AUGUST 15, 1971. On that day, after midnight, then East Pakistan's sea and river ports were attacked with mines one after the other. Occupation forces, shaken, sent out SOS signals to the whole world.

AFTER a brief lull in terrorist bombing and arson attacks, the streets of the capital city and other rural places are again turning to theatres of violence and arson attacks.

THAT the United States (US) has put limitations on what actions the allied forces will perform in Afghanistan under the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) leaves much to be desired, at least as long as the new Afghan government is concerned.

TWENTY years ago, thousands of delegates left the historic Fourth World Conference on Women on a high. The overwhelming feeling was that we had won a great victory for gender equality.

Luiz Suarez does not bark; he bites. The Uruguay striker seems to have a clear hunger for goals and opponents. Banned or fined, Suarez keeps biting.

Fidel Castro had prior knowledge that US President John F Kennedy was about to be killed, according to a new book by a retired CIA analyst.

Former chief of the Indian army's eastern command Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob yesterday said it was the freedom fighters’ gallantry that liberated Bangladesh from Pakistan occupation.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, still reeling from the shock of Saturday's grisly attacks, yesterday blamed the government for the bloody string of grenade attacks and gunshots that killed 19 people and wounded 200.

Detectives are baffled by Saturday's attempt to assassinate Leader of the Opposition and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and frontline leaders of the main opposition party by raining grenades on her rally and firing indiscriminately at her vehicle.

The grenades hurled at the Awami League (AL) rally yesterday are usually used by the military, but insurgents also carry those, said an officer of the Rapid Action Battalion-2 (Rab).

Ivy Rahman, women affairs secretary of the Awami League (AL), lost her both legs in yesterday's grenade attacks on a party rally.

Ivy Rahman, women affairs secretary of the Awami League (AL), lost her both legs in yesterday's grenade attacks on a party rally.

Leader of the Opposition Shiekh Hasina blamed the BNP-led coalition government for yesterday's bomb and gun-attacks that she had narrowly escaped and demanded its immediate resignation. "When the bombs were hurled, my leaders and workers shielded me in such a way that I could escape the attacks," Hasina, also president of the main opposition Awami League (AL), told the BBC Bangla Service last night.