Views & Opinion

The Politics of Rumour

Dr Rashid Aksari: Rumour has it that Bengalis believe in rumour. If a Bengali is told that his ears have been taken away by a kite, he will start running after the flying kite without checking whether his ears are in place. Finally, he goes all shy as he sees that it is a downright rumour. There is not a scintilla of truth in it. The organs on ...

Despite Challenges Awami League working for fulfilling all Expectations of the People

Hiren Pandit: Awami League is a political party that emerged from within the people. Awami League to accompany the necessary changes with time. Continuity is visible when looking at the political evolution of the subcontinent from the British period until today. Progressive democratic political trends are equally prevalent in this region along ...

Bangabandhu's Vision of Literature and Culture

Hiren Pandit: The great architect of Bangladesh's independence, Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is known worldwide as a freedom fighter and great politician. He is a man of politics; politics is the meditation-knowledge of his life. He is the best nationalist leader of the Bengali nation. The political entity is Bangaban...

How Ekushey created Bangladesh

Hiren Pandit: The nation had to set out twice to establish the Bangla language -- the mother tongue of the Bangali nation -- as one of the state languages of Pakistan. The first time was in 1948, and the second time was in 1952. After the birth of Pakistan, they had started a heinous conspiracy to reduce Bangla to a third-class status. Bangla ...

Bangabandhu and the spirit of Liberation War were killed in 1975

Hiren Pandit: On 15 August 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was supposed to visit Dhaka University and take a look around the campus. He was once expelled from here for organising strikes for its menial workers and 'going against the university authority'. Nearly three decades after this incident, Dhaka University was ready to receive t...