Rare Historical Photos

The international secretary of Service Civil International, Ralph Hegnauer, visited in 1967 Dhaka (Bangladesh / East Pakistan). A daytime work camp was held in his honour at the Deaf and Dumb School, Dhaka - the project was tree planting and gardening. Here you can find a few rare photos of Bangladesh in 1967.  A narrow street of Old Dhaka. (1967):  Photographer- Roger Gwynn Inside of a public bus. Dhaka (1965) Ramna Kalibari. Dhaka racecourse/ Suhrawardy Udyan. Dhaka (1967) Rose Garden. Shamibag, Dhaka (1967) Eid jamaat at Dhaka Stadium, (1965)

The National Emblem of Bangladesh: a water lily bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above are tea leaves and four stars representing the four principles of the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy. In upper side name of Bangladesh, year of mintage. In middle part picture of Ruhi Fish (type of Carp), egg, two banana, squash. Below the picture writing in Bangla which means "Food for All". Value at the bottom in words & number. Lettering: বাংলাদেশ ১৯৭৪ সবার জন্য খাদ্য পঁচিশ ২৫ পয়সা

                                                        Bengali poet Bande Ali Mia from Bangladesh   literary poet Bande Ali Mia is immortal in world literature. Reading his valuable works creates a unique pattern across the sky of the mind. Poet Bande Ali Mia has written books on a wide range of topics including songs, stories, poems, plays, novels, essays, plays, lyric design, fairy tales, biographies, endless compositions for children and memoirs. His unique efforts in the service of literature have made Bengal a success. His poetry and children’s literature has illuminated the whole of Bengal in a new light. Yet he remained in oblivion. Why is he hiding even though he is very relevant today? His answer is still elusive. The writer who fills the mind with joy, that writer is neglected but who is not sad! Little by little, we are forgetting t...

    The signing of the surrender documents that ended the Liberation War of Bangladesh (Between Indian General Jagjit Sing Aurora & Pakistani General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi) Ramna Racecourse, Dhaka, 16th December (1971)

  This woman with arms is our mother, our country, our motherland, 1971 in  #BANGLADESH It resulted in the independence of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

 Very few people may know the man wearing this round marked leather Jacket. Along with Arora and Indian officers, he was also present at the surrender ceremony of Niazi that day as a representative of the Liberation War. Birdarpe took Niazi to the surrender stage. He is Major ATM Haider (the next hero Uttam Lieutenant Colonel ATM Haider), Sector 2 Commander. ATM Haider is the heroic son of Kishoreganj. He passed SSC from Ramananda High School & HSC from Gurudayal Government College. He has completed BSC from Islamia College, Lahore. Then he joined in Pakistan Army. He was trained Commando from Pakistan Army.  His outstanding heroism was in the war of liberation. In mid-April, he came to Kishoreganj with Indian commandos and 7/8 troops and consolidated the resistance by destroying the Tarerghat Bridge and the Musulli Railway Bridge on the Kishoreganj-Mymensingh highway. He was also a trainer of the guerrillas of the crack platoon in Dhaka. It was he...

  ছবিটি ১৯৩৭ সালে চেলসি বনাম চার্লটনের ম্যাচের। ঘন কুয়াশার কারণে রেফারি মাঝপথে খেলা পরিত্যক্ত ঘোষণা করেন। সবাই ড্রেসিং রুমে ফিরে যায়। কিন্তু চেলসির গোলরক্ষক স্যাম বাট্রাম রয়ে যান গোল পাহারায়। কুয়াশা যত বাড়ছে-তার সতর্কতাও তত বেশি বাড়ছে। পেছনে মানুষের কোলাহলে তিনি শুনতে পাননি রেফারির খেলা সমাপ্তির বাঁশী। অনেকক্ষণ পর- মাঠের একজন নিরাপত্তা কর্মী এসে তাঁকে জানায় ম্যাচটি প্রায় পনের মিনিট আগেই শেষ হয়ে গেছে। স্যাম বাট্রাম বলেন- না এটা হতে পারেনা। আমি বিশ্বাস করিনা। খেলা শেষ হয়ে গেলে বন্ধুরা অবশ্যই আমাকে বলতো। আমাকে মাঠে একা রেখে ওরা চলে যেতোনা। একজন মানুষও কি ছিলোনা- যে আমার খোঁজ করবে। এরপর, সত্যি যখন বুঝলেন-আসলেই খেলা শেষ হয়ে গেছে। তখন, স্যাম গভীর এক দুঃখ পেলেন। খেলা শেষ হওয়ার জন্য না। বরং বন্ধুরা যে সত্যিই তাকে না জানিয়ে চলে গেছে সে জন্য। যাদের জন্য তিনি গোল পাহারায় দাঁড়িয়ে ছিলেন- তারা সবাই চলে গেলো। কেউ তার কথা একটিবার মনেও রাখলোনা। জীবনটাও বুঝি এমনি এক খেলার মাঠ। যেখানে সময় দিয়ে, সামর্থ্য দিয়ে যাদের ডিফেন্ড করা প্রয়োজন হয়ে দাঁড়ায়- সামান্য কুয়াশার পরিস্থিতিতে তারাই এভাবে সব কি...

  Dr. Mubarak Ahmad Khan is former Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Director General of Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. He is now working as Scientific Advisor of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, Ministry of Jute and Textiles, Bangladesh. He has completed B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry and PhD. in Polymer and Radiation Chemistry. He is working in several promising areas of nanotechnology, material science, biodegradable polymers, biomedical science, applied science etc. His focus is to develop sustainable technologies related to environment and human health. He worked in Germany ( Technical University of Berlin, Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Polymer Research) as DAAD and AvH fellow, in Japan as JSPS and MIF Fellow, in USA (Michigan State University) as visiting scientist, in Australia (University of New South Wells) as IAEA fellow. His name was published Who’s Who in the World 1998. He is also selected as a Fellow of IUPAC. He is autho...

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