Pakistani Army
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.
Bringing a taste of freedom to the barefoot slum child
Fifty-five years have passed since independence. I still remember a slogan I raised in 1972, right after independence: "We will bring the taste of freedom to the barefoot slum child." Now, standing in 2025, I must admit—we failed. But we did make the country independent. How? Back then, there wasn’t a single sponge sandal factory in this country. Bengalis didn’t even know what indenting business was. Today, we manufacture everything, from shoes to construction materials. Despite having no iron ore of our own, we are now building and exporting massive ships worldwide. A boy from my village has even built and flown a helicopter! Isn’t that something to be proud of? This is how far we have come as a nation.
The untold saga of Tibetan soldiers' valor
In 1971, Chattogram emerged as a strategically crucial region owing to its significant attributes. Its seaport, proximity to the Myanmar border, rugged hills, dense forests, and collaboration with insurgent groups like the Mizos rendered it a pivotal location for the Pakistani Army. Consequently, Pakistan exerted considerable efforts to maintain control over this area during the conflict. Conversely, the freedom fighters were equally determined to seize this vital territory. Capturing or controlling Chattogram held immense significance for joint-force commanders, as it aimed to sever any potential contact with Myanmar, a region influenced by China
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