotism. On this day, the army, the navy and the air force united with the Mukti Bahini, freedom fighters 鈥� and led the joint offensive against the occupation forces...
DU to lift ban on academic tie with Pakistan聽
The University of Dhaka at a syndicate meeting on Wednesday made a decision to lift the ban on academic ties with Pakistan...
Incumbent stronger than previous governments in Bangladesh: Fauzul
Criticising sections of people perceiving the interim government as 鈥榮oft to illogical demands鈥�,聽 power, energy, and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan claimed on Sunday that the incumbent government is the strongest in the history of independent Bangladesh.
Relations with Bangladesh to be easier if Pakistan apologises for 鈥�71: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that the current government did not give any impression at all to Pakistan that Bangladesh was willing to build good relations leaving...
No scope of creating controversy on Liberation War, says ASM Rob
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD president and freedom fighter ASM Abdur Rab has said that there is no scope of creating controversy on the settled issues of the War of Independence...
Swadhin Bangla Football Dal player Patel dies
Swadhin Bangla Football Dal player Saidur Rahman Patel breathed his last at a hospital in California, USA, on Thursday, confirmed the Bangladesh Football Federation through a media release...
Univ teachers continue demos protesting at killings, arrests of students
Teachers of different universities, including Jahangirnagar and Rajshahi University, staged demonstrations protesting at police killings, arrests, oppression and harassment for the second consecutive day on Tuesday...
4th anniv of death of Shajahan Siraj today
Today is the fourth anniversary of death of Shajahan Siraj, a former student leader and one of the key organisers of the War of Independence...
Yearlong celebration of Khan Sarwar Murshid鈥檚 birth centenary announced聽
Yearlong programmes will be held to mark the 100th birth anniversary of educationist and War of Independence organiser Khan Sarwar Murshid...
Jahanara Imam鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 30th anniversary of the death of writer and political activist Jahanara Imam, who pioneered the campaign for the trial of 1971 war criminals...
First anniv of death of Serajul Alam Khan observed
The first anniversary of death of Serajul Alam Khan, one of the key organisers of the country鈥檚 War of Independence, was observed on Sunday...
鈥楻ise of a Nation鈥� depicts human cost of war in 1971
Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai鈥檚 solo exhibition under way at the Zainul Gallery 1 and 2 of Dhaka University gives the younger generation a glimpse into the...
West鈥檚 commitment to media freedom is selective: discussion
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday observed that the West鈥檚 commitment to media freedom is selective...
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...