Shamsuddoza Sajen

Soviet Chargé D’affaires V. Popov calls on Bangabandhu at his official residence. Popov tells newsmen that matters connected with Bangabandhu’s forthcoming visit came up for discussion.

Bangabandhu warns the government officials against tardiness in attendance and says that Bangladesh has achieved its independence through the blood and tears of millions of countrymen and the government will not allow any lethargy on the part of the officials to stand in the way of national development.

“The government of Bangladesh has nothing to hide,” comments Vittorio Winspeare-Guiccardi, UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Humanitarian Problems, after a meeting with Bangabandhu today afternoon.

In the morning Bangabandhu meets Maulana Bhashani at PG Hospital where the Maulana was admitted the day before for treatment. Bangabandhu spends half an hour with Bhashani, sits on his bedside and enquires about his health. Seeing Bangabandhu, the Maulana exclaims: “You have come. May Allah grant you a long life.”

Bangabandhu calls for “committing ourselves to a strategy of total mobilisation of our resources, human and material”.

Bangabandhu returns to Dhaka today morning after completing his two-day official visit to Kolkata. Bangabandhu on his arrival is given a hearty welcome by his cabinet colleagues, heads of diplomatic missions, MCAs, Awami League party and student leaders and a welcoming crowd.

Bangabandhu and Indira Gandhi today conclude their talks with the complete understanding of cooperation in all spheres between the two countries, particularly in the economic recovery of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is accorded a hearty welcome on his arrival in Kolkata this morning on a two-day visit.

A fund titled ‘Prime Minister’s Relief Fund’ has been opened for collection of donations from philanthropic persons and organisations for relief in Bangladesh.

Ten nations announce their recognition of Bangladesh, thus bringing the total number of countries recognising the new republic so far to 30. The latest list is made up of Britain, Norway, West Germany, Denmark, Israel, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Finland, Sweden and Austria.

Bangabandhu issues an order asking government officials to attend office timely. He warns them of strict action if they are absent and negligent in performing their duties.

Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, C-in-C, Eastern Command of India, calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his official residence. Aurora was accompanied by Maj Gen BN Sarkar.

In a meeting with government officials, Bangabandhu urges them to dedicate themselves to the service of the people. He reminds them that they are not masters but servants of the people.

In a 45-minute-long meeting with Bangabandhu at the Prime Minister’s official residence, the World Bank President Robert S.

Bangabandhu’s arrival on January 10, 1972, truly completed Bangladesh’s struggle for freedom, and the state building efforts of the new-born country got momentum. Bangabandhu in his 10 January speech at Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) outlined the guiding principles of Bangladesh as a nation-state: democracy, socialism and secularism.

It was 5:00am on January 9, 1972. London was fast asleep and the weather was frosty.

The peripatetic life story of centenarian Mohammed Shamsul Huq depicts the less-discussed history of Muslim migrants—arriving in hope or leaving in despair—during the tumultuous 20th century. The extraordinary research work Bengal Diaspora: Rethinking Muslim Migration is a welcome effort in filling this gap. The book weaves together threads of experiences of Muslim migrants like Shamsul Huq, who migrated from and settled within the Bengal delta region after 1947.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected ...

Did you know that the famous Bara Katra, located in the old quarters of Dhaka city, was built to be an exact replica of the garden of paradise? It is also little known that its patron Mughal Prince Shah Shuja (1616–1661AD) was not satisfied with the structure and thus ordered it to be used as a caravanserai instead.

Dr Md Shahjahan Mian, Professor of the Department of Bengali, Dhaka University talks to Shamsuddoza Sajen and Moyukh Mahtab about the importance of studying and preserving old Bengali manuscripts to write a comprehensive history of the Bengali speaking region.