1971
One of the largest massacres in a day in world history
Today is May 20, the historic Chuknagar Genocide Day. During the liberation war, on this fateful day in 1971, the Pakistani occupying army killed more than 12,000 innocent people including women and children at different places of Chuknagar.
Why is there negligence in establishing the Mujibnagar Liberation War Memorial Center
Every year on April 17, we remember the Mujibnagar Government. In 1971, during the Liberation War, the first government of Bangladesh took oath at Baidyanath Tala in Meherpur. Later, the place was named Mujibnagar in honor of the founding father of independent Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The proposal for establishing the 'Mujibnagar Liberation War Memorial Center' was put forward by the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. Although the project was proposed in 2021, no work has started on it yet. According to sources from the ministry, it has been learned that the implementation period of the proposed project, which was put forward to the Planning Commission in 2021, was set from January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024. This means that there are only two months left until the deadline for the implementation of the project ends. In the proposed and precarious situation, the project has almost exhausted its implementation deadline.
PM for building hunger-poverty free prosperous 'Sonar Bangla'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen to work together with the government for building a non-communal, hunger-and poverty-free, developed and prosperous 'Sonar Bangla' cum 'Smart Bangladesh' as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Indira-Tajuddin meeting unveils grand plan for Liberation War
After the commencement of horrifying mass killings in Dhaka, Tajuddin Ahmad arrived at the Indian border of Chuadanga late on March 30, navigating through a long and treacherous route. Accompanying him at the time was the then Awami League leader, Barrister Amir-ul Islam. Upon reaching the Indian border area that evening, they had a discussion with the Regional Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF), DIG Golak Mazumdar. Following initial discussions, they traveled to Kolkata, where they met with BSF Chief F. Rustamji.
PM promises to build Sonar Bangla
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her promise to make Bangladesh a prosperous Sonar Bangla in the spirit of independence. The premier wrote about this promise in the visitors' book at the premises of the National Memorial on Tuesday (March 26) after paying tribute to the brave martyrs of 1971.
Independence Day celebration now turns into a commodity
Mujahidul Islam Selim is a veteran leftist politician from Bangladesh. He was a former president of Bangladesh Communist Party and has been associated with left-leaning politics since his student days. He played a significant role in the Liberation War of 1971 and served as the president of a student union. In independent Bangladesh, he was elected as the vice president of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) in its first election after liberation. He studied economics at Dhaka University. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1993, he has held various leadership positions within the Bangladesh Communist Party, either as the general secretary or president. Currently, he serves as a member of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Communist Party. Recently, he discussed various trends and transformations regarding the celebration of Independence Day in an interview with Rahat Minhaz, Assistant Professor of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Jagannath University. On March 23 in 2024, the interview took place over Zoom.
Nation set to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow
Various elaborate programmes have been chalked out at the national level to celebrate the he 54th National Independence Day tomorrow (March 26) in a befitting manner.
Historic March 7 being observed
The 53rd anniversary of the historic speech delivered by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on March 7, 1971, is being observed on Thursday.
Bangabandhu's March 7 speech and composition of my poem
Fifty-three years ago, on March 7th, 1971, the Father of the Nation and the visionary leader of the liberation struggle, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, delivered a historic speech at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan (formerly known as Racecourse Maidan).
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