Indomitable March: Indira pledges support for Bangladesh
On March 31, 1971, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi moved a resolution in parliament strongly criticising the military action in Bangladesh.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: The battle of Kushtia
At 4:00am on March 30, 1971, Bangladeshi forces, comprising East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), police and civilians under the leadership of Abu Osman Chowdhury, then a major and commander of the fourth wing of EPR, attacked the Pakistan occupation army in Kushtia from three sides.
29 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: Bangabandhu flown to Karachi
In the evening, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was flown via helicopter from the cantonment, where he was detained, to the Tejgaon Airport. Afterwards, he was flown to Karachi by a special military aircraft.
28 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: Pak atrocity continues
On March 28, 1971, American Consul General in Dhaka, Archer K Blood, sent a telegram to Islamabad and Washington captioned “selective genocide”. He reported that they were “mute and horrified by a reign of terror by the Pakistan military” in East Pakistan. Pointing towards various pieces of evidence, Blood suggested that Awami League supporters and Hindus were being systematically targeted by the martial law administrators.
27 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: Archer K blood’s situation report
American Consul General Archer K Blood in a situation report submitted on March 27, 1971, wrote that according to numerous accounts, including eye witness reports, the Pak military crackdown on Bangalee nationalists has been carried out throughout Dacca swiftly, efficiently (despite heavy resistance from some quarters, including pro-Awami League police and East Pak Rifles), and often with ruthless brutality.
26 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: The gates of hell cast open
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a press statement issued today, called for a general strike throughout Bangladesh on March 27 against the army’s action in certain places in East Pakistan including Saidpur, Rangpur and Joydevpur.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: Final meeting
There was a final meeting between Awami League’s team and Yahya’s advisers on March 24, 1971, at 6:00pm.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indomitable March: ‘Let us hope for best and remain prepared for worst’
The representatives of president Yahya Khan and an Awami League team met twice today.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Freedom Fighters’ Welfare Trust set up
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s government has formed a trust with an initial fund of about Tk 4 crore in both cash and industrial units for the benefit of freedom fighters who had made supreme sacrifices with their blood,
25 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Pakistan should seize historic opportunity: Mujib
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has told two Pakistani journalists who met him recently in Dhaka that Pakistan is hindering progress towards solution to the humanitarian as well as political problems in the sub-continent by deferring recognition of Bangladesh.
24 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Constitution copy will be a handwritten document
The original copy of the constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh will be a handwritten document and will bear the signatures of all members of the Constituent Assembly.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh will attend Colombo Plan meeting
Bangladesh will attend the Colombo Plan Consultative Committee meeting in New Delhi on October 30 as an observer.
22 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 785cr transferred by Pakistani industrialists
About Tk 785 crore in plant and machinery, bank balance and cash have been transferred by the West Pakistani industrialists and big industry houses to West Pakistan on the eve of the liberation of Bangladesh, according to a preliminary survey conducted by the government.
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
PM condoles MCA Hamidur’s death
The Bangladesh Gono Parishad today condoles the death of MCA Hamidur Rahman of Rajshahi. The members stand in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu felicitated
Representatives of different hall unions of the Engineering University today call on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to felicitate him on being awarded the Joliot-Curie medal of the World Peace Council.
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Ganoparishad session resumes today
The general discussion on the constitution bill begins in the Ganoparishad today. Top leaders of the ruling party and at least one MCA from each district are expected to participate in the general discussion.
18 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Greetings from Cuba, Chile
President Allende of Chile and President Fidel Castro of Cuba expressed their good wishes to the people and the government of Bangladesh and high esteem for Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh enters UN as observer
Bangladesh has become a permanent observer of the United Nations, informs a spokesman for UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Problems of every area will be tackled: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today provides assurance that all possible measures would be taken to remove the difficulties confronting people of the northern districts.
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu’s cable to ICRC president
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman urges the president of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva to urgently take up the issue of stranded Bangalees with the authorities in Islamabad to prevent their persecution and arrange their speedy repatriation to Bangladesh.
14 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Save stranded Bangalees from persecution: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a communication to the United Nations Secretary General Dr Kurt Waldheim expresses grave concern over the rapidly deteriorating condition of the stranded Bangalees in Pakistan and seeks his good office’s support in securing their expeditious repatriation.
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Constituent Assembly passes rules of procedure
The Bangladesh Gono Parishad (Constituent Assembly) passes today the rules of procedure with some minor amendments.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Constitution written in martyrs’ blood: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman maintains today that the Gono Parishad (Constituent Assembly) would soon present the country a constitution that would be “a beacon of light to the people”.
11 October 2020, 18:00 PM
AL organising committee suggests constitutional amendments
The Awami League Organising Committee (ALOC) suggests some amendments to the draft constitution, mainly related to fundamental rights,
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Peace prize for Bangabandhu
A World Peace Council Presidential Committee meeting in its closing session awards the highest honour -- ‘Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace’ -- to the leader of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and three more outstanding peace leaders.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Constitution in shortest possible time
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman maintains today that the Gono Parishad (Constitutent Assembly) in its forthcoming session would enact a constitution which would meet the expectations of the people and reflect their hopes and aspirations.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Social evil must be eradicated: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today says in the larger interest of the nation he would not hesitate to take extreme measures against a few.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh may stand on its own feet by next spring
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today presides over a high-level conference relating to the distribution of cotton yarns in the country.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM