An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals

When the Liberation War erupted in 1971, Dr Alim transformed his medical chamber into a place of refuge.

Since 1971, successive governments have repeatedly pledged to compile a complete list of martyred intellectuals.

Dr Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta was among Dhaka University’s most distinguished educationists—an intellectual shaped by liberal, secular, and humanist ideals.

My last sighting of Munier Bhai was right in front of the English Department verandah.

Dr Gobinda Chandra Deb was among the finest philosophers produced by Bengal, a thinker whose life was guided by profound humanism, ethical reason, and compassion.

At dawn on 16 December, Rashid Talukder set out to take photographs with Michel Laurent, an American photographer from the Associated Press.

Because the image was published, Naib Uddin’s life came under threat.

Our stomachs often remain empty—not because we do not work hard, but because life is unfair

Tajuddin’s politics was not about quick wins or symbolic gestures

Though Muslims of undivided Bengal used to view music and dance as Hindu traditions and distanced themselves from them, they warmly embraced Abbasuddin's Islamic songs written by Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Men who once harvested rice now drive auto-rickshaws along the asphalt.

In the markets of North Bengal, the Rabidas community has long endured prejudice, their cobbler’s stools passed from one generation to the next.

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.

It has been a year since Bangladesh freed itself from the murderous clutches of a tyrannical regime that had made corruption the rule of business, extreme arrogance of power the norm, and brutal repression its operational style.

The Daily Star (TDS): What is the current status of the Labour Reform Commission and its activities?

I first met Tajuddin Ahmad—or Tajuddin Bhai, as I knew him—in the 1960s, during the pre-Liberation period. After I joined the Awami League, Bangabandhu told me to meet Tajuddin Ahmad, as he would answer all my questions on politics and the party, and that he possessed deep knowledge of both politics and people.

The Daily Star (TDS): How do you view Tajuddin Ahmad’s early political journey and his emergence as a key national figure?

Every moment of the night of 25 March 1971 and the following two months will always shine brightly in the depths of my memory. Even though I might not be able to express all those living memories in words, I will try to articulate a possible description of the events.

As a person, Tajuddin Ahmad was an idealist. In his personal life and professional conduct, he was disciplined and guided by a deep sense of restraint and propriety.