16 December

The immortal slogan: Joy Bangla
Bangladesh

The immortal slogan: Joy Bangla

‘Joy Bangla’ is not only a slogan that belongs to the Awami League, but it is also at the heart of the history of Bangladesh’s independence struggle

What 16 December means to you?
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What 16 December means to you?

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Bangladesh

Indian President due Tuesday on a three-day visit

Indian photojournalist Raghu Rai took this photo during the liberation war in 1971
Victory Day

Foreign friends of 1971 in retrospect

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Liberation war spirit cannot be confined within boundaries: Fakhrul

“My parents had heard that I died in the Nakol war”
Victory Day

“My parents had heard that I died in the Nakol war”

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I was overwhelmed with the thought that my child would be born in a free country'

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”
Victory Day

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I actually did not expect the war to end so soon'

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'My father-in-law announced the news of victory on loudspeaker'

“We made sacrifices, we were ready to give up our lives”
Victory Day

“We made sacrifices, we were ready to give up our lives”

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'

“I understood what freedom actually feels like”
Bangladesh

“I understood what freedom actually feels like”