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Fazlur Rahman

  • Adviser to BNP Chairperson

Fazlur Rahman: Adviser to BNP Chairperson
Speak the truth and demand elections, they label you an Indian agent
Speak the truth and demand elections, they label you an Indian agent
Interview

Speak the truth and demand elections, they label you an Indian agent

Renowned as the "Political Bard," Advocate Fazlur Rahman is a valiant freedom fighter and a former Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-3. He was the chief of the Mujib Bahini in Kishoreganj district during the Liberation War. Whenever the country, the motherland, or the state faces a crisis, disaster, or turmoil, he emerges as a strong voice of protest. He remains highly vocal against any distortion of history. A steadfast defender of Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty, and the spirit of the Liberation War, this remarkable figure was born in Koronsi village of Joysiddhi Union under Itna Thana in Kishoreganj district. Currently, he serves as an advisor to the BNP Chairperson.

To stay in Bangladesh, recognise Liberation War
Liberation War
State and Politics

To stay in Bangladesh, recognise Liberation War

The war of independence has always been an emotional matter for me. I have been to war. I pass my days carrying the pain of war. I still remember the scene – my friend has fallen. He has been shot. He jumped up suddenly and told me – “Mama, take care of my mother. No one is left for her.” Only son of a mother died becoming mad. I have crossed the river swimming; I was shot by the Pak army. The Pak army shot and killed 15,000 people in one day in Buriganga. The Buriganga turned red. Some 10,000 people were killed in Jinjira. In one day, 25,000 people have died in Keraniganj alone. On May 2, not a single house in Jinjira and Keraniganj was spared, the Pak army burned everything. In that liberation war, I crossed a river swimming with my rifle in hand. The Pak army shot hundreds of freedom fighters. They were crawling in bunkers. Some have lost their legs. Some have lost their eyes. Some have lost various body parts. Some have been violated. Thousands of freedom fighters had been martyred - only then the Pak army fled.

Marauding economy has led to our moral decline
Marauding economy has led to our moral decline
Interview

Marauding economy has led to our moral decline

Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a veteran politician and a valiant freedom fighter, is known as a "charan kobi" (wandering poet) of politics. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-3 and was the chief of the Mujib Bahini in Kishoreganj district during the Liberation War. He has always been a vocal figure against any distortion of history and remains unwavering in his stance on Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty, and the Liberation War. Born in the village of Karansi in Joysiddhi Union, Itna Thana, Kishoreganj district, he is currently an advisor to the BNP Chairperson. Recently, this esteemed politician sat down with Views Bangladesh for an interview, where he spoke about the Liberation War, pre-independence Bangladesh, politics, the 1969 mass uprising, and contemporary issues. This is the first part of a three-part interview.