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Conflict in Bangladesh is between those wanting to move forward and those wanting to move backward, says Taslima Nasrin
December 24, 2025 10:50 pm
The country has long been burning in the fire of discontent, but this is not because of the conflict between the Awami League and the BNP, not because of the conflict between Hasina and Yunus.
Military Digest | An unsung 1971 battle: the crossing of Madhumati and capture of Kumarkhali
December 07, 2025 1:54 pm
The crossing of the Madhumati river is the widest opposed river crossing in the 1971 war with Pakistan in both the eastern and western sectors, according to military historians.
Who is my neighbour: My neighbours don’t touch my food. But how can we prevent the smell?
November 20, 2025 10:38 pm
I dream of becoming a wood mouse someday. They don’t know religion, caste or creed. They steal paddy sheaves from our fields and feast with them in my neighbours’. Perhaps, then, I would be able to find my neighbour
Explained: Why 1971 still casts a shadow over Bangladesh-Pakistan ties
August 26, 2025 7:11 am
During the first bilateral between the countries in 13 years, Pak Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that all issues pertaining to 1971 had been settled. Dhaka bluntly rejected the claim
Grp Capt Parulkar, IAF legend known for daring POW camp escape during 1971 war in Pak, passes away at 82
August 11, 2025 3:45 am
Parulkar, who had been ailing for some time, breathed his last at his home in Pune on Sunday morning, his family members said. He is survived by his wife Rajlaxmi and two sons Aditya and Sachin.
Politics in Bangladesh: One year after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, it is all agenda and no vision
August 05, 2025 7:43 pm
For Bangladesh, it has been a year of “rule by committees”, including the “reform” commissions which were delegated with the task of formalising the textual aspects of the revolution
With charges against Sheikh Hasina, ICT in Bangladesh has come full circle
June 03, 2025 12:37 pm
The International Criminal Tribunal has previously executed four Jamaat leaders and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader
Sheikh Hasina charged with crimes against humanity: The court in question, what she is accused of
June 02, 2025 11:56 am
Sheikh Hasina crimes charges: The International Crimes Tribunal was formed under a 1973 Act that was meant to prosecute war criminals during the 1971 war with Pakistan. Ironically, it was Hasina who revived it later on.
Amid Delhi-Dhaka rift, can Bangladesh overcome its dark history with Islamabad?
April 22, 2025 4:19 pm
Given the nature of electoral politics, short-termism will always triumph long-termism, and Yunus would be punting on winning the elections, whatever the means and long term consequences
‘Minorities targeted, bid to rewrite history in Bangladesh, take revenge for 1971 events’
January 24, 2025 4:54 pm
Among those sent to jail were veteran Awami League leaders and former Cabinet Ministers: Ramesh Chandra Sen, Narayan Chandra, and Sadhan Chandra Majumdar.
1971 BANGLADESH WAR PHOTOS
Swarnim Vijay Varsh: Air Force’s Suryakiran team holds flypast over Mumbai, Pune & Goa
October 18, 2021 10:21 pm
As part of the ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations, the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF), did a flypast in Mumbai, Pune & Goa. The planes could be spotted at Worli and later at Gateway of India.
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