New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chose the country’s National Day for his official car to mark the first time to bear the national flag since he assumed office as head of the government, according to reports from Dhaka. The image, while on way to pay homage to the Liberation War martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar on Thursday morning, should serve as a lesson for those who had declared a subtle intent to rewrite the country’s history and legacy.Rahman als…
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Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) As Bangladesh marks Independence Day on Thursday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that anti-independence forces — supported by “domestic and foreign conspiracies” — are attempting to erode the ideals of the country’s 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. “Today, the country is passing through a difficult and challenging time. After overcoming many obstacles and moving the nation toward prosperity, certain anti-independence forces — backed by domestic and …
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Monday said that several Dhaka University students and other civilians were physically abused and tortured and later arrested for playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7, 1971 speech. Slamming the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Awami League said that the current government seems to be following the “same path as the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government”, whose 18-month tenure witnessed a “…