The Homecoming of Bangabandhu: Recollections of the Past

M. Shahinoor RahmanThe return of Bangabandhu to his homeland holds the most significant event in the historical context. On January 10 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, known as the “Father of the Nation,” arrived back in Bangladesh, 15 days after the country was freed entirely from the control of Pakistani invaders on December 16 1971. The day is celebrated as Bangabandhu’s “Homecoming Day” by the people of Bangladesh, who will never forget it. There have been numerous instances in the past of leaders from different parts of the world returning…

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Professor Dr M Shahinoor Rahman attends seminars, academic discussions in University of Sydney

Professor Dr M Shahinoor Rahman, former Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Kushtia, has participated in international seminars and academic discussions at the University of Sydney. He is on a 10-day visit to Australia for attending the globally important academic programmes and sharing ideas. Dr Shahinoor is the senior-most Grade 1 English Professor of the Islamic University. From 2013 until 2021, he served as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the university. He was also Professor of English at the Jagannath University and Jahangirnagar University. During overseas visit, he attended a discussion on Cultural Communities…

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In Memory of Sheikh Russel on the Occasion of His Birthday

Dr. M. Shahinoor RahmanDeshratna Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and daughter of Bangabandhu, has concluded her book Aamader Chotto Russel Sona, a book about her beloved youngest brother Shahid Sheikh Russel, with a sad and poignant question. This question is a genuine astonishment of every one of the post-liberation war generations that believe in the spirit and ideals of Bangabandhu as well as in the spirit of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. On August 15th, 1975, a vicious gunshot fired by the perpetrator of the…

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Wishing Sheikh Rehana many happy returns of the day!

Dr. M. Shahinoor Rahman I hope that Sheikh Rehana has a day filled with many happy returns of the day. I wish Sheikh Rehana a happy birthday on September 13, 1957. Sheikh Rehana is the younger daughter of Bangabandhu and Bangamata, and she is also the cherished sister of our honourable Prime Minister Jononetree Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Rehana was born in Bangladesh. She is the proud mother of a scholar son named Radwan Siddiq Bobby, who works as a Consultant for the United Nations Development Program, as well as two…

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The Brave Leader Sheikh Hasina and 21 August Conspiracy

Dr.M.Shahinoor Rahman When Bangabandhu’s worthy daughter Sheikh Hasina served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, she guided the nation toward peaceful socioeconomic prosperity by mastering her leadership skills. However, at that same time, the BNP, secretly influenced by Jamaat factions opposed to independence, plotted to seize power by any means necessary and cunningly tampered with the election results. Following the establishment of their government on October 1, 2001, those who supported the pro-independence movement, including members of the minority community, began to experience brutal and savage persecution along with…

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Immortal Existence

Dr. M. Shahinoor RahmanI have the utmost respect for the Nation’s founder, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as well as Bangamata and everyone who was mercilessly murdered by terrorists and anti-independence forces in Bangladesh. Even though Bangabandhu is no longer with us physically, the legacy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman exists in our national and everyday lives. Because of giving us an independent country on the world map, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is considered the most influential Bengali of all time. The Bengalis…

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THE SIX-POINT MOVEMENT AND THE FREEDOM OF BANGLAESH

Dr. M. Shahinoor Rahman Today is Six-Point Day, which falls on June 7. In 1966, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman issued the “Six Points Demand” in protest of all undemocratic decisions, such as Ayub Khan’s martial law rule and the education policy of 1962. Each of these six points was addressed by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he toured Bengal. At all levels of society, the Bengali people accepted this ‘Charter of Freedom’ for the people and the country, knowing these six- points. An intense mass movement erupted in Bangladesh in…

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Sheikh Hasina’s Homecoming Day and Its Significance

Dr M Shahinoor Rahman Prime Minister Jononetree Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh on May 17, 1981 from a long unintentional exile abroad since the morbid August of 1975. “Hasina’s homecoming day” is generally observed by all the leaders and supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League on May 17 every year. Because of several incidents, the day has acquired a significant place in the history of Bangladesh. The following points will aid us in comprehending the context and meaning of “Hasina’s homecoming day.” On the deathly August 15, 1975, the anti-liberation…

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Mujibnagar Day and Its Significance

Dr M Shahinoor Rahman The ‘Mujibnagar Government’ was instituted on April 17, 1971, when members of Bangladesh’s founded assembly took the constitutionally mandated, logical, and possible step toward realizing their aspiration of becoming an independent country. Mujibnagar Day must be appropriately remembered and addressed so that entrenched interests’ deceptive and dark attempts to distort our history during the Bangladesh liberation struggle, which can be committed to record. People in independent Bangladesh should constantly express gratitude to Bangabandhu and the country’s freedom warriors and primary organizers of the independence war for…

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BANGABANDHU: THE BORN-COMMANDANT

Dr M Shahinoor Rahman Today is the birthday of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. While Bangabandhu is no longer physically present, his spirit lives on. Today, let us pray for Bangabandhu’s eternal peace. Bangabandhu’s birthday serves as a reminder of his struggle to establish an independent Bangladesh. On this day of his birth, let us pay the highest tribute to the Father of the Nation. The precise answer would be his fighting spirit if asked what defined Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a man who…

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