History And Heritage
General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, the architect of Bangladesh’s Liberation War stands as one of the most revered figures in the history of Bangladesh. Known widely as Bangabir (Brave Bengali), he was not merely a military commander but a visionary leader whose strategic foresight, discipline, and moral authority helped transform a fractured resistance into an … 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
Bangladesh Victory Day, observed every year on 16 December, stands as one of the most significant and emotionally powerful days in the history of Bangladesh. It marks the decisive victory of the Bangladeshi people in the 1971 Liberation War, when the Pakistan Armed Forces formally surrendered to the joint command of the Mukti Bahini and … Read more
A short biography of Radharaman Dutta, the Father of Dhamail. Written by Mujibur Rahman Chapter 1: Ancestral Echoes The life of Radharaman Dutta, the revered Baul mystic and “Father of Dhamail songs,” begins long before his own birth. It is rooted in an old, wandering lineage that moved through centuries of migration, duty, and spiritual … Read more
A short biography of the mystic, philosopher and song writer Hason Raja. Written by Mujibur Rahman Chapter 1: The Zamindar’s Son Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury was born at the edge of a changing age in the British Raj. He arrived on 21 December 1854 into a world shaped by landed power, old customs and overlapping … Read more