1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Liberation War: More foreign friends to be recognised
After a pause of six years, the government will once again formally honour foreign personalities and institutions who stood by Bangladesh during its War of Independence in 1971.
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Nation observes one-minute 'blackout' marking 'Genocide Day'
For the third successive year, the nation observed a one-minute 'blackout' programme on Monday night, marking the 'Genocide Day'.
25 March 2019, 12:42 PM
Digital map highlighting torture centres and mass graveyards
For the first time in Bangladesh, a digital map has been developed pinpointing torture centres and mass graveyards to expose the magnitude of the genocide carried out by the Pakistan occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971.
22 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Yahya in town
On this day in 1971, all offices and businesses remained shut in continuation of a peaceful movement.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Songs of freedom
A nation waited with bated breaths days before Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's soon-to-be historic rally to be held at Race Course ground.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Artistic way to recall 1971
Craftsman Dhananjoy Roy has turned his thatched hut in a remote village of Nilphamari into a mini Liberation War museum.
21 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The tigress of Sundarbans
A rifle slung on her back, grenades stashed in her pockets, and a five-month-old baby in her arms was how freedom fighters in the Sundarbans witnessed as Khurshid Jahan joined them in the Liberation War in 1971.
16 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Crimes Against Humanity in 1971: 5 Patuakhali men get death penalty
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday found five Patuakhali men guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 and sentenced them to death.
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM
War Crimes: Verdict on 5 Patuakhali men today
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its verdict in a case filed against five Patuakhali men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM
HC questions legality of FF’s minimum age
The High Court questions the legality of the freedom fighters’ minimum age, 12 years and six months, fixed by the government earlier in January this year.
15 July 2018, 13:47 PM
Demeaning war martyrs: Khaleda denied bail
Now in jail for about six months, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been denied bail in a case filed over demeaning Liberation War martyrs.
15 July 2018, 12:09 PM
1971 War Crimes: BNP leader arrested in Habiganj
Law enforcers arrested a BNP leader in Habiganj town yesterday, hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued an arrest warrant against him in a war crimes case.
23 May 2018, 18:00 PM
BCL leader files sedition case against Chittagong University teacher
A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Chittagong filed a sedition case against a teacher of Chittagong University today for allegedly making derogatory observations about Liberation War and Bangabandhu, in an article.
17 May 2018, 09:15 AM
Mymensingh Al-Badr Bahini chief Riaz Uddin Fakir gets death for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentences Riaz Uddin Fakir of Mymensingh to death for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
10 May 2018, 06:44 AM
MARCH 30, 1971: Pakistan air force bombs Kalurghat radio station
The month of March was near the end. But the barbarity of the Pakistan army was nowhere close to the finish line. It only got worse.
29 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Nation observing Genocide Day
The nation is observing the 'Genocide Day' in a somber mood today, commemorating the brutalities and cowardly attacks carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971.
25 March 2018, 08:06 AM
Memoirs of '71
She was the first woman in her village Boro Tajpur to have completed matriculation and move to Kolkata for pursuing higher education. When the everyday commute to the heart of Kolkata and got too difficult, her family a decided to send her to Dhaka to stay with her brother Abdul Bari and continue her college education. A decision that changed her life, forever!
19 March 2018, 18:00 PM
War crimes evidence found against 3 Habiganj men
Investigation agency have found evidence against three Habiganj men including a former upazila-level Awami League leader over their alleged involvement in crimes during the country’s Liberation War.
8 March 2018, 07:43 AM
MARCH 7, 1971: The thunder roars
The stage was set, the podium standing tall and ready and the microphones were switched on, waiting to echo the strong voice of the
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
MARCH 6, 1971: Tension builds up as March 7 rally nears
With people of East Pakistan roaring for the declaration of independence, the suspense of what was to come on the March 7 rally grew. And with it, grew the angst and violence of the Pakistan government.
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM