Tales of freedom / Basu Bahini: The fierce guerrilla force in the haor
In the wide waters of the Kishoreganj haor, where the tall grasses stand like watchmen, an unlikely guerrilla force rose during Bangladesh’s Liberation War under the leadership of Abdul Motalib Basu, once the feared “Bhorsa Dakat”.
2 December 2025, 18:10 PM
Aburkhil: A sanctuary for freedom fighters
Along the quiet banks of the Halda in Raozan upazila of Chattogram lies Aburkhil, home to the country’s largest Buddhist community and, in 1971, an undeclared liberated zone. In those months of fire and flight, the village became both haven and stronghold, gathering fleeing families, exhausted soldiers, and an unlikely frontline of care and defiance beneath its canopy of trees.
30 November 2025, 18:31 PM
Independence Day special / The legend of Nader gunda
The tale of a fearless freedom fighter from Old Dhaka
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Operation searchlight: The massacre at Ctg cantonment
On March 24, 1971, the day before the Pakistani army unleashed the infamous “Operation Searchlight,” its top brass flew to Chattogram Cantonment from Dhaka.
24 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Amar Ekushey-21 / Hundreds of women march in Barishal
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Amar Ekushey-20 / The seed of independence
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Amar Ekushey-19 / Feb 21 gets its first poem in port city
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Amar Ekushey-18 / 10th grader takes down Pakistan flag
Since the British rule, Brahmanbaria had been regarded as the cultural hub of East Bengal. So, it was no surprise that when the news of the language movement reached the district, Brahmanbaria became heavily involved and played a pivotal role.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Basu Bahini: The fierce guerrilla force in the haor
In the wide waters of the Kishoreganj haor, where the tall grasses stand like watchmen, an unlikely guerrilla force rose during Bangladesh’s Liberation War under the leadership of Abdul Motalib Basu, once the feared “Bhorsa Dakat”.
2 December 2025, 18:10 PM
Aburkhil: A sanctuary for freedom fighters
Along the quiet banks of the Halda in Raozan upazila of Chattogram lies Aburkhil, home to the country’s largest Buddhist community and, in 1971, an undeclared liberated zone. In those months of fire and flight, the village became both haven and stronghold, gathering fleeing families, exhausted soldiers, and an unlikely frontline of care and defiance beneath its canopy of trees.
30 November 2025, 18:31 PM
The legend of Nader gunda
The tale of a fearless freedom fighter from Old Dhaka
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Operation searchlight: The massacre at Ctg cantonment
On March 24, 1971, the day before the Pakistani army unleashed the infamous “Operation Searchlight,” its top brass flew to Chattogram Cantonment from Dhaka.
24 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Hundreds of women march in Barishal
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM
The seed of independence
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Feb 21 gets its first poem in port city
This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1952 Language Movement. Drawing on research based on various published books, this 21-part series tells the story of the historic struggle for our mother tongue.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
10th grader takes down Pakistan flag
Since the British rule, Brahmanbaria had been regarded as the cultural hub of East Bengal. So, it was no surprise that when the news of the language movement reached the district, Brahmanbaria became heavily involved and played a pivotal role.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Sylhet dailies lead call for Bangla
It was in the newspapers of Sylhet that the first demands for Bangla as the state language were raised.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Dinajpur stands up to tough resistance
The arrival of approximately 50,000 Urdu-speaking Biharis in Dinajpur, Parbatipur and Syedpur after the 1947 Partition created a new social dynamic.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Khulna becomes city of rallies
On February 27, 1948, some days after Dhirerandranath Datta’s proposal of Bangla as the state language was opposed by the Muslim League, a protest meeting was held in Khulna’s Daulatpur College.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Creative Resistance in Kurigram
The Language Movement inspired creative expressions of resistance in Kurigram. Travelling singing groups wove humorous dialogues demanding Bangla as the state language into their songs. Baul singers infused their melodies with the powerful slogans of the movement. Theatre troupes, in turn, poignantly depicted the sacrifices made by the martyrs on stage
14 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Grit amid resistance from Muslim League
Despite the petition by opposing groups demanding Urdu as the state language, the intense wave of the Language Movement swept through Kishoreganj in 1948.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Teacher steps down in protest
The wave of the Language Movement reached Cox’s Bazar after Farid Ahmed, a teacher from the southeastern district, raised his voice. The lecturer of Dhaka Intermediate College was scolded by Pakistan’s Chief Secretary Aziz Ahmed for joining demonstrations in December 1947 against the omission of Bangla from Pakistan Public Service exams.
11 February 2025, 18:28 PM
Protest comes under knife attack
February 21, 1952. Cumilla town. The local student community, like the rest of the country, takes out a procession in support of the Language Movement. As protesters pass through a Bihari (non-Bangalee) colony, several residents attack the procession with knives. At least 15 students were injured. As soon as the news spread, students from all over town took to the streets.
10 February 2025, 18:20 PM
Mymensingh resists Urdu as state language
The students and people of Mymensingh observed spontaneous general strikes, processions and rallies in 1948 and 1952, resisting the Pakistan government’s bid to declare Urdu as the state language by omitting Bangla.
9 February 2025, 18:18 PM
Pak crackdown on Weekly Sangram
The 1948 Language Movement had a more pronounced impact in Feni, then a part of Noakhali, compared to other areas within the district.
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Dr Muhammad Shahidullah’s role in Language Movement
When the Language Movement started to create a huge stir across the country in 1948, the Government Azizul Haque College and its Principal linguist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah played a crucial role in organising the protests in Bogura for Bangla as a state language.
7 February 2025, 18:46 PM
Kushtia erupts into protest
Public sentiment in Kushtia began to shift in favour of the Language Movement towards the end of 1951. .Local political leaders, including Advocate Abdul Haque, Syed Altaf Ali, and Dr Abul Kashem, alongside student leaders like Shahida Khatun, played a crucial role in mobilising public opi
6 February 2025, 18:24 PM
Language Movement in Rangpur
The flames of the Language Movement spread across Rangpur since 1948.
5 February 2025, 18:07 PM