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Setara bibi under the lamp post - Literature - observerbd.com

Setara bibi under the lamp post - Literature - observerbd.com : The glittering city aroundLife is rich with red, blue light of neonWide sky over the headPieces of moonlight, scatteredAnd in that splashed pieces of meteorThose are taken by the scientists of NASASo height the civilization reachesThis city is the flow of happiness nowSome men like us pass the wayWith frustration

Bangladesh 1971

  Bangladesh 1971   Some well-known figures recently wrote some books. They, sometimes and some how, can be considered as the part of the history. But, unfortunately, they are creating controversies. When outsiders and opponents, like Maj. Gen. Khadim Raja (Retd.) of Pakistan and the then Chief of West Pakistan Army confess in his book “A stranger in my own country” that it was a landslide victory of Bangladesh under supreme command of Mujib, What is the necessity of going to supreme court for the verdict regarding declaration of our freedom fighting. But we had to go. Shame on us for what we are breeding. The history will never forgive us.     Undoubtedly, 1971 is considered as one of the greatest freedom fights in human history. So, an event took places over a span of nine months, warrants great attraction to be well described. Started from the 7 th of March, after a great speech delivered by the father of the nation, it lasted till the victory of 16 th December. It was com

Bangladesh Being a Nation

  Bangladesh Being a Nation Bangladesh, the name starts from the time of freedom, was always a mysterious land. Its role from the age of yore always attracts attention. It was never completely subdued by any of the kings approached to the sub-continent. The fragile characteristics and sense of freedom of its inhabitants was its both advantages and disadvantages. So, it was very hard to conquer this land and if conquered it was harder to rule this country over. So, the country often remained free from foreign interferes.   But their waving polity got a great shake at the time of entering of the British. They were not like the other rulers like Hindu, Muslims, Afghan or Persian. All the previous rulers were seasonal and actually came to invade, plunder or at best to capture in order to prove their pride and pomp. Besides these, the extension of their territory as well as to follow the norms of Islam regarding Islamization of the nonbelievers. But the British came for a real caus

Freedom of Bangladesh and its aftermath

  Freedom of Bangladesh and its aftermath   Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to the country on 10 th January 1972. He found a war torn country of which infrastructure was highly affected by the war. The country was out of production. The Indian army was still here. The prisoner of war was a sensitive issue. The Bangladeshis who were in Pakistan at the time of war was also a factor. The ego problem among different types of freedom fighters created disorder. The socialists tried to direct the country to an alien direction.   Mujib was in a great dilemma. The economy of the country was almost ruined. The gossip of Indian attack was a fuel to the fire. Bangladesh was in need of food, house, cloths and medicines. All the roads were almost damaged. About six millions houses were destroyed. The ports were out of order. The country needs international support and recognition. The war time diplomacy which was led by the USA including Middle East was active. The internal as

হেরোড অ্যান্টিপাস এর হযরত ইয়াহিয়া (আঃ) এর প্রতি অবিচার

 হেরোড অ্যান্টিপাস, হেরোডিয়াস ও দ্বিতীয় সালোমের হযরত ইয়াহিয়া (আঃ) এর প্রতি অবিচার জুদির শাসক হেরোড দ্যা গ্রেট ক্ষমতায় ছিলেন খ্রিস্ট পূর্বাব্দ ৩৭ থেকে খ্রিস্ট পূর্বাব্দ ৪ পর্যন্ত। তার মৃত্যুর পর তার সা¤্রাজ্য তার তিন পুত্র ও বোন প্রথম সালোমের মধ্যে ভাগ হয়ে যায়। Wikipedia র তথ্য অনুসারে উল্লেখ করা যেতে পারে, Upon Herod's death, the Romans divided his kingdom among three of his sons and his sister: Archelaus became ethnarch of Judea , Samaria , and Idumea ; Herod Antipas became tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea ; Philip became tetrarch of territories north and east of the Jordan; and Salome I was given a toparchy including the cities of Jabneh , Ashdod , and Phasaelis . হেরোড অ্যান্টিপাস তার ভ্রাতা দ্বিতীয় হেরোড-এর বাড়ীতে বেড়াতে গিয়ে তার সুন্দরী স্ত্রী হেরোডিয়াস এর প্রেমে পড়েন। এরপর তিনি তাকে যেনতেন ভাবে বিবাহও করে ফেলেন। অবশ্য এই হেরোডিয়াসও ছিলো তারই ভ্রাতা চতুর্থ অ্যারিস্টুবুলুস এর  কন্যা। এই হেরোডিয়াস এবং দ্বিতীয় হেরোড এর ঘরের এক অতীব সুন্দরী কন্যা ছিলো দ্বিতীয় সালোমে যে একা

The Conspiracy behind partition 1947

  The Conspiracy behind partition 1947   “Cabinet mission to India - Today’s debate in the commons” “In the house of commons to-day members of all parties will join in expressing their good wishes to the cabinet mission to India which will shortly leave this country to assist the viceroy in the task, which the government were pledged to undertake in the king’s speech, of promoting in conjunction with the leaders of Indian opinion the early realization of full self-government in India.”   Article in The Times (London) March 15, 1946   On the nice day of 23 rd March 1946, the Cabinet Mission reached in India. They reached in Delhi on 2 nd April, 1946. Actually they came to succeed the stalled talks of Simla conference on June 14, 1945 lead by viceroy Archibald Wevell on where the talks stalled on the issue of selection of Muslim representatives. Till then Congress not only thought that but also tried to prove that they were the representative of Muslims of India though Mu