The Pakistan army had occupied Nagarbari Ghat, an entrance to North Bengal on April 9. They marched into Pabna on April 10, setting fire to houses beside roads. In retaliation, the EPR, police and Ansar moved to the north and set up 30 to 40 bunkers on both sides of Paikarhaat village to fight against occupational forces.

Freedom fighter Abdur Rahman said that the construction of the house will destroy the sanctity of the place. 

“We were tied together with a few other locals and beaten mercilessly," said Parvez. "Right before our eyes, some were tortured and suffocated to death by the Pakistan army supporters and their bodies were dumped in an abandoned hole next to the high school," he said.

The collaborators of the occupation army killed 200 innocent Bangalees at the directive of the Pakistan army just there. Of the 200, 100 were killed on April 12.

Ambassadors, high commissioners, mission chiefs, charge d’ affaires and other envoys from different countries attended the iftar.

The delegation, led by AK Abdul Momen, attended two sessions in Washington DC on Tuesday to discuss the US investment in Bangladesh.

According to sources, around 15,000 people were killed at Gallamari. The place was filled with human corpses, skulls and bones.

Her long tale of misfortune started from 1971. During the war, she was picked up from her work place and raped by the Pakistan army. They left her in an unconscious state, scarred for life.

A group of EPR (East Pakistan Regiment) members attacked the occupational convoy on Dhaka-Tangail Road. It was the first armed resistance outside Dhaka and Gazipur. After which, the Pakistan forces sought revenge by killing more than 100 people, including villagers, EPR members and freedom fighters.

The MoEFCC is implementing the Formulation and Advancement of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in Bangladesh project with support from UNDP and funded by the Green Climate Fund.

He was speaking as chief guest at a dialogue organised by the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) of the Prime Minister's Office, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) titled “Sustainable Development in the Context of Post-Pandemic and Climate Vulnerability: PPP's Role, Prospects and Challenges in Bangladesh” at a city hotel.

At present, Southern University has 15 programmes under three faculties.

In a statement today, they said the land ownership of the indigenous in the plain land is determined by the customary law of the country.

As a run up to World Water Day on March 22, PepsiCo’s philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, Brac announced the culmination of their project to provide clean water access to underserved communities in Bangladesh.

Groundwater has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives and be the world’s insurance policy against climate change, according to a report.

The event was held on March 11 in the light of International Women’s Day (IWD). Nine strong and empowered women received prestigious recognitions in the event for their exemplary role in breaking gender biases in the digital space under eight categories.

The varying instances of entrapment and exploitation, and their harrowing but inspirational details of escape, reintegration, and empowerment exhibited the jarring and stark reality of the hardships endured by human trafficking survivors in Bangladesh, especially women.

Development experts have underscored the need for preserving the history of women’s contribution to lead sustainable development in Bangladesh, said a press release.

This year the global theme for the day was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. The event was organised by the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the university auditorium.

The initiative came as part of the Livelihoods Improvement of the Urban Poor (LIUPC) Project, financed by the UK government together with the Bangladesh government and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).