Liberation War of Bangladesh

Freedom is the birth right [জন্মগত অধিকার] of man. No one has any right to snatch [ছিনিয়ে নেওয়া] away this right. But we had to suffer about 25 years under the barbaric domination of the Pakistani rulers. Many are the causes of liberation war of Bangladesh. The British colonial rule ended up in 1947 with the birth of two independent states up in 1947 with the birth of two independent states called India and Pakistan Bangladesh became a province of Pakistan.

The Pakistan rulers began to treat the Bengalese with a very cruel attitude. A sky high disparity [প্রভেদ] was created by them in the different spheres [পরিধি] of national life. These were made simultaneously [যুগপৎ] in political, economic, social and cultural spheres, these deprivation [বঞ্চিত] and exploitation [শোষণ] of the Pakistani rulers created serious grievances [কষ্ট] and resentments [অসন্তোষ] among the Bengalese. As a result, at one time, they lost their patience [ধৈর্য্য] and rose up and revolted [বিদ্রোহ] against them.

There goes a well-known proverb, ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ Independence does never come down to any people. A people must raise themselves to it. It is a fruit that must be earned before it can be enjoyed. Our people also duly rose to the occasion. Our liberation forces got more furious [ক্রোধান্বিত] and fought more valiantly [বীরোচিত]. At last came our long expected victory at cost of the lives of more than 30 lakh people. The Pakistani occupation forces surrendered to the allied forces at the Racecourse Ground on 16 December 1971. Thus a new and free nation was born on the world map. The people were wild with joy and excitement and danced in the streets. The sky and the air were ringing with the patriotic song of Tagore,

    “My Bengal of gold, I love you.”

The victory reminds us of the heroic sacrifices [স্বার্থ ত্যাগ] made by our heroic sons for the noble cause of freedom. It also inspires [অনুপ্রাণিত] us to make their dream of building up our beloved motherland as Bengal of gold. They will remain ever fresh in the innermost hearts of the people like the luminous [আলোকিত] stars studded in the sky.

We all pray to Almighty to have blessed us with giving the greatest achievement [কীর্তি] of our life which is independence. Let us take an oath to build up our shattered [ভেঙ্গে টুকরো টুকরো করা] Bangla as a Bangla of gold.