26 March

The writer Shaheed Ahmed (on extreme left) at the Tejgaon Airport on 17 December 1971 standing with a group of freedom fighters and others in front of an Alouette helicopter of the Bangladesh Airforce. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Man in immaculate white and the mannequin hand: 27 March 1971

On the morning of 27 March 1971, Shaheed Ahmed, a 17-year-old resident of Dhaka’s Indira Road, ventured out in the shell-shocked city to see for himself the atrocities that were carried out by the...

Illustration: TBS
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How the events unfolded from 07 March to 26 March

Independence Day: President, PM pay homage to martyrs as nation celebrates
Bangladesh

Independence Day: President, PM pay homage to martyrs as nation celebrates

Sheikh Mujib speaks at a press conference at London's Claridge's hotel on 8 January 1972 following his release from Pakistani prison. Photo: Mujib100 Photo Archive
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9 months behind bars: Bangabandhu's struggle during the Liberation War

26 March 1971 . . . as it was
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26 March 1971 . . . as it was

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

President, PM pay homage to Liberation War martyrs

President greets countrymen on Independence Day
Bangladesh

President greets countrymen on Independence Day

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Bangladesh

Nation observing Genocide Day

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Bangabandhu consciously declared independence on 26 March: Dipu Moni

A Pakistani ship damaged by the freedom fighters in Operation Jackpot during Bangladesh's Liberation War
50 Years of Freedom

Choking Pakistan’s artery: A naval commando story

Photo: Collected.
Bangladesh

Freedom fighters’ list to be published 26 March: Mozammel Haque