14 December Martyred Intellectual Day: Deepest Respect to our Brightest Minds

The number of intellectuals killed on 14 December 1971 estimated in Banglapedia as follows - Academics 991, Journalist 13, Physician 49, Lawyer 42 and 16 others who were artists, engineers and litterateurs.

Arsonists have no right to do politics in Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said those involved in arson violence and uprooting rail line fish plates are the accomplices of the defeated forces of 1971, reiterating the pledge that the country would never be handed over to them. "Those carrying out arson violence and uprooting rail line fish plate are the...

Awami League and other organizations pay rich tribute to martyred intellectuals

Awami League and other political, social and cultural organizations paid glowing tributes to martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at Rayer Bazar killing ground here marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day. Awami League leaders placed wreaths at the Rayer Bazar killing ground in the morning. AL Presidium Members Begum Ma...

Goal was to sabotage Bangladesh's dignified existence: Sajeeb Wazed Joy

Paying tributes to the "brightest minds of this soil" on the Martyred Intellectuals Day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Bangladesh could even surpass where it is now had they been alive today. He made this observation in a post shared on his verified Facebook page, terming December 14 (Martyred Intellectual...