The dying art of Qasida
This is a loose translation of a melodious Urdu poem that once used to reverberate through the empty lanes of old Dhaka deep into the Ramadan night.
3w ago
Chronicling Bangladesh’s Birth: The final push
After president Ayub Khan was forced to resign in the face of the 1969 mass uprising, General Yahya Khan assumed office on March 25. He immediately moved to consolidate his power by dissolving both national and provincial assemblies, effectively scrapping the constitution, and declaring martial law across Pakistan.
4w ago
Chronicling Bangladesh’s birth: Tumultuous 1960s
In the early 1960s, another covert group codenamed “Nucleus” emerged in the scene to further the cause of an independent Bangladesh alongside the Inner Group, East Bengal Liberation Front, and Apurba Sangsad.
1m ago
Inner Group: the first push for liberation
The 1940s witnessed the rise of some of the first movements for self-determination in East Pakistan. Politicians, journalists, and intellectuals like Moazzem Ahmed Chowdhury, Abdul Aziz Bagmar, Sirajul Alam Khan, and many others played a pivotal role in these early struggles for liberation.
1m ago
Series genocide in 1971: Three times a survivor
It is difficult for 68-year-old Shikha Biswas to decide if she is fortunate or not.
4m ago
Battles that quickened victory
Undeterred by setbacks, the freedom fighters held their nerve, and their resolute spirit fuelled the fight to liberate Bangladesh
4m ago
Slow pace, irregularities mark monument construction
Since its inception in 2001, the Liberation War affairs ministry has taken up two projects to identify and preserve killing fields in different parts of Bangladesh, but both initiatives have been marred by irregularities and slow pace.
4m ago
1971 War Killing Fields: Revered but not preserved
An unceremonious monument covered by bushes on three sides is barely visible from the adjacent road. At first sight during our visit in October, it was difficult to make out that the small structure is in fact the memorial of the notorious Pahartoli killing field.
4m ago
March 30, 2024
The dying art of Qasida
This is a loose translation of a melodious Urdu poem that once used to reverberate through the empty lanes of old Dhaka deep into the Ramadan night.
March 27, 2024
Chronicling Bangladesh’s Birth: The final push
After president Ayub Khan was forced to resign in the face of the 1969 mass uprising, General Yahya Khan assumed office on March 25. He immediately moved to consolidate his power by dissolving both national and provincial assemblies, effectively scrapping the constitution, and declaring martial law across Pakistan.
March 26, 2024
Chronicling Bangladesh’s birth: Tumultuous 1960s
In the early 1960s, another covert group codenamed “Nucleus” emerged in the scene to further the cause of an independent Bangladesh alongside the Inner Group, East Bengal Liberation Front, and Apurba Sangsad.
March 25, 2024
Inner Group: the first push for liberation
The 1940s witnessed the rise of some of the first movements for self-determination in East Pakistan. Politicians, journalists, and intellectuals like Moazzem Ahmed Chowdhury, Abdul Aziz Bagmar, Sirajul Alam Khan, and many others played a pivotal role in these early struggles for liberation.
December 17, 2023
Series genocide in 1971: Three times a survivor
It is difficult for 68-year-old Shikha Biswas to decide if she is fortunate or not.
December 16, 2023
Battles that quickened victory
Undeterred by setbacks, the freedom fighters held their nerve, and their resolute spirit fuelled the fight to liberate Bangladesh
December 15, 2023
Slow pace, irregularities mark monument construction
Since its inception in 2001, the Liberation War affairs ministry has taken up two projects to identify and preserve killing fields in different parts of Bangladesh, but both initiatives have been marred by irregularities and slow pace.
December 15, 2023
1971 War Killing Fields: Revered but not preserved
An unceremonious monument covered by bushes on three sides is barely visible from the adjacent road. At first sight during our visit in October, it was difficult to make out that the small structure is in fact the memorial of the notorious Pahartoli killing field.
December 14, 2023
Martyred Intellectuals Day: In search of the forgotten killing fields
“Every night, the Pakistan army and their Bihari collaborators would bring truckloads of people on that bridge,”
December 9, 2023
Toiling away childhood
At a time when he should have been going to school and growing up with all the happiness and blessings life has to offer, Sajjad ended up experiencing the other end of the spectrum.
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