Bangladesh has a history of unaddressed violence.

Neither Jamaat, nor its student wing has ever come clean regarding its role in 1971.

As the year comes to a close, several films are set for theatrical release, with “Nakshikanthar Zamin” (“A Tale of Two Sisters”), directed by Akram Khan, scheduled to premiere on December 27.  

Bangladesh's hard-won independence, achieved through the Liberation War in 1971, remains the most defining political event in our history.

Duronto TV, the nation’s premier children’s television network, is entering its eighth year since its inception. 

'The Hippo Girl and Other Stories' holds up a mirror to a society that judges and ridicules those that do not adhere to its shortsighted vision of a homogenised culture.

Stranger to none, Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai has been a notable figure in the documentation of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. On May 5 this year, “Rise of Nation”-- an exhibition featuring both released and unreleased photos of the artiste commenced in the capital’s Zainul Gallery, situated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the University of Dhaka. 

“We hardly hear people talking about how lucky we are to be an independent nation. How incredible it is that we earned our freedom. Without understanding the trauma and struggles we endured to earn our freedom, the new generation cannot truly appreciate it.”

A review of 'Father of the Nation Bangabandhu' (NRB Scholars, 2024) by ME Chowdhury Shameem and Iwamoto Keita

Review of Anwarul Azim’s book ‘My Life in Tea’ (The University Press Limited, 2023)

While history has never been a one-man show, viewing it through the eyes of influential leaders can lend us a bigger picture.

Can we really believe that this election, regardless of which side wins, offers us any real choice or hope for things to get better?

Eighty-six years after Sayeeda's birth, these facts still resound, underscoring the pivotal role of parenting and support systems in shaping someone's journey, regardless of the societal norms they were born into. However, winning the birth lottery didn’t mean it was easy for Sayeeda; what she accomplished with a camera, paving the way for future generations of female photographers, was nothing short of conquering the Himalayas.

The monsoons have passed. Moti has grown so healthy, so strong and so big that no other cocks even dare to be near him.

The 1971 genocide in Bangladesh is also called the “forgotten genocide”

The government-funded film will revolve around a 16-year-old youth, portrayed by Ridwan Siddique, who walks throughout the country amidst 1971’s Liberation War and about the experiences he gathers on his journey toward freedom.

The genocide that Pakistan’s occupational forces committed in Bangladesh in 1971 has yet to get due recognition.

Much of the reminiscences in The Murti Boys encompass the grittiness of staving off the Pakistanis with little weaponry and a great deal of quick thinking. 

Participants, including the show’s hosts and guests, picked up discarded pebbles, photo frames, children’s artwork, and other knick knacks—all fragile things collected and displayed by the author. 

Iffat Nawaz, together with The Daily Star’s Books & Literary Editor, Sarah Anjum Bari, will discuss the act and impact of processing traumatic memories through writing.