June 10, 2025 5:48 pm
It is time for India to look beyond the Awami League. It is time to project a fresh, positive image to Bangladeshi voters and work on the best option
June 02, 2025 2:10 pm
The new designs on the banknotes will include artwork of the late painter Zainul Abedin, depicting the Bengal famine during British colonial rule, along with the images of Hindu and Buddhist temples, and historical places.
February 13, 2025 7:17 am
Anti-Hasina protesters have routinely attacked the legacy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and father of the former PM. Why? What role has Bangabandhu played in Hasina’s politics?
February 10, 2025 10:00 am
Thousands of protesters on Wednesday last set fire to the 32 Dhanmondi residence of Rahman in Dhaka.
February 07, 2025 12:39 am
"All those who value the freedom struggle that nurtured Bangla identity and pride are aware of the importance of this residence for the national consciousness of Bangladesh," he said.
February 06, 2025 1:24 pm
Mujibur Rahman’s Home Demolition: Attack on Bangladesh’s iconic national monument reflects anger at Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, a different vision of the country’s struggle for liberation. Here’s how Bangabandhu built his home into the heart of the nationalist struggle against the brutal Pakistani regime
February 06, 2025 10:21 am
The rally in Dhaka was organised against Sheikh Hasina’s scheduled live speech at 9 pm on Wednesday, alongside a broader call dubbed "Bulldozer Procession”.
January 03, 2025 12:02 pm
New textbooks will say that Ziaur Rahman, not Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman, proclaimed Bangladesh independence on March 26
October 10, 2024 7:39 pm
This year’s Durga Puja theme is heavily focused on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his connection with Tripura, the 1971 Liberation War, and the contribution of Indian soldiers at this Tripura club.
August 18, 2024 4:11 pm
As the popular narrative on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Bangladesh Liberation War comes under a cloud, a look at the people and movements overlooked in the writing of the country’s history.
March 26, 2021 7:25 am
The first prime minister of Bangladesh and the architect of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman spent the prime of his youth in room 24 of Baker hostel, while he was a student of Islamia College which is today known as Maulana Azad College in Calcutta. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)