Independence Day

Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Pakistan PM extends warm felicitations to CA Yunus on National Day of Bangladesh, hails new era in relations

The Pakistani PM, however, termed the occasion as only National Day of Bangladesh, not Independence and National Day

Bangladesh Coast Guard's warship 'Aparajeyo Bangla'. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

BCG opens warship 'Aparajeyo Bangla' in Payra Port for visitors

Mujibur Rahman Manju, chairman of the Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party speaking on 26 March after paying tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar, on the occasion of Independence Day. Photo: TBS
Politics

1971 was the fight for independence, 2024 is the struggle to reclaim it: AB Party's Manju

A flash rally in support of the Awami League took place today (26 March) at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar, with participants holding red flags. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

3 held after flash rally in support of Awami League at National Martyrs’ Memorial

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking after paying tribute at the grave of late president Ziaur Rahman in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

December and June polls' timeline 'vague', says Fakhrul; demands clear roadmap

Flower wreaths placed at National Martyrs' Memorial's altar in Savar on Independence Day 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Independence Day: People from all walks of life salute Liberation War heroes

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Md Khoda Baksh Chowdhury first placed floral wreaths at the memorial. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Home adviser, IGP, and DMP commissioner pay tribute at Rajarbagh Police Memorial

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Bangladesh

Committed to working together to make both nations "safer, stronger": US to Bangladesh

File photo of Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Asif Mahmud. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Fascism has destroyed the concept of freedom: Asif Mahmud

Supplement

Bangladesh at 54: The true fruits of independence

President and Chief Adviser pay tribute to martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Memorial on 26 March.
Bangladesh

President, CA pay homage to Liberation War martyrs

Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in the Bangladesh Army Headquarters, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 September 2024. Photo: Reuters
Events

26 March will remain eternal source of pride, inspiration for Bangladesh: Army chief

National Martyrs' Memorial/Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Reborn and reforming: Nation celebrates 55th Independence Day today