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We don’t know defeat: Bangabandhu's speech on 10th January

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech on 10th january 1972 at the then Racecourse ground. The translations has been done by Professor Rashid Askari: At first, I remember the students, the labourers, the peasants, the intellectuals, the soldiers, the police, the people, the Hindus and the Muslims of my Bangladesh who were killed. I, wishing...

10 January 1972: Liberator Reunites with His People

Liberty was in the air. The chant of “Joy Bangla”, in bold voices, reverberated at Tejgaon old airport and its surrounding areas on a chilly afternoon of January 10, 1972. Minutes after the daybreak, emotion choked tens of thousands of newly freed Bangalees of his Bangladesh gathered there, even after knowing that the Father of the ...

When Participation Is Denied: The Systematic Exclusion of the Awami League from Bangladesh’s Election

Democracy does not work when participation depends on the approval of those in power. However, in Bangladesh, that is now precisely the problem. The Awami League has made its position clear: it wants to take part in the national election. But one by one, the legal, administrative, and political pathways that would allow it to do so are being del...

Bangladesh’s February 2026 Election: Democracy Denied, Extremism & Terrorism Empowered

Bangladesh’s February 2026 election is being sold as a return to democracy, but in reality, it is built on exclusion. By banning the Awami League, the country’s largest political party with the support of nearly 60% of voters, the Yunus government has ensured that a majority of citizens will be locked out of the electoral process. An election th...

Has the law been written differently for Tarique Rahman?

Once a convicted accused, Tarique Rahman is now receiving one privilege after another, with repeated violations of the law raising deep questions in the public mind. The law that is strict and uncompromising for ordinary citizens—does it become relaxed in the case of Tarique Rahman? Or is he, in effect, above the law? From the very moment...