Liberation War
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
MARCH 13, 1971: Civilian staff of military warned
As the situation in the then East Pakistan worsened by the day, all employed civilians, on March 13, were ordered to restart their duties at the military establishments by authorities of the martial law.
12 March 2019, 18:00 PM
MARCH 11, 1971: In defiance of tyrants
As the non-cooperation movement gained momentum by the day, East Pakistan was literally run under the direct orders of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
10 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
Anti-Liberation Role: Jamaat torn over apology question
The rift between the young and senior leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami has widened further over renaming the party and apologising to the nation for its role during the Liberation War, say party insiders.
14 February 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
MARCH 31, 1971: Indira Gandhi pledges support
The month of March, that saw the ignition of flames of freedom, finally came to an end.
30 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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
Mash launches quiz competition on Bangladesh Liberation War
An online quiz competition, based on the history of liberation war in Bangladesh, has been launched in a bid to spread the spirit of the War of Liberation among school students across the country.
3 March 2018, 08:52 AM
War crimes evidence found against 11 Khulna men
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal today claimed they found evidence against 11 Khulna men involved in war crimes of 1971.
26 December 2017, 06:03 AM
A war baby's quest to know motherland
When Bangladesh was celebrating its newly-found victory in the 1971 Liberation War against the Pakistan occupation forces, the fight for many rape victims was far from over.
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Memories of a massacre
It was the morning of August 20, 1971, when 25 to 30 Pakistan army men accompanied by their local collaborators entered the predominantly Hindu Laxmipur village of Pabna's Atghoria.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Try Jamaat for crimes against humanity
Experts yesterday called upon the government to ensure trial of Jamaat-e-Islami as an organisation for committing war crimes during the Liberation War.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM
'Fake' FFs enjoying allowances
Many people, who have falsely claimed to be freedom fighters, continue to enjoy government allowances by obtaining court orders, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque told parliament yesterday.
13 November 2017, 18:00 PM
New window for 1971 research
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is preserving all the documents of the war crimes cases that have been disposed of.
9 November 2017, 18:00 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
War trial: Death warrant for Quasem reaches Dhaka jail
The death warrant for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali reaches Dhaka Central Jail around half an hour after the international crimes tribunal issued the warrant.
6 June 2016, 06:47 AM
War crimes: Death for Habiganj man, jail for his 2 brothers
A special tribunal has found three brothers from Habiganj guilty of all the four charges brought against them and handed one death for war crimes. Two of his brothers have been given jail till death.
1 June 2016, 06:26 AM
ICT reading out summary verdict on 3 Habiganj ‘war criminals’
A tribunal in Dhaka starts reading out the summary verdict in a case filed against three war criminal suspects from Habiganj on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
1 June 2016, 04:32 AM
Digital noose to be tightened further
Anyone spreading negative propaganda against the Liberation War or the Father of the Nation, using digital devices, will risk being sentenced to life in prison, according to the draft of a new law.
The draft of Digital Security Act-2016 also stipulates two-year imprisonment for "deliberately" defaming someone or hurting anyone's religious sentiment by publishing or broadcasting something through digital devices.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM