Forty-eight years is a long time to remember any episode of one's life; yet the memories of that morning of August 30, 1971 remain so vivid, etched forever in my heart and mind.

We all know that 10 million people—one-seventh of the population in 1971—fled to India during our War of Independence in 1971. While there has been some work

Yasmin Saikia, in her book Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971, argues that the "forgotten, hidden memories belong to women who were terrorized, brutally sexualized, and marginalized in the war" and that though they were not directly involved in battle, they "became the site on which violence and power were inscribed".

Besides taking up arms to directly fight in the war in 1971, many women also joined the war effort as nurses and doctors to provide medical care for injured freedom fighters. The following are the experiences of two such women who participated in the war as nurses, Sultana Kamal, lawyer and activist, and Minu Haque, dancer and choreographer.

In 1971, it was indeed a proud day for many a Bangladeshi when independence was announced. Everyone seemed to welcome the beginning of the Liberation War.

Freedom fighter Shirin Banu Mitil passed away on July 21, 2016. A year before her death, she had spoken to The Daily Star's Naznin Tithi, sharing her memories of her participation in the Liberation War, disguised as a boy. The interview was originally published in The Daily Star's Independence Day Special Supplement in 2015.

We first met Sheela Devi [a pseudonym] on May 11, 1997. It was not easy to persuade her to tell us about her experiences in 1971.

Police yesterday recovered two improvised explosive devices (IED), gun powder, and bomb-making materials from a shop of a market in Old Dhaka's Dholaikhal area.

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit yesterday arrested three people who they claim are mainstream JMB members, including a regional commander, who were “motivating and providing training to Rohingya refugees”.

Law enforcers arrest four alleged members of an international smuggling gang with 56 gold bars from Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area.

The High Court has stressed the need for a strong message to avert brutal crimes like the abduction and killing of seven men in Narayanganj in 2014.

BMW has just launched their flagship off-road model, the high-riding brother to the 7-series sedan—the gargantuan seven seat SUV, the X7. From concept to production took a little over a year, but the X7 is ready to hit the road as the German marque's newest flagship.

Law enforcers claim arrest of three members of an alleged passport fraud gang from the passport office area of Agargaon in Dhaka.

'Tanaporon', based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, directed by Abu Hayat Mahmud, will air on NTV at 11:10 pm.

A teenager is stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Khilgaon today, for what is being said over a recent playground fight centering a local cricket match.

A Cox’s Bazar court send a former officer-in-charge of Kutubdia Police Station to jail in a case filed against him for allegedly taking bribe.

An alleged robber is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur.

Two youths are held this evening in connection with a case filed for raping a garments worker in Fatulla upazila of Narayanganj.

A local leader of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) is shot to death by unidentified criminals in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj.

Police raid the Bihari camps in Mirpur of Dhaka and detain 27 persons in accusation of selling and taking drugs.