Liberation War of 1971

TBS Sketch
Thoughts

Debdas: An epitome of grit and intellectual prowess

Though the name Debdas primarily has literary significance, former Rajshahi University Math Professor Mozibur Rahman adopted it as a sobriquet during the Liberation War as a protest against the...

Photo :Collected
Bangladesh

India hosts 69 Bangladeshi war veterans

Photo: Anwar Hossain.
Bangladesh

Civil aviation and tourism ministry and Intercontinental Hotel honours Crack Platoon freedom fighters of operation “Hit and Run”

Photo: Wikipedia
50 Years of Freedom

Transcript of Pak wireless interception on March 25 black night

Mrityunjayi Mitra sculpture erected in Sitakundu
Bangladesh

Mrityunjayi Mitra sculpture erected in Sitakundu

Indian photojournalist Raghu Rai took this photo during the Liberation War in 1971.
Victory Day

Foreign friends of 1971 in retrospect

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I was overwhelmed with the thought that my child would be born in a free country'

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I actually did not expect the war to end so soon'

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'My father-in-law announced the news of victory on loudspeaker'

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'

Selina Hossain. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'We were excited to be liberated, but also saddened for those we had lost'

A K M Kamal Uddin Majumder. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I decided to go back to my village and find my parents'

Badiul Alam Majumdar. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I feel a little guilty that I could not directly participate'