It was the British Royal Air Force comet jet that, on January 10, 1972, carried Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to his freed motherland -- the country he had led to independence.

Here was a river that was larger than life, larger than anything I had encountered before. Flowing gloriously and indifferently, the river presented a mythic scale against which I felt terribly puny.

"Joyjatra" begins in a remote village. Even though the Liberation War is already underway, there is a sense of denial regarding the looming danger.

Humayun Ahmed’s Jochna O Jononir Golpo is a timeless classic.

On this day in 1971, Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistan occupation forces following a bloody nine-month war. These pictures were taken in December, 1971.

It was like a radiant dawn shining after a long and dreadful night. The cool wind of freedom was blowing in mid-December 1971.

What has never been discussed is the impact of these memories, the persisting scars they left in people's minds.

Noted actress Dilara Zaman starrer liberation war-based short film titled “Omar Faruk er Ma”, directed by Zahidur Rahman Biplob, is set to release on the month of victory, December. The premiere show of the film will be held at Bangladesh Film Archive on December 3. 

Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition

“The liberation war was terrifying for women and this is why Afsan Chowdhury’s book is crucial. It is important to study our culture to understand the history of our liberation war,” said Professor Sonia Nishat Amin.

A "what it really was" analysis of the 1971 war does not mean the description of the actions of India only. It should also cover their mistakes and failures. The cover of this book claims to be a "definitive story", but its research and narrative are not holistic.

The personal space is the same as the political sphere, the individual on the same strand as the collective. 

Tajuddin Ahmad's interview published in the Dainik Bangla newspaper on December 13, 1972.

Bangladesh War resembles a journalist's diary. Ghosh's tone is neither that of a critic nor a judge.

17 April, 1971. I reached Kolkata from Agartala on the previous day. Word reaches me that Zahir Raihan has also arrived at Kolkata on the same day.

In a live YouTube broadcast, The University Press Limited (UPL) launched their book, An Internal Matter: The U.S., Grassroots Activism and the Creation of Bangladesh, written by Samuel Jaffe, at 7 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

In a live YouTube broadcast, University Press Limited (UPL) launched their book, An Internal Matter: The U.S., Grassroots Activism and the Creation of Bangladesh, written by Samuel Jaffe, at 7 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

Published as early as 1978, Rizia Rahman’s well-acclaimed book, Rokter Okshor, narrates the lives of the women who were forced (directly and indirectly) into prostitution in the post-Liberation War era of Bangladesh. 

Fifty years have now passed since that glorious day in December 1971 when we achieved victory after a battle for nine months.

The idea was to put ourselves face to face with history.