Month of independence begins
The historical month of independence begins on Sunday giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in this country from March to mid-December in 1971.
The nation will observe the 49th anniversary of independence by paying the utmost homage to the war heroes who made Bangladesh a sovereign state through a nine-month war of independence that commenced on March 26, 1971, reports BSS.
The month also made the country proud for the historical 7th March speech of Father of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which includes been recognised by the US Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) within the world’s documentary heritage.
Forty-nine years ago, the country engaged in the war of independence in this month under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and earned a sovereign Bangladesh on December 16 in 1971 after fighting against the Pakistani occupation forces for about nine months.
March is depicted in the country’s history as per month of grief together with inspiration and dedication for the freedom of the united states and the people.
The struggle for independence started escalating right from the start of March in 1971 when the then Pakistani dictator postponed the scheduled March 3 session of the National Assembly within their conspiracy against the calm and legitimate movement of Bangalee.
Amid deteriorating political situation and increasing demand for freedom of the united states from Pakistan’s misrule, the first version of Bangladesh’s national flag was hoisted on Dhaka University campus premises for the very first time on March 2 by the Dhaka University Students’ Union (DUCSU).
The ongoing movement against the conspiracy of Pakistani rulers took a dramatic start March 7, which eventually became a red-letter day in the annals of the long arduous freedom struggle of Bangalee.
On March 7 in 1971, Bangabandhu - the architect of Bangladesh - delivered his epoch-making speech of independence at the Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
“We'd spilled bloods…we are ready to shed more bloods, the people of the country shall be freed, Insha Allah,” Bangabandhu in unequivocal term said in his 19-minute extempore speech before a million freedom-loving people.
He went on to add, “The struggle this time around is for our emancipation, the struggle this time around is for our independence”.
Bangabandhu also made a fervent call to the roaring persons from all walks of life to take preparations for armed struggle against the tyranny, exploitation, subjugation and deprivation by Pakistani military junta with whatever they possessed and transforming every house into a fortress.
Bangabandhu’s tantalizing speech literally had a mesmerizing and sparkling influence on the whole population in the eastern part of Pakistan plus they became united under his capable and farsighted leadership to bravely fight for liberating the motherland from the clutches of the Pakistani forces.
When the people from all walks of life became united for establishing their democratic rights, Pakistani occupation forces completed the defamed ‘Operation Searchlight’ on sleeping Bangalee on the night of March 25.
As soon as the Pakistani occupation forces started genocide Bangabandhu declared independence of the motherland instructing the people to put on strong resistance and fight them till the liberation is achieved.
