The ordinance redefines the liberation war as the armed struggle carried out between March 26 and December 16, 1971, by the ...

Bangladesh's interim government has clarified that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's freedom fighter status remains unchanged despite ...

The 73-year-old leader of the Islamic party, which was opposed to Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, was arrested over charges of committing crimes against humanity during the War.

Following the removal of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait from Bangladesh's currency, the interim government has dropped the ...

Bangladesh's interim government has stirred controversy by amending legislation that removes the title "Father of the Nation" ...

The interim government — in charge since the fall of the dispensation of Sheikh Hasina, Mujib’s daughter, in August last year ...

The new oridinance states leaders such as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will not be called 'freedom fighters', instead they will now ...

Bangladesh’s top court overturned on ... related to crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence. A seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck have paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War The entire month of March in 1971 stands etched as a profound ...

This move comes just days after Mujibur Rahman’s portrait was dropped from the country’s new currency notes. He is the ...