Md Raihan Raju

The Ashtomashi Badh, or eight-month embankment, historically shaped the southwest coast of Bangladesh into an ek fosholer desh—a single-crop landscape—where peasants cultivated rice once a year using fresh water.

An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals

During the First World War, he served in the Royal British Army, fought in Iraq with the Bengal Infantry (Bengali Paltan), and later joined the 1919 Victory March in London, where he was awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour.

The letter was both personal intimidation and a symbol of the regime’s determination to silence intellectual resistance.

Her commitment to service soon extended beyond medicine.

bul Hashem Mia was a scholar of Political Science and Law, having earned his degrees from Dhaka University.

He continued to provide secret medical care in the Hatirpool slums and other high-risk areas across Dhaka, where the injured could not afford visibility—or delay.

During the Liberation War, his home became a refuge for freedom fighters.