On the occasion of the 48th Anniversary of Independence, we reprint below a segment of a piece written by an eminent journalist and the founding editor of The Daily Star, the late S M Ali. The article was published in a book titled, “After the Dark Night”, in 1974.

When the Bangladesh Government was busy in mastering resources to organise the sectors and brigades, many irregular forces often emerged in the far-flung areas, and took the names of their leaders or the regions from where they originated.

When we look back at the war of independence, it is filled with stories of heroism on the battlefield and the war effort on the diplomatic front.

By early June,1971, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh had realised that it would be very difficult to overcome the Pakistan Army with only the Freedom Fighters (FFs), consisting of rebel Bengalis of Pakistan Army, the para militia and other civilians, due to acute shortage of trained army officers.

“Don't leave me alone, make sure I am with you”, that was what Lieutenant Mokhtar Kamal Chowdhury told Second Lieutenant Ibrahim.

“No-No, don't think I do not understand when you say how would I make Dacca (Dhaka) into a heap of rubble”, explained Khaled Musharraf sitting in front of his Toyota Jeep and at the back seat where Shahadat Chowdhury (the then editor of Bichitra magazine) was sitting.

The next world war will be over water. And Bangladesh appears to be most oblivious of all amidst the grim global forecast.

There are hundreds of rivers in the northern and central part of the country which have been allowed to be silted up. At present, river

Providing fresh drinking water in disaster-prone and remote areas is one of the top priorities of BSRM CSR desk. We work in partnership with various local NGOs such as TMSS, GBS, GUK and NDP. We want to contribute towards Bangladesh's effort to achieve the SDGs.

Last year, we met Subita Rani in a tea garden in Sreemangal. A former tea garden worker, Subita walks over half an hour each day,

Everything has changed with the change of time. The use of information technology has changed our lives radically.

The journey started with the personal philosophy to somehow contribute to the development of Bangladesh.

Define Innovation! From the very beginning of his life, this buzz word resonated in the mind of Hitoishi Chakma.

Every morning Sharmin Shila heads to her office in Gulshan-1 from Bashabo.

BRAC IT Services Limited, biTS in short, is a proud member of the eminent BRAC family and is one of the leading IT solution & service providers in Bangladesh specialising in providing a wide range of software solutions & end to end technology service management.

Throughout the years, information technology has penetrated the lives of millions of people all over the world. Bangladesh is no exception to this phenomenon.

Eighteen participants are taking part in the Industry 4.0 zone to showcase their work in artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Internet of Things and other high tech stuff.

BASIS has constantly supported and pushed for improvements in the tech scene of Bangladesh and helped local developers and engineers break through various barriers.

Technology is changing rapidly in today's world. Our dependency on technology is increasing day by day.

Aplectrum Solutions started its journey with a vision to become a premium name in software industry of Bangladesh.