On March 25, 1971, the army occupation of East Pakistan turned into a genocide. On the late afternoon of March 25, the political confusion ended abruptly when the last President of united Pakistan, Yahya Khan, suddenly flew home to West Pakistan. Just prior to mid-night when the city was about to s
The arms struggle continued for about nine months, and it got massive support from its neighboring country India. In this world, it was never a problem for a struggling nation to receive support from other countries. The Cambodians provided sanctuaries to the Vietcong in Vietnam and the Indians pro
On March 3, 1971, Yahya Khan. President of Pakistan, visited Dhaka and met with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to discuss the future of the country. They had a couple of meetings. Sheikh Mujib was so far successful in keeping the mass frustration channelled towards socially acceptable movements.
Today, March 17, 2021, the people of Bangladesh are commemorating the 101-birthday of the Founding Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Politicians, writers, historians, and activists will highlight different aspects of his political philosophy, strategies, and activisms he had demonstrated during his lon
August 15 has become a national mourning day of Bangladesh and it will remain so forever. This day will be solemnly observed across the country. Forty five years ago, a young group of military personnel of newly independent Bangladesh brutally killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Founding Father of th
Please don't give me any news of death What matters with the numbers .... A mother lost a son A brother lost a brother ... Mankind lost mankind .... — SYED SHAMSUL HUQ On March 25, 1971, the army occupation of East Pakis
Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, celebrated the 100th birthday of its founding father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on March 17, 2020. In 1971, inspired by their leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, people fought an armed struggle against the occupied Pakistani army and earne
In recent decades, illicit drug abuse has become a recurrent phenomenon of many countries of the world with massive socio-economic and human consequences. In May of last year, Bangladesh started a 'war on drugs' after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared a zero-tolerance policy against illegal dru
