On May 1, 1971, General SHFJ Manekshaw issued the Indian Army Operational Instruction No. 52. A structured policy to provide training facilities and logistical and operational support for the ...

KARACHI: Santahar was one of the many cities of the former East Pakistan whose almost entire non-Bangali population was systematically annihilated by the so-called Bengali freedom fighters – the Mukti ...

Bangladesh belongs to a select group of countries that fought their way to independence. We won our freedom by winning a fierce nine-month Liberation War against a very well trained, well-armed ...

Mukti Bahini veterans in Bangladesh express dismay over the nation's current trajectory, marked by attacks on minorities and challenges to the national slogan "Joy Bangla." They recall the unity of ...

Note: This column, published in monthly instalments, marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. This is the 3 rd instalment. On March 27, when General Zia’s message was broadcast, the ...

Agartala: Major PK Ghosh, who was instrumental in forming the Mukti Bahini or the Bangladesh Liberation Force a day after the Pakistani army unleashed a reign of ...

Dad had sneaked into East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) well before the war had started for reconnaissance of the terrain on the other side. He had disguised himself as a driver of a truck laden ...

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from ...