MARTYRED INTELLECTUALS

The cost of speaking truth to power

The calculated murder of our intellectuals in 1971 has left a permanent wound.

Coping with the mystery of Fardin's death

We can do justice to Fardin’s memory by creating a system that makes sense.

Govt to finalise list of martyred intellectuals by next year

The government took a decision in principle to include names of 1,222 people in the martyred intellectuals list.

President, PM pay tributes to martyred intellectuals

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at Mirpur mausoleum in Dhaka on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day.

Martyred Intellectuals: Still not war heroes

We call them our martyred intellectuals. But these brightest sons and daughters of the soil are not recognised as freedom fighters. Their names are not even included in any government record. Worse, 46 years after independence, the government has yet to make a final list of the intellectuals who were victims of such targeted killing in the final hours of the 1971 Liberation War.

December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023

The cost of speaking truth to power

The calculated murder of our intellectuals in 1971 has left a permanent wound.

December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022

Coping with the mystery of Fardin's death

We can do justice to Fardin’s memory by creating a system that makes sense.

December 13, 2020
December 13, 2020

Govt to finalise list of martyred intellectuals by next year

The government took a decision in principle to include names of 1,222 people in the martyred intellectuals list.

December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018

President, PM pay tributes to martyred intellectuals

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at Mirpur mausoleum in Dhaka on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day.

December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017

Martyred Intellectuals: Still not war heroes

We call them our martyred intellectuals. But these brightest sons and daughters of the soil are not recognised as freedom fighters. Their names are not even included in any government record. Worse, 46 years after independence, the government has yet to make a final list of the intellectuals who were victims of such targeted killing in the final hours of the 1971 Liberation War.

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