Views & Opinion

In lunar light, at Bangabandhu’s grave

Syed Badrul Ahsan: I have stood in monsoon rain, under that ancient tree outside the old Ganobhaban, for a glimpse of the Liberator. In the heat of summer and in the soft breeze of winter, I have waved at him as he drove home late in the evening. He always waved back, that smile bathing his face, that good cheer that instilled confidence in mil...

National Energy Security Day: Bangabandhu is the North Star to our national prosperity

Nasrul Hamid: This is the 9th of August, a historical day in our journey as a nation, and yet a day that most of us are oblivious to. But the reason it carved its place in history is that something turned out on this day that changed the course of our national productivity and growth. On August 9, 1975, the government of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji...

Birth of Bangladesh: Begum Mujib played a catalyst role

Some people are born to do something for the nation and they love to dedicate themselves to the cause of the people. Bangamata Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib belongs to such rare class of people. It would not be surprising to say that Begum Mujib, the wife of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, played a crucial role at the critical junctures o...

Sheikh Kamal: The architect of modern sports in Bangladesh

Syed Samiul Basher Anik: August 5 is the birthday of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Kamal – who was assassinated with the rest of his family on the fateful night of August 15, 1975, at the age of 26 – would have celebrated his 71st birthday on Wednesday. On this day, Ban...

Sheikh Kamal through the eyes of Bangabandhu

The 71st birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed on Wednesday. He was born on August 5, 1949. Bangabandhu, in his books Unfinished Memoirs and Karagarer Rojnamcha (Prison Diary), recounted some memories of his children including Sheikh Kamal. The Unfinished Me...