Flag Hoisting Day today
Dhaka University and the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD are scheduled to celebrate Flag Hoisting Day today, marking the first hoisting of Bangladesh鈥檚 national flag before independence on the Dhaka University campus in 1971...
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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...
LANGUAGE MOVEMENT: More than language
THE history of Bangladesh鈥檚 independence is deeply rooted in the Language Movement of 1952, a struggle that set the stage for an eventual liberation from the oppressive regime of West Pakistan. This movement was not merely a fight for linguistic recognition; it was the first organised resistance against the systematic political, cultural, and economic subjugation...
Macron courts Modi in quest for geopolitical 鈥榠ndependence鈥�
French president Emmanuel Macron and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries...
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�...
EC's independence must be upheld, says CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that the constitutionally guaranteed independence of the Election Commission must not be compromised in delivering a credible election as the nation aspires...
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...
Higher education landscape
HIGHER education plays a vital role in a country鈥檚 development, serving as a conduit for nurturing the knowledge and skills of its people. Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh鈥檚 higher education sector has grown considerably, with the establishment of numerous public and private universities significantly expanding access to education...
Aviation industry: analysis of struggles
BANGLADESH has had 11 commercial airlines since its independence and of them, only four are still operational. The seven airlines that are now defunct primarily put the closure of the operation down to high operational costs and limited revenue. Of the airlines that are operational, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is state-owned and the rest are private. In the...
Anti-liberation parties trying to fish in troubled waters, Rizvi says
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Sunday alleged that not only India but also a few political parties, including those who opposed the War on Independence in 1971, were trying to fish in troubled waters to secure their own political gains.
Tarique asks party people to foil conspiracy
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged party leaders and activists to work for implementing BNP鈥檚 31-point state reform proposal to counter conspirators, both at home and abroad...
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...
Victory Day after July revolution
BANGLADESH鈥橲 2024 national Victory Day (16 December) is significantly different from all such days in its past. It is an outstanding moment of national achievement and celebration; it is a critical point for political learning and truth-telling; finally, it is an occasion for nurturing wisdom, unity and courage in the face of what is happening across...
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...
ACC not yet free from influences
Experts and stakeholders have underscored reforms in the Anti-Corruption Commission that would empower it to act with effective independence in its fight against corruption, freeing it from both political and bureaucratic influences...
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.
BJSA urges govt to establish SC secretariat
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Association has called on the interim government to take immediate action to establish a dedicated secretariat under the Supreme Court, a move deemed crucial for ensuring judicial independence...
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...
Hasan Azizul Haque a prolific writer on 1947 partition: discussion
Writers and poets said on Monday that Hasan Azizul Haque wrote a lot on the 1947 partition of India which writings were successful aesthetically in Bangla literature, especially his short-stories...
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...
Runa Laila鈥檚 birthday celebrated
The 72nd birthday of Independence Award-winning internationally acclaimed singer and composer Runa Laila was celebrated in Dhaka on Sunday...
One lakh freedom fighters denied justice: adviser Sharmin
Social welfare adviser Sharmin S Murshid on Saturday in Rangpur said that one lakh heroic freedom fighters of 1971 did not get justice during the post-independence period...
Hasan Azizul Haque鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the third anniversary of the death of Independence Award-winning fiction writer Hasan Azizul Haque...
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.
Reconstructing judicial independence
IN A recent timely address, the chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has called on the interim government to initiate sweeping reforms to preserve the neutrality and independence of the...
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...