Independence Day 2026

Independence Day 2026

Mosammat Tahmina Akter was detained in front of the national memorial’s fountain area on 26 March, 2026. She was accompanied by her three children at the time. Photo: Collected

3 detained at National Memorial for paying tribute on behalf of banned AL

Detainees say they did not hold any position in AL or its affiliated bodies and had come to the memorial out of personal regards for the party and Sheikh Hasina

Photo: Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad

Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad celebrates Independence Day

Amjanata Dal Member Secretary Md Tarek Rahman speaks to media after paying tribute to the martyred freedom fighters on Independence Day at National Memorial in Savar on 26 March 2026. Screengrab

'Razakars coming to National Memorial puts us to shame', says Aamjanata Dal's Tarek

Member Secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP) Akhtar Hossen. Photo: Collected

Govt dilly dallying in implementing July Charter, referendum: Akhter on Independence Day

**President Mohammed Shahabuddin took the salute at the Independence Day parade held at the National Parade Ground today (26 March). Photo: Focus Bangla

President takes salute, PM witnesses parade at National Parade Square

27 Army, Navy personnel awarded honorary commissions on Independence Day

27 Army, Navy personnel awarded honorary commissions on Independence Day

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

What Gen Z actually demands from freedom

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman speaks to journalists at the National Memorial in Savar today, 26 March, on the occasion of Independence Day. Photo: Facebook/Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Prayed so that Bangladesh's independence, sovereignty remains intact: Jamaat ameer on Independence Day

A scuffle broke out between activists of the Jatiyo Party and Jatiya Chhatra Shakti at National Memorial in Savar on 26 March 2026. Screengrab

Scuffle breaks out at National Memorial between Jatiyo Party, Chhatra Shakti activists

Photo: Collected

The people who rebuilt Bangladesh after 1971

Photo: Collected

Barricades built of voices: How music armed a nation in 1971

Photo: Collected

From ashes to autonomy: The legacy of 25 March 1971

TBS Illustration

What if 1971 happened today?: The Liberation War in the age of Wi-Fi