Victory day 50th anniversary

Indian photojournalist Raghu Rai took this photo during the liberation war in 1971
Victory Day

Foreign friends of 1971 in retrospect

As the country celebrates the golden jubilee of the national Victory Day today, The Business Standard revisits the contributions of some of the many foreign friends who directly and indirectly...

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Liberation war spirit cannot be confined within boundaries: Fakhrul

Late Samsul Abedin and his wife (on the left), Nannu and his brothers pose with Mrs.Abedin (on the right). Photo: Collected
Sports

Minhajul Abedin: My father was taken away on April 4

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I was overwhelmed with the thought that my child would be born in a free country'

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”
Victory Day

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”

From left: Saidur Rahman Patel, Kazi Salahuddin, Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Subimol Chandra Das
Sports

'What I felt right at that moment can’t be expressed in words'

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I actually did not expect the war to end so soon'

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'My father-in-law announced the news of victory on loudspeaker'

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'

Selina Hossain. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'We were excited to be liberated, but also saddened for those we had lost'

“I understood what freedom actually feels like”
Bangladesh

“I understood what freedom actually feels like”

A K M Kamal Uddin Majumder. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I decided to go back to my village and find my parents'

Badiul Alam Majumdar. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I feel a little guilty that I could not directly participate'