Liberation War 1971
Kamaruzzaman’s verdict drafted
The Supreme Court has completed drafting the verdict that upheld the death penalty of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for his crimes committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
7 April 2015, 05:43 AM
Verdict to be executed soon: Law minister
Supreme Court verdict upholding death penalty of war criminal Kamaruzzaman will be executed at the earliest possible time, law minister says.
6 April 2015, 04:27 AM
Counsels to meet Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka jail Saturday
Defence lawyers will meet death row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow morning to get necessary instructions from him about his review petition.
3 April 2015, 13:12 PM
The trial is more important than the accused
Here we publish a letter written by Kamruddin Ahmad to the Law Minister on November 21, 1972. Kamruddin Ahmad was a Language Movement hero, politician, lawyer and diplomat.
30 March 2015, 18:00 PM
“I Don't Like Twirling the Baton of Politics”
BEFORE we knew it, it was the year 1970. There were political movements all around. The confrontations of the students and the public of East Bengal had reached their peak.
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM
‘Violent acts to save war criminals’
Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) Vice-Chairman Abu Osman Chowdhury said that violent activities are being carried out in the country to save the war criminals.
28 March 2015, 12:02 PM
Bangladesh's Liberation War -- Documents and History
Here we publish an excerpt from Hasan Hafizur Rahman's introduction to History of Bangladesh War of Independence: Documents, the largest collection of the Liberation War documents.
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Google celebrates Bangladesh Independence Day
The most popular search engine, Google, has outlaid its cover page with green and red portraying the essence of Bangladesh's independence
26 March 2015, 04:36 AM
Govt appeals for Jabbar’s death penalty
The government appealed to the Supreme Court seeking death penalty for convicted war criminal Abdul Jabbar.
25 March 2015, 10:47 AM
Five years, 17 verdicts
The trial of war criminals passes yet another year with two special war crimes courts having delivered eight verdicts so far
24 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Evidence found against 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr’ men
Investigators have primarily found evidence against eight suspected war criminals of Jamalpur for their alleged crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
24 March 2015, 05:52 AM
The independence movement of Bangladesh
DURING the latter half of the last [ 19th] century, when the poet Nabinchandra Sen was a student of Presidency College, the boys from West Bengal used to poke fun at him by calling him a 'Bangal.'
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Can a self respecting nation treat its brave sons like this?
THIS is my first opportunity to speak to an audience after our Independence. I convey my sincere thanks to Bangla Academy for affording me this opportunity.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM
The Path towards Sunrise
Every moment of the night of March 25 in 1971 and the following two-months will always shine brightly in the depths of my memory.
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Genesis of Holocaust
AS you open newspapers you read that East Pakistanis are fleeing their country, taking shelter in refugee camps and dying in thousands from cholera. But why? What is the genesis of this holocaust? Who is responsible for this human misery?
18 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu and the freedom of Bangladesh
OUR nationalist movement that led to the War of Liberation began soon after the creation of Pakistan. Since inception, the Pakistani rulers began maligning our culture to destroy our independent cultural identity.
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
The horrific memories of 1971
WHICH memories of 1971 are horrific? The whole period from March 25 to December 15 was one continuous hell.
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
''The Repression of Bengal''
IN the absence of a political solution the crisis thrown up by the events in East Pakistan can only get worse.
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan Divided
Here we publish Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Sydney H. Schanberg's famous article titled "Pakistan Divided".
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Why they fled Pakistan -- And won't go back
This is my third visit to the India-Pakistan border 60 miles east of Calcutta. The countryside has not changed.
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM