Tarique stresses on presenting true history of Liberation War

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the young generation will be able to know the correct information about Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman only if the exact history of the Liberation War is presented.

Tarique Rahman said this while virtually taking part at a discussion titled "Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman: Whose Story is Our Philosophy" organised by the Ziaur Rahman Foundation at Shaheed Abu Sayeed International Convention Centre on Mintu Road in the capital on Saturday (January 18) night.

Tarique Rahman said that a soldier's commitment was to protect the country, its people and sovereignty.

"We saw that when the time came to protect the country and the sovereignty of the country, time came to achieve the country's independence, at that time Ziaur Rahman proclaimed a war of liberation. He tried to unite the freedom fighters. He inspired people to join the war. As a soldier, he fulfilled the highest responsibility. By the grace of Allah, he liberated the country through the War taking the people of the country with him," he said.

Tarique Rahman said since Ziaur Rahman was a member of the armed forces, those who will join the armed forces in the future; those who will come with an oath to protect the independence, sovereignty, and soil of the country, the works of martyred President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, will inspire and give them courage.

Highlighting Ziaur Rahman's philosophy of life, he said, "We saw when he (Zia) started working as a politician, he did not stay only in Dhaka. The job of a politician is to help the people of the country, he went to the people. He talked to the people, wanted to know the problems of the people, and in that way, he solved their problems."