Killing of Intellectuals in 1971 Existing evidence enough to try killers

The killers of intellectuals during the Liberation War can be prosecuted on the basis of evidence preserved by the government. It only needs to take a move to resume the long halted process of trial of the intellectuals’ murder cases.

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বাংলাদেশে ২১ ডিসেম্বর ঈদুল আজহা

পবিত্র জিলহজ্ব মাসের চাঁদ দেখা গেছে। আগামী ২১ ডিসেম্বর শুক্রবার সারাদেশে পবিত্র ঈদুল আজহা উদযাপিত হবে। মঙ্গলবার সন্ধ্যায় ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশনের সভাকক্ষে জাতীয় চাঁদ দেখা কমিটির সভায় এই সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়া হয়। কমিটির সভাপতি ও ধর্ম উপদেষ্টা মেজর জেনারেল (অবঃ) ডাঃ এএসএম

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Remembering Nitun Kundu : A True Visionary – Elita Karim

Bangladesh is built on the ideals of visionaries and revolutionaries, each of whom contributed to our young nation in their unique ways. Some gave their lives for the liberation of our country, while others protested against any form of injustice

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War hero Hamidur returns home today (10 Dec 07)

The remains of Bir Shreshtha Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, one of the seven independence war heroes given the highest gallantry award, are scheduled to be brought back home from Tripura in India today. Hamidur, who was killed in a battleground in

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Reverse charges

I am told that it costs about Tk 1,500 to move one’s land-line to a new address in Dhaka. To most people who can afford a phone, this is not a large sum. However, in the pre-1/11 era, not many

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Another film directed by a Bangladeshi Anoar Ahmed (Melbourne)

"TALA" is a story about relationship, between Beena and her mother Maya. The story centers on an event that will change their relationship forever. To deal with the trouble in her life, Beena throws herself into her dance she so

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What does it take to be a good neighbour?

The oriental philosophy speaks constantly of a unifying principle which gives meaning and guidance to human interaction; it is the key concept for understanding human conduct. This unifying principle is manifested in "benevolence", "magnanimity", "virtue", "compassion", and "human-heartedness". One a

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Sedition case against Mujahid, Kader, Hannan hits a snag Police refuse to register FIR; individual cannot file sedition case, says Mainul

The Tejgaon police on Thursday refused to register the first information report of the sedition case against Ali Ahsan Mujahid and Abdul Kader Molla, secretary general and assistant secretary general respectively of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, and Shah Mohammad Abdul Hannan, former

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List of Canberra Open House 0

Open House Area Date & Time Mizan Rahman, Millie Rahman, Prinon Rahman1/102 Lachlan St, Macquarie All welcome Belconnen Eid day, 19 Dec 079.00am to 12.00pm Shahidullah and family82 Lexcen Avenue, NichollsAll welcome Gungahlin Saturday, 22 Dec 072.00pm to 6.00pm Kamrul

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'Probhati' Morning Tea in Sydney on Sunday 9 December 2007

Fundraising Breakfast for Sidr survivors on Sunday 9th December at Village Green, Blacktown Flushcombe Road, Next to Blacktown Council Building Time : 9am – 11am Join the great fun morning with your family and friends, enjoy delicious Bangladeshi breakfast with

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Trial in Bangladesh for alleged criminals for international crimes

Crime, although committed against a person, is an offence against a State and that is why state prosecutors (public prosecutors) pursue a criminal case. A person who allegedly commits a crime can always be charged until he is alive. Unlike

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Observance of the Victory Day in Bangladesh High Commission, Canberra on 16 December 2007 0

Dear All, Bangladesh High Commission, Canberra has organised the following programme for observance of the Victory Day 2007 at the Chancery premises (21 Culgoa Circuit, O’Malley, ACT 2606):Sunday, 16 December 20070900 hrs National Flag Hoisting by the Acting High Commissioner0915

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Celebrating the month of victory – and a note for Barrister Rafiqul Haque

জুলফিকার রাসেল: ব্যারিস্টার রফিকুল হক বর্তমানে বিএনপি চেয়ারপারসন বেগম খালেদা জিয়া, আওয়ামী লীগ সভানেত্রী শেখ হাসিনা ও জাতীয় পার্টির চেয়ারম্যান হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদের বিরুদ্ধে দায়েরকৃত বিভিন্ন মামলার প্রধান আইনজীবী হিসেবে মামলা পরিচালনা করছেন। পরষ্পরবিরোধী এসব রাজনৈতিক নেতাদের মামলা পরিচালনা করে

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Need of the Hour : ঘুর্নিঝড় সিডর এখনই যা করেত হবে

I feel really mad at myself at times like these. In fact, I feel like spitting on myself. What sort of shenanigan is going on these days? I have just returned from sidr hit Patuakhali and Borguna’s worst hit areas.

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Rudd sworn in as PM

Kevin Rudd has been officially sworn in as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister in a ceremony that took more than an hour. After it was finished, the new ministry posed for photographs on the steps of Government House before joining their

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যুদ্ধাপরাধীরা প্রচলিত আইনেই অপরাধী তাদের বিচার করতেই হবে : ড. কামাল

শামছুদ্দীন আহমেদ: গণফোরাম সভাপতি ড. কামাল হোসেন বলেছেন, যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার দাবি নতুন কোনও বিষয় নয়। শহীদ বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের কবরে দেশপ্রেমিক মানুষ যতদিন শ্রদ্ধা জানাবে ততদিনই যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের ধিক্কার জানানো হবে। কেননা পাকহানাদার বাহিনীর দোসর হিসেবে কাজ করে যুদ্ধাপরাধীরা অসংখ্য মা-বোনকে ধর্ষণ

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Enamul Karim Nirjhar's Movie Aha!

Enamul Karim Nirjhar’s Aha! pits old-fashioned values against modern-day racketeers in the story of Malik, an old man living in a mansion in Dhaka that is coveted by real estate dealers. When Malik’s daughter returns from the US, the plot

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