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  • Bangladesh mission in New Delhi celebrates Bangabandhu’s Home-coming Day

    Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home-coming day is celebrated at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, capital of India, with diplomats and other staff paying rich tributes to the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh.

  • Jatiya Sangsad

    Special JS session to mark Bangabandhu’s birth centenary Mar 22-23

    The Jatiya Sangsad is to hold a two-day long special session beginning from March 22 to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary.

  • Mahathir, Modi,Trudeau to visit Bangladesh this year

    World leaders and eminent personalities will visit Bangladesh to attend various programmes to be held marking Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centennial throughout this year.

  • Liberation Leader walks free

    Liberty was in the air.

  • Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen

    Efforts on to bring back killers of Bangabandhu, intellectuals: Momen

    Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says the government continues its efforts to bring back the furtive killers of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the intellectuals, martyred on December 14 in 1971.

  • No atrocity against religious minorities in Bangabandhu regime: Amit Shah

    Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed his gratitude that not a single incident of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh took place as long as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was alive.

  • ‘BPL’s December 6 start uncertain’

    Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan had announced on September 11 that the board would stage the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on its own from December 6 and name the domestic T20 tournament after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary.

  • Display Bangabandhu’s portrait at Courtrooms

    Display Bangabandhu’s portrait at courtrooms: HC

    The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all courtrooms across the country in next two months.

  • Obaidul Quader

    Zia was mastermind behind Bangabandhu killing: Quader

    Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was the mastermind behind the killings of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members.

  • B Chowdhury

    Bangabandhu is ultimate history: B Chy

    President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury says those who deny Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman they ultimately deny the Liberation War and the map and existence of the country.

  • IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary

    Bangabandhu and Bangladesh are not separate: IGP

    One needs to know Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman first if he/she wants to know Bangladesh, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary says.

  • Friend of the World Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    A friend of the world

    Diplomats at a discussion in UN Headquarters recalled the contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in realising rights of the deprived, terming Bangabandhu a “Friend of the World”.

  • Law Minister Anisul Huq

    Bangabandhu’s killer Rashed Chy to be brought back: Law minister

    Law Minister Anisul Huq says that Rashed Chowdhury, a fugitive killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be brought back to the country from the US.

  • Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain

    CJ for working together to materialise Bangabandhu’s dream

    Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain calls upon all to work together to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for building the country as “Sonar Bangla”.

  • Bangabandhu's 44th martyrdom anniversary

    PM pays homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mazar in Tungipara on the occasion of his 44th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day.

  • President and PM pay homage to Bangabandhu

    President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu

    President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today led the nation in paying homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 44th anniversary of his martyrdom.

  • Bangabandhu's 44th death anniversary Today

    TRIBUTE: Every eulogy falls short

    Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose 44th death anniversary we observe today, stands tall among many heroes of history whose individual contributions have made their country and people great. However, as we delve deeper into what he did for us as a

  • Bangabandhu in prison: Transcending stone walls and iron bars

    Bangabandhu spent almost one-fourth of his nearly 55 years of life in prison. The first time he went to jail was when as a schoolboy, in his hometown of Tungipara, he and some of his friends got into a fight with Hindu leaders who had beaten up a Muslim one.

  • Law Minister Anisul Huq

    ‘Bangladesh still bears stigma of Bangabandhu’s killing’

    Law Minister Anisul Huq says Bangladesh has yet to become free from the stigma of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s killing although the trial of the incident of his murder has been finished.

  • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Art exhibition marking the golden jubilee of the title ‘Bangabandhu’

    The people of Bangladesh bestowed the title of ‘Bangabandhu’ on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation on 23 February, 1969.

  • Shyam Benegal

    A conversation with Shyam Benegal

    Acclaimed Indian director Shyam Benegal plans to begin the shooting of his much-awaited feature film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Filming for the Bangladesh-India co-production is expected to begin in November this year and be completed by February next.

  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Shooting of film on Bangabandhu likely to begin in November

    Legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal says he plans to start shooting of a film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by November this year expecting to get it released before the end of ‘Mujib Year 2020-21’.

  • Mujibnagar day observed

    Mujibnagar Day observed

    The Mujibnagar Day was observed through different programmes yesterday, recalling significant memories of the first government of Bangladesh.

  • Bangabandhu: Up close and personal

    Bangabandhu: Up close and personal

    Bangabandhu's 99th birth anniversary was commemorated on March 17, the date with an asterisk mark in our nation's calendar.

  • 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 the political parties.

  • 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”.

  • Bangabandhu holds meeting with Yahya

    The fourth meeting between Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Pakistani President Yahya Khan began and it lasted for two hours. The meeting was held under intense military security.

  • Bangabandhu urges people to carry on agitation

    With the end of the non-cooperation movement's second phase coming closer, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called on his countrymen to continue their fight for freedom.

  • March 7 speech: Youths have so much to learn

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said youths have many things to learn from the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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