1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

Int’l community urged to recognise genocide of ’71

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 says the global community should recognise the genocide happened in Bangladesh during the Liberation War so that such crimes do not recur.
Death for 5 Netrokona war criminals

International Crimes Tribunal-1 has handed death to five war criminals from Netrokona upon conviction in war crimes of 1971.
Liberation War: More foreign friends to be recognised

After a pause of six years, the government will once again formally honour foreign personalities and institutions who stood by Bangladesh during its War of Independence in 1971.
Nation observes one-minute 'blackout' marking 'Genocide Day'

For the third successive year, the nation observed a one-minute 'blackout' programme on Monday night, marking the 'Genocide Day'.
Digital map highlighting torture centres and mass graveyards

For the first time in Bangladesh, a digital map has been developed pinpointing torture centres and mass graveyards to expose the magnitude of the genocide carried out by the Pakistan occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971.
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.
Artistic way to recall 1971

Craftsman Dhananjoy Roy has turned his thatched hut in a remote village of Nilphamari into a mini Liberation War museum.
The tigress of Sundarbans

A rifle slung on her back, grenades stashed in her pockets, and a five-month-old baby in her arms was how freedom fighters in the Sundarbans witnessed as Khurshid Jahan joined them in the Liberation War in 1971.
Crimes Against Humanity in 1971: 5 Patuakhali men get death penalty

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday found five Patuakhali men guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 and sentenced them to death.
War Crimes: Verdict on 5 Patuakhali men today

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its verdict in a case filed against five Patuakhali men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
HC questions legality of FF’s minimum age

The High Court questions the legality of the freedom fighters’ minimum age, 12 years and six months, fixed by the government earlier in January this year.
Demeaning war martyrs: Khaleda denied bail

Now in jail for about six months, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been denied bail in a case filed over demeaning Liberation War martyrs.
1971 War Crimes: BNP leader arrested in Habiganj

Law enforcers arrested a BNP leader in Habiganj town yesterday, hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued an arrest warrant against him in a war crimes case.
BCL leader files sedition case against CU teacher

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Chittagong filed a sedition case against a teacher of Chittagong University today for allegedly making derogatory observations about Liberation War and Bangabandhu, in an article.
Mymensingh Razakar gets death for war crimes

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentences Riaz Uddin Fakir of Mymensingh to death for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
MARCH 30, 1971: Pakistan air force bombs Kalurghat radio station

The month of March was near the end. But the barbarity of the Pakistan army was nowhere close to the finish line. It only got worse.
Nation observing Genocide Day

The nation is observing the 'Genocide Day' in a somber mood today, commemorating the brutalities and cowardly attacks carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971.
Memoirs of '71

She was the first woman in her village Boro Tajpur to have completed matriculation and move to Kolkata for pursuing higher education. When the everyday commute to the heart of Kolkata and got too difficult, her family a decided to send her to Dhaka to stay with her brother Abdul Bari and continue her college education. A decision that changed her life, forever!
'War crimes evidence found against 3 Habiganj men'

Investigation agency have found evidence against three Habiganj men including a former upazila-level Awami League leader over their alleged involvement in crimes during the country’s Liberation War.
MARCH 7, 1971: The thunder roars

The stage was set, the podium standing tall and ready and the microphones were switched on, waiting to echo the strong voice of the
MARCH 6, 1971: Tension builds up as March 7 rally nears

With people of East Pakistan roaring for the declaration of independence, the suspense of what was to come on the March 7 rally grew. And with it, grew the angst and violence of the Pakistan government.
MARCH 2, 1971: First flag flies

March 2, 1971 -- a historic day when Bangladesh announced its imminent arrival to the world by waving its flag for the
In search of her roots

Her expression began to change as soon as she stepped into the Missionaries of Charity at Islampur in Old Dhaka on Christmas morning. The colourful Christmas decor of the premises could hardly draw her attention.
A walk through the Liberation War Museum

Visitors now can learn about the glorious Liberation War of 1971 at much wider spectrum as the Liberation War Museum has been shifted from its old building at Shegunbagicha to its new premises in Agargaon of Dhaka.
Bijoy Itihash app to display country's glorious history

Innovative app "Bijoy Itihash", which would display the glorious historical events that led to the emergence of independent Bangladesh in 1971, is launched.
President, PM pay homage to Armed Forces martyrs

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay rich tributes to the martyred members of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2017.
34 cops honoured

Bangladesh government honours 34 retired police officials who built the first armed resistance against the Pakistan occupation forces on March 25 in 1971.
Martyred freedom fighter’s widow sues Meherpur ‘Razakar’

Widow of a martyred freedom fighter in Meherpur files a case against a “local Razakar” for his alleged involvement in abduction and killing of her husband during the Liberation War in 1971.
Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away

Abdul Jabbar whose powerful songs inspired the freedom fighters during the Liberation War passes away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 80.