Nation observes Martyred Intellectuals’ Evening with due respect

The country on Monday observed the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day paying glowing tributes to the intellectuals who were brutally killed by the Pakistan occupation forces and their native collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

Sensing a humiliating defeat, the retreating Pakistani occupation forces and their community collaborators - Rajakars, Al- Badrs and Al-Shams - dragged off the frontline Bangalee intellectuals and worthy pros from their houses in December 14 and assassinated them with the objective of crippling the newborn nation intellectually.

Marking the day, hundreds of folks from every walks of your life converged in the Martyred Intellectuals’ Mausoleum in Mirpur and the Rayer Bazar eliminating ground (Baddhobhumi), maintaining medical guidelines, to spend their homage to the worthy sons of the soil.

The programmes of your day included raising of black flag and hoisting of the national flag half mast, positioning of wreaths at the martyred intellectuals memorials and graveyards, discussions, lighting of candles in storage of the martyrs, morning marches, painting, general knowledge and hands writing competitions and milad and doa mahfils seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of the martyrs.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid their homage to the martyred intellectuals of 1971.

With respect to President Hamid, Military Secretary Maj Gen SM Shamim-uz-Zaman paid homage at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at 7.10 am on Monday while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Military Secretary Maj Gen Naqib Ahmed Chowdhury paid the tribute on her behalf behalf.

A smartly proved contingent of Bangladesh MILITARY gave a state salute as the bugle played the previous post at that time.

Later, with respect to Jatiya Sangsad Loudspeaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Deputy Loudspeaker Fazle Rabbi Miah, Serjeant-at-Arms MM Naim Rahman and on the subject of behalf Liberation War Affairs Ministry AKM Mozammel Haque paid homage at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial.

Besides, Awami League Basic Secretary and Road Transfer and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader along with party’s central leaders paid homage to martyred intellectuals by putting wreaths in the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in 9am.

Different political, professional, sociable and cultural organisations, including Jatiya Party, BNP, Communist Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Awami Jubo League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Awami Matsyjibi League, Bangladesh Swechchhasebak League, Dhaka University, Dhaka University Teachers’ Association, Bangabandhu Sainik League, Jatiya Sramik League, Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, Kendrio Khelaghor Asor, Directorate of Secondary and ADVANCED SCHOOLING, Dhaka south and north city corporations, Dhaka city south unit of Awami League, numerous ward units of Awami League, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad, Muktijoddha Sanghati Parishad and Dhaka Reporters’ Unity also paid homage to the martyred intellectuals.

Later, Obaidul Quader, on behalf of Awami League, also paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by simply laying a wreath at his portrait in Dhanmondi road number 32 found in the town at 9.30am.

AL Presidium Users Begum Matia Chowdhury, Dr Md Abdur Razzaque, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Shajahan Khan and Abdur Rahman, Joint Secretaries Facts Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Mahbubul-Alam Hanif and AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretaries Ahmed Hossain, SM Kamal Hossain and Mirza Azam, Relief and Sociable Welfare Affairs Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, Cultural Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil, Labour Affairs Secretary Habibur Rahman Siraj, Health and Inhabitants Affairs Secretary Dr Rokeya Sultana, Research and Technology Affairs Secretary Abdus Sabur, Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan, Central Working Committee Customers Dr Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Shahabuddin Farazi and Anisur Rahman were present in those days.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque at first paid homage to the martyred intellectuals by putting wreaths at the Rayerbazar Killing ground each morning. Later, different political, professional, cultural and cultural organisations, incorporating Awami League, Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League, Sramik League and Chhatra League put wreaths at the Rayerbazar Killing Ground.

Marking your day, Dhaka University authorities organised a digital discussion at the university’s Abdul Matin Digital CLASSROOM with Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman in the couch.

Previously, national flag was hoisted one half mast and black flag grew up on the campus. Soon after, a particular munajat was offered by the central mosque of the university seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of the most enlightened sons of the soil.

Besides, Islamic Basis organised Quran Khwani, milad and doa mahfil in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque where special prayers (munajat) and doa had been offered for eternal peace of the departed souls of the martyrs.

The Pakistani troops and their Bengali-speaking collaborators owned by Razakar or other auxiliary forces killed several intelligentsia throughout the nine-month much time Liberation War.

But, they visibly involved the infamous Gestapo like Al-Badr and Al-Shams forces on December 14, 1971 to handle a good systematic campaign to kill the virtually all eminent academics and specialists want doctors, engineers and journalists to help make the newborn country to circumstances of brainlessness.

The then Bangladesh government and victorious freedom fighters, however, came to find out about their last brutal massacre only once the Pakistani troops surrendered on December 16, 1971 and their top accomplices mostly belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami and its own student wing went into hiding to resurface years soon after.

Those who were exposed to the killers’ wrath on December 14, 1971 included Dr Alim Chowdhury and Dr Fazle Rabbi, Journalists Shahidullah Kaisar, Sirajudddin Hossain, Nizamuddin Ahmed, SA Mannan and Selina Parveen and litterateur Munir Choudhury.

The majority of the December 14 victims were found from their residences blindfolded and killed somewhere between December 10 and 14 in 1971.