The Daily Star3d
‘When a government refuses to go, people accept it until they don’t’
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Fourth Amendment of the constitution that paved the way for a one-party rule in Bangladesh under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Author and researcher Mohiuddin ...
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History Revisited: the Mass Upsurge of 1969
In Dhaka, it was already becoming clear that the trial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 34 other Bengalis in the Agartala Conspiracy Case was beginning to unravel. Students of Dhaka University had ...
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Liberation War Sector Commander KM Shafiullah dies at 91
In 1975, as army chief, Shafiullah was in command when a group of military officers assassinated then-president Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most members of his family. Following the ...
Dhaka Tribune5d
BSMMU gets new director
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)'s new Director (Hospital) Brigadier General Abu Noman Mohammad Mosleh Uddin assumed his duties yesterday. He replaced the recently outgoing Director ...
Bangladesh's First Army Chief K M Shafiullah Passes Away At 90
Dhaka: Bangladesh's first Army chief and sector commander of the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan Maj Gen (retd.) K M ...
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Mujib`s powers
DACCA: Members of the ruling Awami LeaguehavevotedtogiveBangladeshPremier Sheikh Mujibur Rahman blanket powers to deal with problems facing the country. An ...
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha3d
Ziaur Rahman showed right path for country's development: Alal
In the prayer, the sound health of Ziaur Rahman's wife and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was also sought. Referring to the fallen fascist government led by Awami League, Alal said Sheikh ...
Newsweek4d
Billal Rahman
Billal Rahman is a Live News reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in foreign affairs and U.S. politics. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent. He has covered the British Post ...
Los Angeles Times5d
A new Anne Frank biography takes a generous view of the liberties taken with her legacy
The 2003 movie “Anne B. Real,” based on “The Diary of Anne Frank” but set in East Harlem, is “the coming of age story of a young female rapper, who finds her inspiration” in the ...
The Indian Express3d
In hiding, Bangladesh’s Awami League top brass connect with Sheikh Hasina, wait for ‘rule of law’ to return
📌 A three-term Awami League MP’s home in Dhaka and his ancestral estate were ransacked on the evening of August 5, 2024, the day Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee. His farm, office buildings, and ...
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last remaining corruption case against her, paving the way for the BNP Chairperson to contest elections.