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Bangladesh independence

  • Has the world forgotten India’s contribution to the independence of Bangladesh?

    Has the world forgotten India’s contribution to the independence of Bangladesh?

    KS Nair
    · Mar 28, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • December 16, 1971: How the first unit of the Indian Army entered Dhaka as Bangladesh got freedom

    December 16, 1971: How the first unit of the Indian Army entered Dhaka as Bangladesh got freedom

    Rachna Bisht Rawat
    · Dec 16, 2021 · 08:30 am
  • How the World Bank tried to muscle into a newly-liberated Bangladesh but failed

    How the World Bank tried to muscle into a newly-liberated Bangladesh but failed

    Rehman Sobhan
    · Mar 26, 2021 · 05:30 pm
  • ‘Nineteen Seventy-One’: Humayun Ahmed’s short story of the liberation war of Bangladesh

    ‘Nineteen Seventy-One’: Humayun Ahmed’s short story of the liberation war of Bangladesh

    Humayun Ahmed
    · Mar 26, 2021 · 08:30 am
  • Legal action will be taken against those holding anti-Modi rallies ahead of his visit: Dhaka Police

    Legal action will be taken against those holding anti-Modi rallies ahead of his visit: Dhaka Police

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 18, 2021 · 02:28 pm
  • ‘We’ll never be at home here’: Bangladesh’s Urdu speakers still dream of being resettled in Pakistan

    ‘We’ll never be at home here’: Bangladesh’s Urdu speakers still dream of being resettled in Pakistan

    Anam Zakaria
    · Aug 14, 2017 · 06:30 am