Liberation War 1971
The Birangona in fiction: ‘1971’ and ‘Talaash’
In this addition to this series, following up on the previous installment’s focus on nonfiction narratives of Birangonas’s lives and experiences, we recall Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s '1971&...
MARCH 11, 1971: In defiance of tyrants
As the non-cooperation movement gained momentum by the day, East Pakistan was literally run under the direct orders of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
MARCH 8, 1971: The day after the thunder
After Bangabandhu's speech the previous day, the winds of the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, had changed.
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...
A friend of Bangladesh passes away
Father Marino Rigon, whose lifetime love affair with Bangladesh began with a trip from Italy in 1953, dedicated his life to working for the Bangladeshi people.
Taramon Bibi to be taken to Dhaka CMH from Rangpur
Bir Protik Taramon Bibi, who was undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rangpur, is set to be taken in Dhaka CMH as her physical condition deteriorated.
War crimes trial to continue: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirms her determination to continue the trial of war criminals and says she is ready to make any sacrifice for the sake of the country and the people.
A tribute: Schanberg who first broke Pak atrocities to the world
The Daily Star is paying a tribute to Sydney H Schanberg, a correspondent of The New York Times who upheld before the world the atrocities of Pakistani military in Bangladesh in 1971 through his...
3 brothers convicted
The war crimes tribunal yesterday convicted three brothers from Habiganj of crimes against humanity and handed down death penalty to one of them and jail until death to the others.
5 Moulvibazar men charged with war crimes
The prosecution presses five specific charges against five persons of Moulvibazar for crimes allegedly committed by them during the Liberation War in 1971.