1971
50 Years of the Concert for Bangladesh: How It Came to Be
The backstory of the concert scripted in the heavens.
War Crimes in Netrakona: 'Pack of wolves' gets death
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sentenced five Netrakona men, including a local Awami League leader, to death for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the...
Global help sought thru' Betar Kendra
On this day in 1971, the curfew in Dhaka city was eased from 7:00am to 4:00pm.
Yesterday, once more!
The title of this column is borrowed from a very popular song from many years ago which we used to hum all the time. It was a
Dhaka adorned with red-green
On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman raised the Bangladesh flag, to the cheers of a crowd gathered on the road outside his Dhanmondi residence.
The sixth meeting
After holding a meeting with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Pakistan president Yahya Khan postponed the March 25 session of the National Assembly saying it was deferred to create unity among...
Dhaka city sees wave of protests
On the 20th day of the agitation movement, Dhaka city was riding on a wave of freedom crazed processions chanting slogans -- “Joy Bangla” and “Joy Bangabandhu”.
Situation gets even more critical
The situation in what was then East Pakistan, and is now Bangladesh, was getting more critical by the day.
Yahya in town
On this day in 1971, all offices and businesses remained shut in continuation of a peaceful movement.
Songs of freedom
A nation waited with bated breaths days before Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's soon-to-be historic rally to be held at Race Course ground.
Dhaka turns a city of processions
After the shocking declaration of suspension of parliamentary session sine die by President Yahya Khan on March 1, 1971, the country, which has long been waiting to spew out its years-long...