Joya Pati - a hero of our times

Her life was dedicated to protecting and promoting her father's legacy during the ongoing massacre and brutal genocide of by the Pakistani regime in 1971.
16 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Lessons of Freedom

I shall begin with a story, to which I will return again. In 2013, on the occasion of the 37th death anniversary of Maulana Bhashani, I met the vivacious and spirited 84-year old Burhan Uddin in Tangail (passed away in 2014).
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Rokeya's wake-up call to women

In her writing, she makes it clear that men, who have denied women equal opportunities, should take a greater role in establishing gender justice.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Lest we forget: Mohan Mia: An exemplary politician

Yusuf Ali Choudhury, popularly known as Mohan Mia, who passed away on November 26, 1971, was a very influential
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A daughter's tribute

Dr. Shamsul Alam Khan Milon was killed by goons of the military junta near the TSC of Dhaka University at the height of the anti-autocracy movement on November 27, 1990. To mark his 26th death anniversary, his daughter pens an obituary to the man whose sacrifice transformed the anti-autocracy movement into a mass uprising that led to the fall of the autocratic regime.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The Cuban Himalayas

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926. A towering figure during the Cuban
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM