Independence day 50th anniversary

Representational image of US navy's 7th fleet which the then US president Nixon had ordered in to Bay of Bengal in 1971. Photo: Reuters
50 Years of Freedom

1971: From the brink of nuke war

The US and the Soviet Union had entered a staring contest over the liberation of Bangladesh in December 1971 and the world was on the brink of a nuclear war 

National Martyrs' Memorial/Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Nation celebrates 51st Independence and National Day

File photo of a goods train crossing the border on Haldibari-Chilahati route on 17 December. Photo: Telegraph India.
Bangladesh

Dhaka-Jalpaiguri train service to start 26 March