Fire that breaks out at Liberation War Museum fully extinguished
A fire broke out at the generator room of the Liberation War Museum in the capital on Monday morning...
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Govt publishes list of 1,401 鈥楯uly Warriors鈥�
The liberation war affairs ministry has published a gazette notification recognising 1,401 individuals injured in the July mass uprising as 鈥楯uly Warriors鈥�.
1971 WAR CRIMES: SC to rehear Jamaat leader Azhar鈥檚 appeal against death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to reopen the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War...
National teachers鈥� day for Shamsuzzoha
ON THIS day in 1969, Professor Dr Syed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha of Rajshahi University was shot and killed by the Pakistani military. Despite extensive discourse on the liberation war and Bangladesh鈥檚 post-independence political landscape, the 1969 mass uprising remains relatively underexplored. Professor Zoha was the first martyr of that movement, his sacrifice...
EX-MINISTER HOUSE ATTACK: Students hold coffin procession as injured fellow dies
A student who was injured in a counter attack by local people allegedly over attacking on the ousted Awami League government鈥檚 liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque on February 7 night, died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Wednesday afternoon...
Shibir slammed for anti-liberation publication
The leaders of different students鈥� organisations on Wednesday said that the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, must apologise for anti-liberation statements in an article in the December issue of its monthly publication, Chhatra Sangbad...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� III
HASINA鈥橲 return to power in 2008 was not just the return of a leader; it was the return of something darker, more insidious. As the caretaker government retreated quietly, she swiftly reasserted control over every arm of the state, her will bending institutions like pliable clay. The dream of democracy, nurtured with such care in the days following the...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� I
BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for political spectacle. Over the last 16 years, the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina has leaned heavily on emotional rhetoric and symbolic gestures to cement their authority. This reliance on...
All-women Himalayan expedition team honoured
The first ever Bangladeshi all-women team that had recently made an expedition to Himalayan peaks was honoured at Liberation War Museum on January 23....
Mass Uprising Day today
The historic 鈥楳ass Uprising Day鈥�, commemorating the 1969鈥檚 movement for autonomy from the then East Pakistan that eventually led to the Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971, will be observed on Friday in a befitting manner...
TRUMP POLICY SHIFTS: Bangladesh treads tightropes
THE Trump presidency has significantly shaped the trajectory of US-Bangladesh relations, departing from traditional diplomacy and ushering in a transactional foreign policy approach. Under Trump鈥檚 leadership, US foreign policy pivoted away from multilateral engagements, focusing instead on bilateral dealings driven by immediate strategic interests...
Gazette of 834 July uprising martyrs published
The ministry of liberation war affairs on Thursday published a gazette of 834 martyrs of the July-August mass uprising...
July Uprising Directorate by next month, Nahid Islam says
A new directorate dedicated to the July Uprising will be set up next month under the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mohammad Nahid Islam.
Bangladesh debunks attempts to distort history of 1971 Liberation War
The Bangladesh interim government on Wednesday refuted attempts to distort the history of 1971 War of Independence, referencing a book written by the late J N Dixit, a former Indian foreign secretary, diplomat, and national security adviser....
True liberation war history not yet written: Badruddin Umar
Eminent writer and researcher Badruddin Umar claimed that true history of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War had not been written and what had been written was the official narrative and 80-90 per cent of those were fabricated.
A Bangladesh free of discrimination
AN IMPORTANT factor in the liberation war of 1971 was the sharp economic disparity between the then West Pakistan and East Pakistan. The proclamation of the liberation war, therefore, spoke about the desire to establish equality, human dignity and social justice. The country gained independence through the liberation war, but even after 53 years of...
Revisiting liberation war legacy
THE liberation war stands as a monumental chapter in Bangladesh鈥檚 history, reflecting not only the profound sacrifices and resilience of its people but also the complex interplay of cultural, political and global dynamics that shaped the nation鈥檚 identity. Revisiting this epochal event offers an opportunity to celebrate its triumph, reassess its lessons and realign...
Reclaiming independence from corruption
VICTORY DAY is etched in the heart of every Bangladeshi as a symbol of triumph over oppression, injustice and exploitation. It commemorates the hard-fought victory of 1971 when the people of this land, united in their resolve, broke free from the shackles of Pakistan鈥檚 exploitative rule. The liberation war was a fight not only for independence but also...
Democratic rewrite of constitution
THE call for constitutional change in Bangladesh has intensified, not merely for refinement but as a profound demand for democratic renewal. Reforming the 1972 constitution within its current framework overlooks a critical reality: the document is itself embedded with principles that have enabled authoritarianism rather than safeguarded against it...
Victory Day: time for reflections of all concerned
BANGLADESH practically emerged independent this day, 53 years ago, after a nine-month war of national liberation against the occupation forces of Pakistan. The Bangladesh war, politically presided over by the Awami League with the help of neighbouring India, was won when the Pakistan forces surrendered to the joint forces of Bangladesh and India in...
Nation still in need of complete list of martyred intellectuals
Martyred Intellectuals Day comes every year with a demand, as media report around that time, for a comprehensive list of the intellectuals that the nation had lost in the fag end of the liberation war at the hands of the Pakistani occupation forces and their local auxiliary squads, including Razakar, Al Badr and Al Shams, that abducted members of the...
Birshreshtha Jahangir鈥檚 martyrdom anniv today
Today is the 53rd martyrdom anniversary of the Liberation War鈥檚 hero Birshreshtha captain Mohiuddin Jahangir.
Govt should define amnesty in voluntary fake FF doc return
THE government鈥檚 announcement for the people who did not take part in the liberation war but have managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return their credentials on their own is a welcome step forward towards ensuring justice for the people who took part in the war and for citizens who have so far been led to believe that a number of such people...
Fake FFs asked to handover certificates voluntarily
Bangladesh interim government Liberation War Affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam, Bir Pratik on Wednesday asked fake freedom fighters, who managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return the credentials voluntarily to evade punitive actions...
Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment
China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te鈥檚 recent visit to the United States...
Second climate justice assembly 2024 begins in Dhaka
The two-day second climate justice assembly 2024, organised by Dhoritree Rokkhay Amara, began on Saturday at the Liberation War Museum Auditorium in Dhaka.
Revisiting Shahbagh events and July-August uprising
THE Shahbagh movement of 2013 and the recent July-August uprising stand as defining chapters in the evolving narrative of Bangladesh鈥檚 socio-political history. The two protests, distinct in origins and goals though, explain interwoven paths of public mobilisation, collective memory and the exercise of state power. The Shahbagh movement emerged from a nation鈥檚 quest for justice, its rallying cry demanding the...
Damascus takeover could change Middle East
THE collapse of the Baathist government of Syria in the north of the country, as the al-Qaeda affiliate HTS (Hay鈥檃t Tahrir al-Sham or the Levant Liberation Council) advanced into Aleppo and Hama, could reconfigure the Middle East. The rapidity of the advance and the Muslim fundamentalist leadership of the fighters remind me of the fall of the government of Ashraf Ghani before the Taliban advance...
Army honours war heroes
The Bangladesh army honoured military personnel, who received awards for their roles in the country鈥檚 Liberation War, alongside distinguished freedom fighters and their families...
CPB holds countrywide national flag procession
Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Sunday at a rally said that the spirit of the liberation war of 1971 has not yet been implemented...