Pahela Baishakh : The roots
Mohammad Shahidul Islam :Today, the nation celebrates Pahela Baishak, the first day of the Bengali New Year, with traditional pomp and splendour. People from all...
New Nation Supplement
Pahela Baishakh traditions
Mohammad Nurul Huda :The identity of a people is nowhere better reflected than in their inalienable cultural expressions created since antiquity. These expressions were handed...
On a new year
M. Mizanur Rahman :When a year ends, as it were, a new span of life expands touching another year. But it does not mean that...
The history of the Bengali New Year
Uttam Kumar Nag :In Bengal, Emperor Akbar started the Bengali calendar-year on 10 March, 1585, but it became effective from 16 March, 1586, the day...
Roar, O Freedom
Shamsur Rahman :What shall I do with the spring when I hear only the cuckoo moaning and cannot see gorgeous flowers blossom? What shall I...
My soil and the sons of the soil
Al Mujahidi :This day is exclusively my day … Repeatedly explains my existence This day is exclusively my day … Awakes me through my existence....
Nails in the Coffin
Zahurul Alam :Concept is an abstract idea, whereas a theory is an established scientific principle based on experimental and observational evidence(s). Pakistan was created based...
Nationalism to Liberation
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M. Abul Kashem Mozumder :We fought Liberation War not only for economic emancipation. Bengali nationalism created out of perennial...
Bangladesh War of Independence
The Bangladesh War of Independence or the Bangladesh Liberation War refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)...
President’s Message
23rd March is the Day to renew our commitment to develop the country in accordance with the principles of justice and equity, the real objective...
Message
On this day in 1940, the historic Pakistan Resolution was adopted in Lahore, which culminated in the emergence of Pakistan as an independent and sovereign...
Snippets from Pakistan
World Bank appreciates Pakistan’s growth Pakistan stands to benefit from three tailwinds over the near-to-medium-term, with average growth projected at 5.5 per cent over the...