Liberation War

Liberation War

Liberation War Deputy Chief Of Staff AK Khandaker. Photo: Focus Bangla

AK Khandker, deputy chief of staff of 1971 liberation forces, no more

AK Khandker was an unforgettable soldier of Bangladesh's independence struggle, says Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus mourning his death.

Representational photo of when Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik cast a veto at the UN Security Council in December 1971, blocking a US-backed ceasefire resolution aimed at preserving a united Pakistan and halting the liberation of Bangladesh. Photo: UN

1971: A veto, a new world order and the bloody birth of Bangladesh

In a street of old Dhaka, Mukti Bahini guerrillas hunt Pakistani snipers during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Photo: Kishor Parekh

When freedom came home: A 12-year-old’s memory of Victory Day

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman spoke virtually at a discussion marking Victory Day at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, in the capital on Monday, 15 December 2025. Photo: Collected

Defeated forces trying to rewrite Liberation War history: Tarique Rahman

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus pays homage to martyred intellectuals on 14 December 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing

CA pays homage to martyred intellectuals

Illustration: TBS

Historic Battle of Shiromoni; 17 December marks liberation of Khulna

Meherunnesa was an active member of the Mirpur Action Committee led by Poet Kazi Rozy. Her courage had already alarmed hostile sections of the local Bihari community, but she ignored their threats. Photo: TBS

‘Surjyajyotir Pakhi’: Remembering Meherunnesa, the first martyred female poet of ’71

Photo: Collected

Pakistani violence: Ted Kennedy calls it genocide

A file photo of Salauddin Ahmed, standing committee member of the BNP, briefing reporters. Photo: Focus Bangla

Dividing the nation over independence is undesirable: Salahuddin

A file photo of Salauddin Ahmed, standing committee member of the BNP, briefing reporters. Photo: Focus Bangla

Awami League divided people into pro and anti liberation camps: Salahuddin

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Photo: Collected

Mention of Mujib Bahini, Mujahid Bahini removed from Freedom Fighters' Council Act

Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam. File Photo: TBS

All members of Mujibnagar govt are freedom fighters: Liberation War adviser

Adviser Mahfuj Alam. File Photo: Collected

Collaborators of war crimes must apologise: Adviser Mahfuj