The Bangladesh Army stands as one of the most respected and resilient military institutions in South Asia. Forged in the crucible of the Liberation War of 1971, it represents not only a fighting force but a symbol of sacrifice, discipline, and national pride. From the muddy battlefields of the War of Independence to modern peacekeeping … Read more
A Systematic Attempt to Silence a Nation’s Mind The history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971 is one of courage, sacrifice, and unimaginable loss. Among the darkest chapters of that nine-month struggle stands the systematic killing of Bengali intellectuals — an act not of battlefield necessity, but of calculated cruelty. This was not random violence. … Read more
The 1970 Pakistan General Election stands as one of the most consequential democratic events in South Asian history. It was the first general election based on universal adult franchise in Pakistan, and paradoxically, it became the last election that the country would hold as a united state. What should have been a triumph of democracy … 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
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
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