Heroes And Martyrs
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy remains one of the most complex, influential, and often misunderstood political figures in the history of South Asia. A man of formidable intellect, eloquence, and conviction, he stood at the crossroads of colonial India, the birth of Pakistan, and the long struggle for democratic governance in the Muslim world. Revered by some … Read more
History often remembers wars through dates, treaties, and generals. But nations are truly shaped by individuals who, at a decisive moment, choose conscience over comfort and sacrifice over survival. Matiur Rahman was one such individual. A trained fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force, he stood at a moral crossroads during the Bangladesh Liberation War … Read more
Saiful Azam is one of the most extraordinary and underappreciated figures in modern military aviation history. His life reads like an epic novel, shaped by courage, skill, sacrifice, and an unwavering sense of duty that transcended borders. At a time when most fighter pilots served a single nation, Saiful Azam flew combat missions for three … Read more
On the night of 25 March 1971, the history of South Asia took a brutal and irreversible turn. What began as a political dispute within the framework of a newly created nation state escalated into one of the most violent military crackdowns of the twentieth century. Known as Operation Searchlight, this planned and systematic campaign … Read more
In 1971, one of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century unfolded in South Asia. What began as a political crisis following a democratic election in Pakistan escalated into a brutal genocide against the people of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. Over the course of nine months, the Pakistani military and its local collaborators carried out … Read more
Major K M Shafiullah stands as one of the most significant yet understated military figures in the history of Bangladesh. A man shaped by discipline, patriotism, and an unwavering sense of duty, he played a crucial role during the 1971 Liberation War and went on to serve the newborn nation in its most fragile years. … Read more
Major Khaled Mosharraf stands as one of the most complex and tragically misunderstood figures in Bangladesh’s turbulent post-independence history. A decorated freedom fighter, sector commander during the Liberation War of 1971, and a principled officer who believed deeply in constitutional order, his life was cut short at a moment when the nation itself was bleeding … Read more
Abdul Kader Siddique occupies a singular place in the political and moral history of Bangladesh. He is remembered simultaneously as a fearless freedom fighter, a rebel against post-independence authority, and a man who refused to adapt to political convenience. Few figures from the Liberation War era evoke such intense admiration and discomfort in equal measure. … Read more
Few figures in South Asian history evoke as much debate, admiration, and controversy as Ziaur Rahman. To his supporters, he was a fearless freedom fighter, a pragmatic nation-builder, and the man who restored stability to a traumatised country. To his critics, he was a military ruler who altered the ideological foundations of Bangladesh and legitimised … Read more
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stands as one of the most towering political figures in South Asian history. Revered as Bangabandhu—the Friend of Bengal—he is remembered not merely as the founding leader of Bangladesh, but as the embodiment of a people’s long and painful struggle for dignity, self-rule, and national identity. His life story is inseparable from … Read more