Bangladesh on the Brink Illegitimate Rule and Foreign Interference Threaten National Survival

Bangladesh, born amid the bloodshed of 1971, now teeters on the brink of a profound crisis in 2024–2025. The nation, once forged through immense sacrifice, courage, and moral resolve, faces not merely a governance challenge but a total collapse of order, security, and national purpose. Civil strife, economic instability, and growing insecurity haunt daily life, leaving citizens vulnerable and institutions weakened.

The First Document of the 1971 Genocide: The Report That Changed History

On June 13, 1971, a single report published in the United Kingdom’s The Sunday Times changed the history of South Asia. The report exposed to the world stage the brutal attack carried out by the Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh). The reporter’s family was forced to flee at the time, and with this report began a journey that would turn the course of history.

Liberation War Sculptures Vandalized Nationwide, No Initiative for Restoration

While traveling from Dhaka to Savar, just after crossing Hemayetpur Bazar, one’s eyes get stuck on a crumpled and broken sculpture. The sculpture titled “Bijoy Jatra (Victory March)”, created by Esanul Ahsar Khan Mithu, once depicted the upright torsos of two freedom fighters standing with chests held high. After being vandalized following August 5, 2024, the collapsed torso sculptures have still not been removed from the site. Every time someone passes by, it seems the very purpose is to repeatedly show these portraits of freedom fighters being dishonored.

President Pays Tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial on the Great Victory Day

Those whose blood brought an end to two decades of Pakistani rule and gave rise to an independent Bangladesh on the world map—the nation is remembering with deep reverence the heroic sons on the 54th anniversary of the Bengalis’ victory in the Liberation War.

Punishment for Liberating the Country Architects of the 1971 Victory to Spend a Second Victory Day in Prison

Several freedom fighters and organizers of the Liberation War who received recognition for their heroic roles in the great Liberation War of 1971 will spend Victory Day in prison for the second time this year. Many former ministers, members of parliament, and political leaders who served during the ousted Awami League government are currently incarcerated in political cases filed over the July–August movement of 2024.

Victory Day Today A Name Secures Its Place on the World Map — “Bangladesh”

Today, December 16, is the Great Victory Day—the milestone day when the name “Bangladesh” was established on the world map as an independent territory. On this day, after nine consecutive months of the Liberation War that began in March 1971, the Pakistani occupying forces surrendered at the Racecourse Ground in Dhaka (present-day Suhrawardy Udyan). The name “Bangladesh” was inscribed on the world stage.

Why did the interim government cancel the Victory Day parade for two consecutive years?

From the first week of December, preparations for Victory Day celebrations begin in Bangladesh. Almost every year, as part of these celebrations marking the country’s Victory Day on December 16, a parade ceremony is held at the National Parade Ground.

Intellectual Killings and the Razakar Issue in the Accounts of Two Defeated Generals

The victims’ hands were tied behind their backs. The number was 125. Some bore bayonet wounds on their bodies, some showed signs of strangulation, and some were killed by gunfire. The location was a field on the outskirts of Dhaka city.

Attack and Vandalism at Baul Music Gathering in Sherpur

An atmosphere of fear prevails among local residents following an attack and vandalism at a Baul music gathering in Ganevruyapara village of Pakuria Union in Sherpur Sadar Upazila. The Baul music programme, organised in a freshly harvested paddy field beside the house of Shamim Driver at around 11:00 pm on Thursday night, was abruptly brought to a halt after coming under sudden attack. Even two days after the incident, the area has not returned to normal.

Chhatra Dal–Shibir Clash in Pabna Over Calling Ghulam Azam and Nizami ‘Patriots’

Activists of Chhatra Dal created a commotion at a Martyred Intellectuals Day programme in Pabna, protesting remarks that described Ghulam Azam and Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami as “sun sons and patriots” of the country in the Great War of Independence. The incident took place on Sunday (December 14) in the morning at the Abdus Sattar Auditorium of Government Edward College.