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Joy Of Big Dreams

From the days of Bengal renaissance, dreaming big has been distinct Bengali quality. That is why Gopal Krishna Gokhale said: “What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow”.  Bengal was broken up by the 1947 Partition, but great Bengalis never ceased to dream big in post-colonial South Asia. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

From Bangabandhu to Sheikh Hasina: Building a Digital State from the Idea of Golden Bengal

The Padma Bridge is officially inaugurated on June 25, 2022. Both national and international media published the news of the inauguration of this bridge. It draws high praise from the international community and organizations. But this path was not easy. After the formation of the Awami League government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina in ...

Padma Bridge inaugurated: Here’s how PM Sheikh Hasina turned adversity into opportunity

Bangladesh has come of age as a huge turnaround story with the formal inauguration of the 6.15-km rail-road bridge on the Padma River on June 25, Saturday. This is the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence from Pakistan, which left Bangladesh bloodied and battered. But in 50 years down the line and with Sheikh Hasina at th...

Release of Sheikh Hasina & Return of Democracy

Sheikh Hasina had to overcome obstacles in every step of her life. She lived in exile for six years after the assassination of her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family in 1975. She re-established parliamentary democracy through a decade-long movement against autocracy. After becoming the Prime Minister in 1996, she made the c...

Six-point: “Charter of Freedom” for Bengalees: Sheikh Hasina

We observe June 7 as the Six-Point Day. The year 2020 has appeared as a unique year in the life of the Bengalees. This year is very important for us – meaning the people of Bangladesh. Massive programmes were undertaken to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Not only in Bangladesh, but t...