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‘From one end of the earth to the other / Echoing the sound of fiery proclamation, waving new flags, beating drums in all directions / In this Bengal / You must come, oh freedom …’
This poem by the poet Shamsur Rahman came true in the life of the Bengali nation on this day in 1971. Bengal’s independence came on December 16 in exchange for a sea of blood 49 years ago. At Suhrawardy Udyan, where the Father of the Bangabandhu Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called on the nation to fight on March 7, 1971, “This time the fight is for liberation, this time the fight is for freedom.” .
Today is December 16th. Great Victory Day. The most glorious and arrogant day in the thousand year history of the Bengalis. This great victory was achieved at the end of 9 months of war in exchange for the blood of millions of heroic freedom fighters, the tears of children without husbands, the murder of the best intellectual children in the country and the unlimited sacrifice of heroines. On this day, 49 years ago, the rise of independent sovereign Bangladesh on the world map brought the Bengali nation the direction of self-identity. Today, the grateful nation will remember the country’s heroic children with reverent pain. Crowds will descend on the National Monument in Savar. People from all over the country, including the capital Dhaka, will take part in the Victory Day celebrations.
This is the 50th day of victory after 49 years of victory. This Victory Day has come in a different context. Bangladesh will celebrate the centenary of the birth of the nation’s father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020 and the Golden Jubilee of independence in 2021. In a separate message on the occasion of the Great Victory Day, the president said. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated the people.
National Memorial in Savar ready to pay tribute to the best children in the nation. Regarding the beautification of the monument, Kazi Washi Uddin, former secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, said that the work of cleaning the entire part of the monument has already been completed. The National Monument is fully prepared to pay homage to the nation’s children of the sun in the early hours of Victory Day.
Dhaka District Police Superintendent. Maruf Hossain Sardar said that three levels of security have been put in place in the National Monument area to ensure a calm day. Hundreds of military and civilian security personnel have been deployed to the memorial sites. The sweep has already been done in sensitive places with metal detectors.
Victory Come on How: As the exploitation, deprivation and abandonment of the West Pakistani regime towards the people of East Bengal reached its peak, the region gradually raged in protest. Ignoring the verdict of the people in the 1970 elections, they resorted to conspiracies to seize power. The ruling party under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began to linger in handing over power to the victorious Awami League. As a result, East Pakistan was agitated. Bangabandhu’s historic speech at the then racecourse on March 7, 1971, “This time the fight is for liberation, this time the fight is for freedom” strengthens the people’s desire for freedom. When Dhaka is on fire, the Pakistani ruling class chooses to suppress our desire for liberation. On the night of March 25, unarmed people were killed indiscriminately in the dead of night. After that, our individual trip became final. The final battle began on March 26. After a 9-month long liberation struggle, the Pakistani army accepted defeat. On this day in 1971, the lieutenant-chief of the Eastern Command with the Pakistani army at the racecourse. General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to General Jagjit Singh Aurora, the head of the combined forces. The path of independent sovereign Bangladesh began.
Program: The day will start in Dhaka with 31 rounds of artillery fire in the morning. However, all the arrangements for the Corona epidemic this time around are somewhat under control. With dawn, the president said. A wreath will be placed at the Savar National Memorial on behalf of Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. After that, the Bir Shrestha family, war-wounded freedom fighters and heroic freedom fighters will lay wreaths under the leadership of the Liberation War Minister. In addition, people from all walks of life, including various political and social organizations, will pay tribute to martyred freedom fighters by laying wreaths of flowers.
Victory Day is a public holiday. The national flag will be hoisted in public and private institutions. The main roads and highway islands of the country’s main cities, including the capital, will be decorated with national flags. Lighting has been carried out in important buildings and facilities. High-quality food will be served in hospitals, prisons, and orphanages. Newspapers will publish special issues, radio and television channels will broadcast special programs.
Awami League: Among the programs of the Awami League is raising the national flag and the party flag at the central office, Bangabandhu Bhaban and the offices of organizations across the country in the morning. Wreath laying at the Savar National Memorial at 9 am. Tribute to the portrait of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondi at 10 am. Tribute, pilgrimage, prayers and milad mahfil at Bangabandhu’s tomb in Tungipara at 9.30 am.
Meanwhile, a seminar organized by the Awami League on the occasion of the Great Victory Day will be held at the Awami League head office on Bangabandhu Avenue at 3pm today. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the meeting by video conference.
National Party-JP: Jatiya-JP Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Monju, MP and Party Secretary General Sheikh Shahidul Islam, extended his sincere congratulations and best wishes to the heroic freedom fighters and fellow countrymen on the great day of victory. . In a statement issued yesterday, the two leaders said that the surrender of the barbaric Pakistani forces on this day in 1971 marked an unforgettable victory. On this occasion, I remember all the freedom fighters, armed Indian allies and self-sacrificing members who sacrificed their lives in the liberation war and the memory of 3 million martyrs with humble respect and deep love. We pay our deepest respect to the Father of the Bangabandhu Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They further said: “We have risen as a nation, we have made tremendous progress in economic and social fields, and the name of Bangladesh is spoken with respect in today’s world.” Today we must take an oath to eradicate hunger, poverty, illiteracy, backward thinking, and general economic liberation. Our oath will be to establish good governance, equality and social justice by fighting corruption and conspiracy.
On the occasion of the day, national and party flags will be hoisted at all party offices, including JP headquarters, at 7.30 am today, and wreaths will be laid at the national monument in Savar at 8 in the morning and homage will be paid to the memory of the heroic martyrs of the liberation war. After the Johar Mosque, special prayers will be offered at the Doa and other places of worship for the souls of the martyrs.
Ittefaq / UB
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