One day in 1987, a group of young men decided to enter the Dhaka Club wearing panjabi-pajama, protesting against the club’s colonial dress code for its members
On June 9, 1971, six guerilla freedom fighters were on the way to the Intercontinental Hotel (InterContinental Dacca) in a hijacked Datsun 1000 car around 6:30pm. Shahidullah Khan Badol was driving, while Kamrul Huq Shopon and Masud Sadek Chullu, Habibul Alam, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, and Ziauddin Ali Ahmed were carrying three hand grenades each.
For the past three years, thousands of commuters in Rajbari’s Baliakandi upazila have been enduring significant hardships due to prolonged delays in the reconstruction of two critical roads.
December 16, 1971. Dhaka was gripped by euphoria. People were shouting “Joy Bangla” from the streets to rooftops. Many were hugging each other, celebrating freedom.