Ex-minister, FF Mosharraf dies
Former minister and valiant freedom fighter engineer Mosharraf Hossain passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday...
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HC summons ex Jamuca DG, former liberation war affairs secretary
The High Court on Thursday summoned former National Freedom Fighters Council (Jamuca) director general Shahina Akter and former Liberation War Affairs ministry secretary Ishrat Chowdhury for failing to comply with a court verdict regarding the enlistment of Supreme Court lawyer Md Shahajada as a freedom fighter.
War hero Quazi Nooruzzaman’s 15th death anniv today
Today marks the 15th death anniversary of decorated freedom fighter Quazi Nooruzzaman, Bir Uttam, who commanded Sector 7 of the 11 sectors during the 1971 War of Independence.
BNP chairman adviser Abdul Quddus dies
Freedom fighter and adviser to the BNP chairman Dr Md Abdul Quddus, a former Bangladesh Medical University professor of ophthalmology, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in the capital.
Scrapping referendum verdict violates people’s sovereign will: Rob
Veteran freedom fighter and president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD president ASM Abdur Rob on Saturday expressed concern over scrapping the referendum verdict in the parliament on Friday...
Gazettes of 481 fake freedom fighter listings cancelled, minister tells JS
The government has initiated action to identify and remove individuals wrongly listed as freedom fighters on political grounds during the previous government, liberation war affairs minister Ahmad Azam Khan has said...
CMU honours freedom fighters
Chittagong Medical University honoured two freedom fighters for their outstanding contribution in the War of Independence.
FF Shamsuzzohah laid to rest in Rajshahi
Freedom fighter Shamsuzzohah of Paba Upazila in Rajshahi was laid to eternal rest with state honour on Wednesday...
Recommended officers of 45th BCS asked to submit FF certificates
The government on Monday asked the recommended candidates to submit freedom fighter certificates under the FF quota for appointment to various cadre posts through the 45th Bangladesh Civil Service.
Gallantry Award Holding Freedom Fighters’ Association forms new body
The Gallantry Award Holders Freedom Fighter Association, Bangladesh on Monday formed a new 15-member executive committee at a general meeting held in Dhaka, said a press release.
Gallantry Awards Holder Freedom Fighter Assoc gets new committee
The Gallantry Award Holders Freedom Fighter Association, Bangladesh on Monday formed a new 15-member executive committee at a general meeting held in Dhaka, said a press release.
FF Foundation congratulates BNP, Tarique
The National Freedom Fighters Foundation, an organisation dedicated for the freedom fighters, congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the victory in the 13th national parliament elections.
Valiant FF Sabed Ali dies
Valiant freedom fighter Md Sabed Ali of Shingasholpur village under Narail Sadar Upazila passed away on Friday following a cardiac arrest at the age 75.
Freedom fighter Badiul Alam death anniv today
The 23rd anniversary of death of freedom fighter, politician and advocate Badiul Alam’s will be observed today.
Plot, not grievances, caused BDR carnage: Fazlur Rahman
ALM Fazlur Rahman, a retired major general and freedom fighter who was a former director general of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, headed the national independent investigation commission on the 2009 carnage in the border force. He tells...
Serious allegation that govt must investigate
THE allegation that most of the flats in the Bijay Rakeen City project, specifically reserved for impoverished freedom fighters, are occupied by influential interlopers is a serious charge that warrants an expeditious investigation. The Muktijoddha O Muktijoddha Paribar Kalyan Samiti, a welfare association for freedom fighters and their families, at a press conference on January...
Journalist Manik Saha’s 22nd death anniv today
The 22nd anniversary of the death of Manik Chandra Saha, a freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak-winning journalist, will be observed today...
Flats for FFs occupied by others: welfare assoc
Of the 870 flats meant for impoverished freedom fighters at the Bijoy Rakeen City housing project, 766 are occupied by influential individuals who did not participate in the War of Independence, alleged freedom fighter Abu Md Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat, administrator of the Muktijoddha O Muktijoddha Poribar Kalyan Samiti, a welfare association, on Wednesday...
FF Abdul Noor Chy dies
Freedom fighter Abdul Noor Chowdhury, also a retired habilder of Bangladesh Army, was laid to rest with state honour at his village of Ghaterchati under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet on Thursday.
Valiant freedom fighter Habib dies
Valiant freedom fighter Md Habibur Rahman, also known as Shahjahan Paik, father of Mozammel Haque Chanchal, special correspondent of Daily Jugantar, has passed away on Sunday.
Government cancels certificates of 71 fake freedom fighters
The government has cancelled the certificates of 71 fake freedom fighters...
Independence War deputy chief of staff AK Khandker dies
The deputy chief of staff of the War of Independence, Air Vice Marshal AK Khandker Bir Uttam, died on Saturday morning at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.
Victory Day celebrated with vow to establish war ideals
The nation celebrated the 55th Victory Day on Tuesday, remembering the heroic and supreme sacrifices of freedom fighters to free the country from the marauding Pakistani military in the War of Independence, with a call to establish the ideals of the war...
Indigenous freedom fighters of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
THE Memorial Volume Honouring Titled Freedom Fighters (Janata Bank Limited, 2012) documents the lives of the heroes of 1971, including UK Ching, a distinguished freedom fighter from the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Alongside UK Ching, who was awarded the Bir Bikrom gallantry title, many other Indigenous fighters from the hill regions displayed exceptional courage during Bangladesh’s Liberation War...
One arrested, police say stealing was motive
The police early Friday arrested one person in connection with the killings of freedom fighter Yogesh Chandra Roy, 75, and his wife Subarna Roy, 60, at their house at Rahimapur of Taraganj in Rangpur.
Freedom fighters, residents demand justice for couple murder
Freedom fighters and local residents held protests on Thursday, demanding justice for the murder of freedom fighter Yogesh Chandra Roy, 75, and his wife Subarna Roy, 60, at their house at Rahimapur of Taraganj in Rangpur.
FF wins Tk 18 lakh compensation after long legal battle with RU
After an excruciating 37-year-long legal battle, 73-year-old Munshi Mohiuddin Ahmed, a freedom fighter from Jashore has finally received justice.
Freedom fighter Fazlur Rahman alleges mob threat, fears for safety
Freedom fighter and senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Fazlur Rahman on Monday expressed fear for his and his family’s safety after a group of youths had gathered in front of his Segunbagicha home in Dhaka and chanted slogans against him.
Ex-EC Mahbub Talukdar’s 3rd death anniversary today
Today is the third death anniversary of former election commissioner, freedom fighter and writer Mahbub Talukdar...
Ex-DUCSU VP Prof Mahfuza Khanam dies
Freedom fighter Professor Mahfuza Khanam, an educationist and former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, died of heart attack at a hospital in Dhaka city on Tuesday.