As it transpires, the national election will precede the “promised” constitutional reform, thereby deferring to the wisdom of an elected parliament.
Ershad Ali clutched a sliver of hope as he searched for a familiar face among the dead at Chuknagar Bazar.
Even in the leading work of global genocide scholars, the Bangladesh case is either sadly missing or ingeniously presented.
How should a nation memorialise its history?
Almost 50 years after the war, freedom fighter Guerrilla Hafiz is yet to receive state recognition
War leaves its traces everywhere, be it in the form of memories or mass graves.
The resistance during the 1971 Liberation War began in Rangpur early March and it was a full-on war even before the black night of March 25.
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
The resistance during the 1971 Liberation War began in Rangpur early March and it was a full-on war even before the black night of March 25.
On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army officially launched its campaign of genocide in erstwhile East Pakistan, by unleashing death squads that mercilessly killed 7,000 unarmed, innocent Bengalis in one single night.
Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.
The month of March, that saw the ignition of flames of freedom, finally came to an end.
The month of March was near the end. But the barbarity of the Pakistan army was nowhere close to the finish line. It only got worse.
The planning and execution of genocidal brutality in history is marked by efforts to wipe out traces of such acts but surprisingly,
The stage was set, the podium standing tall and ready and the microphones were switched on, waiting to echo the strong voice of the
With people of East Pakistan roaring for the declaration of independence, the suspense of what was to come on the March 7 rally grew. And with it, grew the angst and violence of the Pakistan government.
