How Dhaka's guerrillas seized airwaves to announce before Indians 1971 war victory

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- On Dec 16, 1971, Dhaka was a city on the edge of jubilation. The streets overflowed with people celebrating the victory in the Liberation War, but the city's radio station remained c... Read More

Jamaat chief Shafiqur blames Pakistan's 'stubbornness' for 1971 war, slates Awami League

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, has said that the 1971 Liberation War became inevitable because of what he described as the "obstinacy" of Pakistan's ruling authorities. Spea... Read More

Experts warn that ruling Hadi attack as a 'one-off' ignores broader electoral risks

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The attempt on the life of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, has ignited criticism after Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin described the incident as an "is... Read More

Election code under scrutiny as National Memorial becomes campaign stage on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Supporters of several political leaders have been accused of breaching the electoral code of conduct by chanting slogans and displaying campaign material while paying tribute at Sava... Read More

Operation Madunaghat Substation: Strikes that snuffed out Chattogram power supply during 1971 war

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- In the summer of 1971, amid the Liberation War, one of the boldest operations in Chattogram targeted the Madunaghat Substation, a critical node distributing electricity from Kaptai H... Read More

Police search for former MP Selim Osman at his business firm

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Police have raided the business firm of former lawmaker AKM Selim Osman, who stands accused in several murder cases filed following the July Uprising, looking for him. A team from t... Read More

Chief justice, SC judges pay tribute to Liberation War martyrs at National Memorial

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has led the judges of the Supreme Court in paying tribute to the martyrs of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Sava... Read More

Students end 8-hour siege of CU administrative building

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The protesters at Chittagong University have suspended their sit-in programme after keeping the university's administrative building under lock and key for eight hours protesting the... Read More

Foes of freedom 'want to raise their heads,' says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Those who never wanted Bangladesh's independence in 1971 are now trying to "raise their heads" again, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He said, "The foes of o... Read More

On the threshold of election in a new reality, Victory Day stands as both remembrance and resolve

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- On a winter morning in 1971, the Pakistani forces surrendered, and the red and green flag of Bangladesh soared over a liberated land. The nation's independence was won at the cost o... Read More

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