History And Heritage
Sheikh Hasina is one of the most influential and controversial political figures in South Asia. As the longest-serving Prime Minister in the history of Bangladesh, her leadership has shaped the country’s political trajectory, economic development, foreign relations and democratic discourse for more than two decades. To her supporters, she is a stabilising force, a nation-builder … Read more
Khaleda Zia stands as one of the most influential and polarising figures in the political history of Bangladesh. As the country’s first female Prime Minister and a central figure in its post-military democratic transition, her life story is deeply interwoven with the nation’s struggles, triumphs, and unresolved political tensions. Admired by supporters as a symbol … Read more
Bangladesh has lost one of its most consequential political figures. Begum Khaleda Zia, former prime minister and long-time chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has died aged 80 after a prolonged illness. For decades, her name was inseparable from the story of modern Bangladesh. To supporters, she was a symbol of political resilience and … Read more
A Soldier President Who Reshaped Modern Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad remains one of the most complex and controversial figures in the political history of Bangladesh. Soldier, ruler, politician, poet and power broker, his life spanned colonial India, the upheaval of Partition, the birth of Pakistan, the Liberation War of 1971, and the turbulent decades that … Read more
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad remains one of the most divisive and controversial figures in the history of Bangladesh. To some, he was a seasoned politician shaped by decades of anti-colonial struggle. To most, however, he is remembered as the man who briefly assumed the presidency of Bangladesh in the aftermath of its greatest national tragedy: the … Read more
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
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
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