In 1948, his historic demand in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly that Bangla be recognised alongside Urdu ignited the first spark of what would later become the Language Movement.

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

An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals

When the Liberation War erupted in 1971, Dr Alim transformed his medical chamber into a place of refuge.

Since 1971, successive governments have repeatedly pledged to compile a complete list of martyred intellectuals.

At dawn on 16 December, Rashid Talukder set out to take photographs with Michel Laurent, an American photographer from the Associated Press.

Because the image was published, Naib Uddin’s life came under threat.

Our stomachs often remain empty—not because we do not work hard, but because life is unfair

Though Muslims of undivided Bengal used to view music and dance as Hindu traditions and distanced themselves from them, they warmly embraced Abbasuddin's Islamic songs written by Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Men who once harvested rice now drive auto-rickshaws along the asphalt.

In the markets of North Bengal, the Rabidas community has long endured prejudice, their cobbler’s stools passed from one generation to the next.

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.

It has been a year since Bangladesh freed itself from the murderous clutches of a tyrannical regime that had made corruption the rule of business, extreme arrogance of power the norm, and brutal repression its operational style.

The Daily Star (TDS): What is the current status of the Labour Reform Commission and its activities?

I did not personally know Tajuddin Ahmad, but he was a contemporary of ours, and the politics he practised was within the Awami League—though there were different strands within the party.

I first met Tajuddin Ahmad—or Tajuddin Bhai, as I knew him—in the 1960s, during the pre-Liberation period. After I joined the Awami League, Bangabandhu told me to meet Tajuddin Ahmad, as he would answer all my questions on politics and the party, and that he possessed deep knowledge of both politics and people.

The gig economy is rapidly reshaping urban life, yet digital labour platforms fail to provide adequate support to the workers who keep this economy running.

In the shadows of booming remittance flows and the quiet resilience of Bangladesh’s labour diaspora, a disturbing reality persists: numerous Bangladeshi female migrant workers, particularly those employed as domestic help in Gulf countries, are returning home in coffins.

When the traditional haor song Lechur Baganey (“In the litchi orchard…”) was repurposed as an “item song” in a recent Bengali film, it sparked an outpouring of debate among music lovers and across social media platforms.

Dr Rebecca Prentice, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex, has studied garment workers’ health and labour rights for over two decades.