Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
The war that we need to know so much more about
Our Liberation War is something we are proud to talk about, read about, and reminisce about but have not done much research on.
Martyred Intellectuals Day / Relevance of Munier Choudhury’s thoughts on theatre
The relevance of Munier’s work today is owing to how he related with his language, Bangla.
Remembering shaheed Rumi
His name was Shafi Imam Rumi. Born on 29 March, 1951 Rumi was barely 20 years of age in 1971. This larger-than-life character is one of many who embraced martyrdom in their attempt to gift our precious freedom. Rumi had secured third position in the matriculation exam under the national education board in 1968. In 1971, he just got admitted to BUET (Engineering College at that time) and was already enrolled into IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). Just one flight and he could have been away from the war, but Shafi Imam Rumi chose not to.
Have we been able to establish a state different from Pakistan?
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
52 Years of Bangladesh's Independence / The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
52 years of independence / Stories that we tell ourselves
How should a nation memorialise its history?
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
Snapshots from 1971
On this day in 1971, Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistan occupation forces following a bloody nine-month war. These pictures were taken in December, 1971.
Give Guerrilla Hafiz his due recognition
Repeated failure to recognise his ultimate sacrifice is an affront to our history
Jamaat’s moneyman Mir Quasem executed
Mir Quasem Ali, who led ruthless militia Al-Badr in Chittagong to commit crimes against humanity in 1971, is hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail.
War crimes: Quasem seeks deferral of review hearing
Convicted war criminal Mir Quasem Ali files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking two-month deferment on his review hearing against the judgement that upheld his death penalty.
All-out efforts on to hunt down killers: PM
Pointing the finger at the BNP-Jamaat clique for all the recent secret killings in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the intelligence and law enforcement agencies are out there to track down the culprits.
War criminal Shamsuddin appeals against death penalty
Convicted war criminal Shamsuddin Ahmed files an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging the death penalty handed to him for war crimes committed during 1971.
[WATCH] Justice finally for the death designer’s victims
The nation had to wait for 69 months to witness a long overdue justice is being carried out for the mass murders and rape in 1971 led by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. The legal battle in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Nizami has drawn to a conclusion as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty.
Statement on Nizami verdict: Bangladesh govt hands Pakistan envoy protest letter
Foreign ministry hands ‘strongly-worded’ protest letter to Pakistan envoy in protest against the country’s statement on Supreme Court verdict dismissing the review plea of condemned war criminal and Jamaat leader Nizami. Bangladesh terms the May 6 Pakistan statement "unacceptable".
War trial: Jamaat calls hartal as SC upholds Nizami’s death penalty
Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to Jamaat-e-Islami amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for crimes committed against humanity in 1971. Protesting the ruling, Jamaat calls a countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday.
‘Khaleda still loyal to Pakistani forces’
The Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee strongly criticises BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s recent statement on the number of martyrs during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
195 Pak army men to be tried for war crimes: Minister
The government will take initiatives to bring the 195 Pakistani army personnel from the country and try them for war crimes in Bangladesh, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
