1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
MARCH 2, 1971: First flag flies
March 2, 1971 -- a historic day when Bangladesh announced its imminent arrival to the world by waving its flag for the
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
In search of her roots
Her expression began to change as soon as she stepped into the Missionaries of Charity at Islampur in Old Dhaka on Christmas morning. The colourful Christmas decor of the premises could hardly draw her attention.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM
A walk through the Liberation War Museum
Visitors now can learn about the glorious Liberation War of 1971 at much wider spectrum as the Liberation War Museum has been shifted from its old building at Shegunbagicha to its new premises in Agargaon of Dhaka.
14 December 2017, 11:28 AM
Bijoy Itihash app to display country's glorious history
Innovative app "Bijoy Itihash", which would display the glorious historical events that led to the emergence of independent Bangladesh in 1971, is launched.
4 December 2017, 14:30 PM
President, PM pay homage to Armed Forces martyrs
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay rich tributes to the martyred members of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2017.
21 November 2017, 05:11 AM
34 cops honoured for building first armed resistance against Pak army in 1971
Bangladesh government honours 34 retired police officials who built the first armed resistance against the Pakistan occupation forces on March 25 in 1971.
14 November 2017, 14:27 PM
Widow of Meherpur martyred freedom fighter sues ‘Razakar’ for war crimes
Widow of a martyred freedom fighter in Meherpur files a case against a “local Razakar” for his alleged involvement in abduction and killing of her husband during the Liberation War in 1971.
7 November 2017, 16:05 PM
Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away
Abdul Jabbar whose powerful songs inspired the freedom fighters during the Liberation War passes away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 80.
30 August 2017, 04:20 AM
Int’l Criminal Court satisfied with Bangladesh’s war crimes trial
International Criminal Court President Justice Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi expresses her satisfaction over the proceedings of war crimes trials in Bangladesh.
29 June 2017, 12:56 PM
Punishment for distorting Liberation War history
Bangladesh Parliament unanimously adopts a resolution to enact a law for punishing those who will “distort” the country’s history of 1971 Liberation War and the mass killing.
4 May 2017, 18:10 PM
The girl who lies among forgotten 1971 martyrs
If she were alive, she would have been a living with the pride of our glorious Liberation War like any of us.
23 April 2017, 07:29 AM
A forgotten massacre of 1971
Today is April 23. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani occupation army aided by their local collaborators Rajakars went into an orgy of
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Turkish envoy leaves Dhaka amid reports of withdrawal
Turkish envoy to Bangladesh leaves Dhaka amid media reports that he has been withdrawn in response to the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
12 May 2016, 11:01 AM
Nizami's end
Nizami was the highest ranking Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader to be hanged for crimes against humanity in 1971. With his execution, the stigma that we had been carrying for the last 45 years has been removed.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan parliament condemns Nizami hanging
Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
11 May 2016, 12:28 PM
Nizami buried in Pabna
Executed Jamaat ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami is buried at his village home in Santhia upazila in Pabna. Relatives and a few locals attended his namaz-e-janaza held at a madrasa at Monmothpur before he was buried around 7:15am.
11 May 2016, 04:32 AM
Nizami’s profile
War criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's appointment as a minister by the BNP-led government was a slap in the face to our Liberation
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
[WATCH] Justice finally for the death designer’s victims
The nation had to wait for 69 months to witness a long overdue justice is being carried out for the mass murders and rape in 1971 led by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
The legal battle in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Nizami has drawn to a conclusion as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty.
10 May 2016, 06:23 AM
How Pakistan reacted over war criminals’ punishment
Every time an execution of a war criminal took place in Bangladesh, the Pakistan government came up with “questionable comments” on the issue, which is Bangladesh’s internal matter.
9 May 2016, 15:07 PM
Security beefed up at Dhaka jail
Security in and around the Dhaka Central Jail, where death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been kept, was strengthened this afternoon.
9 May 2016, 12:46 PM