Liberation war was inevitable

Hiren Pandit: If Bangabandhu had fled in this war to drive out the Pakistani aggressors in Bangladesh or had gone underground and tried to run the war like the communist revolutionaries, the military ruler of Pakistan would have had ample opportunity to prove him as a separatist. But after his country was occupied, Bangabandhu declared independe...

Bangabandhu a Freedom-loving Leader of the World

Hiren Pandit:Every country has a great leader in the liberation war. Such as George Washington of America, Lenin of Russia, Mao Zedong of China, Mahatma Gandhi of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam and Bangabandhu for Bangladesh. As the father of the nation, the founder of the state or the liberation war leader, they have always...

Bangabandhu: The man who mapped out our destiny

Shamsad Mortuza: The birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17, 1920, was a momentous occasion that coincided with the changing contours of the subcontinent. Far away from the Great War, which unfurled a complex politics in colonial India and caused the waning of imperial enthusiasm, in a remote village called Tungipara in Gopalgan...

‘The steely resolve of my grandfather to build Sonar Bangla was passed down to my mother’: Sajeeb Wazed

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the 102nd birthday of his grandfather - Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - evokes his dream about Bangladesh, its people. "Let it resonate in every heart and get us closer to the realization of Vision 2041," Joy said in a Facebook post on his verified page toda...

HPM Sheikh Hasina Pays Tribute to Bangabandhu on His Birthday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 102nd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day-2022. She paid homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu, the greatest Bangalee of all times, in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmo...

Bangabandhu's Sacrifice for Freedom of Bengalis, the Heart-touching Childhood of His Children

His childhood was spent under the shade of green trees, enjoying the serene breezes from the rivers of the Madhumati and the Baigar. But while serving the country, he could not make the childhood of his children as fantastic as he had. He had to stay away from his family because of his imprisonment for the conspiracies from the Pakistani junta a...

Historic March 7: Setting a nation on the march

Dr Shamsad Mortuza: It is common for modern-day leaders to use teleprompters, in which words are projected onto transparent beam-splitter mirrors, making their speeches appear impromptu and spontaneous. Bangabandhu, too, had a teleprompter, but his was made not of characters in pixels, but of the real-life characters sitting in front of him. Hi...

The historic March 7 speech is still inspiring us: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is still an inspiration to take the country forward. "The historic March 7 speech is still inspiring us to take the country forward," she said. The prime minister was addressing a ceremony as the chief guest marking ...

The Speech of March 7 was the Declaration of Independence

Hiren Pandit: March 7, 1971, was an unforgettable day in the thousand-year history of the Bengali nation. On March 7, 1971, Dhaka was the city of the slogan, which was heated by millions of people on foot. More than one million freedom-loving people are waiting in the sea of people on the racecourse ground. Just waiting for an announcement or a...

Joy Bangla: A Slogan-A Consciousness-An inspiration

Hiren Pandit: Joy Bangla’ made national slogan. Additionally, teachers and students have been instructed to use the slogan at the end of daily assemblies. The government issued a gazette declaring "Joy Bangla" as the national slogan of Bangladesh. 'Joy Bangla' shall be the national slogan of Bangladesh. People holding constitutional posts...

Six Points, Lahore, February 1966

Syed Badrul Ahsan: When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a public announcement of his Six-Point Plan for regional autonomy, he was essentially envisaging a restructuring of the state of Pakistan. The broad nature of his quest for full autonomy for East Pakistan notwithstanding, the future founder of Bangladesh, as he spelt out the detail...

Awami League pays homage to Bangabandhu on Homecoming Day

Bangladesh Awami League paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the great leader.  The Awami League leaders and activists led by its presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak paid the homage by placing wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of Ba...

When Bangabandhu returned to independent Bangladesh

Hiren Pandit: After he arrived in Dhaka on January 10, millions of people greeted the beloved leader with flowers and tears of joy. After getting the leader back, on January 10, 1972, seven and a half crore Bengalis were overwhelmed with joy and shook the sky of Bengal with the sound of 'Joy Bangla', 'Joy Bangabandhu'. Bangabandhu set foot on ...

Wish my father could see Bangladesh now: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina has said she learned from her father- Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-how to empathise with the deprived, the disadvantaged, and how to dream of building a prosperous future for them. "He (Bangabandhu) dreamt about creating a Sonar Bangla, or Golden Bengal, as our land was known in ancient times. He envision...

The Indian troops left independent Bangladesh in the hands of its elected leader

Approximately one crore Bengalis took shelter in India when the Pakistani junta started crackdown and genocide on the ordinary people in Bengal in 1971. Indian government showed humanity to our ancestors like the Awami League government does to the Rohingyas who were persecuted by the Myanmar army. India also withdrew its troops from Bangladesh ...

Bangabandhu's Initiatives to Build War-torn Bangladesh

Hiren Pandit: Bangabandhu was released from the prison in Pakistan on 8 January 1972 and left for London on 9 January. On the morning of January 10, Bangabandhu made a short break in Delhi and left for Dhaka. The plane touched down at Tejgaon Airport at 3 pm. From there, it took Bangabandhu two and a half hours to reach the Historic Racecourse ...

Bangabandhu built the foundations of Bangladesh- Sheikh Hasina taking it forward

Bangabandhu built the foundations of Bangladesh- Sheikh Hasina taking it forward

Sajeeb Wazed vows to build Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla together

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Wednesday urged all to join hands in building “Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal)” envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “In this month of victory, let us channel all our thoughts and actions towards the same vision of building the Golden Bengal envisio...

Father-Daughter Chemistry in Bangladesh's Development

Pranab Kumar Panday: Bangabandhu was characteristically a strong leader. From a very young age, he was a follower of truth and determined to fight lies. When he was in school at a young age, he once confronted the district education officer and argued about the students' interests. We witnessed his protesting character at different times in his...

Sheikh Hasina Materialising Bangabandhu’s Dream

Hiren Pandit: Bangladesh is celebrating the golden jubilee of her independence. The War of Liberation of 1971 is a glorious chapter in the thousand-year history of the Bengali nation. Our freedom was attained through the nine months of the war in 1971 and with the sacrifice of the fresh blood of 3 million martyrs and the disgrace of two lakh wo...