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TopicMukti Bahini

Topic: Mukti Bahini

Dhaka Jail saw hangings of Bangladesh freedom fighters. A prison museum to preserve memories

Bangladesh has the Liberation Museum to celebrate its bloody origin story. But the Dhaka Jail Museum is about the threat from within.

Indians, Bangladeshis know the same 1971 events differently. We need a common official history

During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the two countries’ soldiers jointly shed blood. Now, the two governments are poised to fulfil the dreams of war veterans like us.

How Indian Navy operated a secret commando group and spooked Pakistan in 1971

Operation Jackpot’s success on 15 August 1971 gave a huge boost to Mukti Bahini forces in Bangladesh.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.