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Taking Bangladeshi footwear up the value chain
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Weathering the Seasons
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Escape to Freedom
It was March 1970. My husband, Aminul Islam, came to Islamabad on a posting to Pakistan Central Secretariat. I accompanied him with our two sons aged 15 and 13 and daughter aged 10. It was a comfortable living in Islamabad and we were all happy. But little did we know then that we had to be literally smuggled out of Pakistan to freedom in less than three years' time.
15 December 2017
BATTLES OF BELONIA BULGE
Feni-Belonia is an enclave of Bangladesh that penetrates the Indian territory, a narrow finger-like strip about 16km-long and 4-6km wide in area. A metre gauge railway track connects Belonia Border Outpost with Feni and two semi-
15 December 2017
GENOCIDE
Like thousands of other people in East Bengal, he had made the mistake, the fatal mistake of running within sight of a Pakistani army patrol. He was 24 years old, a slight man surrounded by soldiers. He was trembling, because he was about to be shot.
15 December 2017
THE WAR OF FOOTAGE
The footages, along with transcripts of ABC, CBS and NBC prime time news from March 25 to December 25, 1971, perhaps characterise the then US administration's stance on the Liberation War of Bangladesh, and show the response of the powers involved in the war and US media. However, the focus of this short write-up is how these three US television news channels represented the Liberation War in 1971.
15 December 2017
1971 And After: A Participant-observer's Frayed Recollections
It has neither been possible, nor even desirable, for me to write about 1971. The reasons are fairly simple. First, while my engagement in the war was early and sincere, my actual contribution to it was rather flimsy and dull.
15 December 2017
Thank you for being our friend in need
A soldier's oath is to lay down his or her life for their own country. In 1971, the Government of Bangladesh
14 December 2017
Pakistani Viewpoint: Killing of Bengali Intellectuals
From December 10, 1971 with active support of the Pakistan Army the young members of Al-Badr, the secret killing squad of Jamaat-e-Islami, started its operation to pick up the leading intellectuals of the country and confine them in
14 December 2017
The Killing of Intellectuals in the Shadow of Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger meticulously evaded the tragic events of the then East Pakistan. His strange diplomatic move deferred and delayed the surrender of Pakistan Army, and paved the way to the brutal killing of intellectuals on December 14, 1971.
13 December 2017
My great mentor, Dr Kalachand Roy
That was the moment when I embarked into the college life leaving the high school years. My everyday mode of transportation for the long and wearisome road was rickshaw.
13 December 2017
Kasim Uddin Ahmad - A True Humanist
In 1946, I was a student of Class VI at Pabna Zilla School. That was an era of slogans like Ladke Lenge Pakistan or Bande Mataram. In the midst of the year, a new head Mawlana (Islamic teacher) joined our school, perhaps, having transferred from Jalpaiguri. His name was Kasim Uddin Ahmad.
13 December 2017
My brother Badsha Alam Sikder
A book is going to be published about the engineers who sacrificed their lives in our Libeartion War. It is so unfortunate that no genuine steps have yet been taken from the Bangladesh government to remember their contributions to the country.
13 December 2017
MARTYRED INTELLECTUALS
December 14 will always be remembered as a black day in our history. The killing of our intellectuals by the occupation army of Pakistan and their cohorts on the eve of our victory stands out as the most horrendous and atrocious of acts
13 December 2017
My Father, Jitendra Lal Dutta
The 14th of October, 1971. It was 4:25AM in the morning, in the last few weeks of the Liberation War. The calls to morning prayer were about to begin. Lying in bed I heard someone knocking on the main door of our home in Barisal.
13 December 2017
Bangladesh is a natural choice for ceramic production
Bangladesh is a natural choice for ceramic production as it offers every option including a lucrative, expanding
29 November 2017
"Bangladesh will soon become a top exporter of ceramics"
The ceramics industry in Bangladesh has experienced exponential growth in recent times. The local ceramics
29 November 2017
Ceramic Expo Bangladesh 2017
The Ceramic Expo Bangladesh 2017 is the first ever international exhibition on the ceramics industry in Bangladesh.
29 November 2017
An overview of Bangladesh's ceramics industry
The ceramics industry is a booming manufacturing sector in Bangladesh. Over the years the industry has flourished
29 November 2017
“LPG is not just an option but the best solution to our energy crisis”
Bangladesh is going through a growth momentum. To sustain the growth the country needs reliable and quality supply of energy at an affordable rate. The traditional sources of energy such as natural gas and coal are not adequately reliable and have negative
28 November 2017
Green Energy Research Centre, IUB
The Green Energy Research Centre (GERC) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has proved to be
28 November 2017
Centre for Energy Research, UIU
The Centre for Energy Research (CER) of United International University has become one of the leading renewable energy research and consultancy centres in Bangladesh. So far it has successfully conducted about 100 renewable energy related projects.
28 November 2017