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Rahat Minhaz

Rahat Minhaz is assistant professor of mass communication and journalism at Jagannath University. He can be reached at minhaz_uddin_du@yahoo.com.

Syed Nazrul Islam giving speech on 17 april 1971

Witnessing a nation in the making: A journalist’s journey to Mujibnagar

17 April 2026, 14:35 PM
The Mujibnagar government oath-taking ceremony on April 17 1971 at Baidyanathtala Meherpur 1971 legalized the Bangladesh government-in-exile 1971.
17 April 2026, 14:35 PM
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Genesis of a genocide report

25 March 2026, 00:00 AM
This was the first account of Dhaka University by a foreign reporter reporting from the ground zero of the genocide zone.
25 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Ekushey in the Mirror of Azad

21 February 2026, 16:37 PM
On February 22, The Azad published the news of the student shooting in an eight-column banner headline.
21 February 2026, 16:37 PM
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Tribute / Remembering Mark Tully, the trusted chronicler of 1971

28 January 2026, 00:04 AM
Sir William Mark Tully, well known in the Indian subcontinent as Mark Tully of the BBC, was a friend of Bangladesh.
28 January 2026, 00:04 AM
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The People in 1971

25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
As per the blueprint of Operation Searchlight, the Pakistani army had four key targets in Dhaka city on the fateful night of 25 March 1971.
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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Abul Mansur Ahmad’s 46th death anniversary / A pioneer of modern journalism in South Asia

18 March 2025, 11:30 AM
Ahmad's journalism is overshadowed. He modernised Bangla press via papers like Ittehad after WWI.
18 March 2025, 11:30 AM
What is next after the KUET clash?

What is next after the KUET clash?

24 February 2025, 05:00 AM
With Awami League’s ruthless and barbaric student wing now out of the picture, we had hoped for peace and stability in our educational institutions.
24 February 2025, 05:00 AM
Is calling on the dead the only way to solve the case?

Sagar-Runi murder / Is calling on the dead the only way to solve the case? 

11 February 2025, 12:16 PM
I can still recall the fateful morning of February 11. One of my fellow journalists called and asked me to switch the TV on.
11 February 2025, 12:16 PM
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Media, law enforcement have failed yet another child

Both the law enforcement officials and journalists failed miserably to protect the child’s best interest.
6 February 2025, 11:23 AM
Jagannath University students demands

Jagannath University students’ demands are reasonable

As a teacher, I felt deeply ashamed that a student had to jeopardise their health and life simply to demand safe and accessible housing.
14 January 2025, 11:55 AM
Media freedom in Bangladesh

Challenges to media freedom in post-Hasina Bangladesh

Post-uprising media changes in Bangladesh face setbacks amid ongoing challenges.
10 January 2025, 06:00 AM
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