Today is the 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman,Bangladesh.
Today is March 17. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on this day in 1920 at 8 pm in Tungipara village of Gopalganj subdivision (now district) of the then Faridpur district. His father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and mother Sheikh Sayera Khatun. Lovely Mujib was the third among 4 daughters and 2 sons. My parents used to call me 'Khoka'. Who gradually became Bengali's 'Mujib Bhai', 'Bangabandhu' and then'Father of the Nation of Bangladesh’!
The freedom of Bengalis came from his hands, Bangladesh was born. At the age of 55, A group of misguded army officer's team took his life. The assassins killed the father of the nation Bangabandhu and his family and wanted to erase his name from history; But could not. The dying Bangabandhu is more powerful and energetic than the living Bangabandhu. He has become the eternal jewel in the heart of every Bengali.
The name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being uttered in every corner of the country today. ‘If it could be heard at night, Bangabandhu is not dead ...’. It is not just a song, it is the shape of a Bengali. This song is inevitably played on the death or birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It can be heard all over the country even today. Because he is still in the jewel of Bengali heart. In the words of the poet- 'If we accept him, no one in the past will be disgraced / orphaned nation will not be trusted and fatherless / religion will not be like religion except monastery, mosque / church / Bengali or Bengali except March 17. Without / there is no liberation of Bangladesh except the sun named Mujib. '
Meanwhile, even on the 102nd birth anniversary, the entire Bengali nation will remember the Father of the Nation with respect, love and gratitude. Various political, social and cultural organizations including Awami League have taken various programs. This time a seven-day program has been organized in Tungipara, the birthplace of Bangabandhu. Special arrangements have been made in Bangladesh Television, private TV channels and newspapers. Bangabandhu's birthday is also National Children's Day. Today is a public holiday to mark the day. On this occasion, the President said. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have given separate statements.
The President said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the source of eternal inspiration of the Bengali nation. In politics, Bangabandhu was a symbol of principles and ideals. If you want to know Bangladesh, you have to know about the liberation struggle and liberation war of Bengalis, you have to know Bangabandhu. He further said that the nation should move forward on the path of building a prosperous Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty by embracing the spirit of liberation war and the ideals of the father of the nation.
The Prime Minister said the magical leadership and mesmerizing personality of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman united the entire nation. As a result we have got independent-sovereign Bangladesh. Bengali nationalism has developed. He further said that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was a pioneer in realizing and liberating the rights of not only the Bengali nation but also all the oppressed, exploited and deprived people of the world. The Prime Minister wished overall success to all the programs organized on the occasion of 102nd birth anniversary of Bangabandhu and 'National Children's Day-2022'.
In 1936, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman married Sheikh Fazilatun Nesha (Renu) at the age of 18. They have two daughters - Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana and three sons - Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell. In 1942, Sheikh Mujib passed the matriculation examination from Gopalganj Missionary School. In the same year he was admitted to Calcutta Islamia College (now Maulana Azad College). He graduated from this college in 1948. Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of Bengalis, got involved in politics during his school days. As a teenager, he was imprisoned for the first time for joining the anti-British movement while an eighth grader at Gopalganj Missionary School. While studying at Calcutta Islamia College, Hussain came in contact with politicians like Shaheed Suhrawardy and Abul Hashim. In the company of these leaders, he established himself in the arena of politics as a student leader-youth leader.
Soon after gaining independence from the British rule in 1947, Bangabandhu returned to Dhaka with a new political thinking. He formed Chhatra League in 1948 with his colleagues. On 23 June 1949, when Pakistan's first opposition party, the Awami Muslim League, was formed against the then ruling Muslim League, the young leader Sheikh Mujib became the party's joint general secretary. Later, in a non-communal spirit, the word 'Muslim' was dropped from the Awami Muslim League and the party was renamed as Awami League. Bangabandhu played an important role in all the movements and struggles against the Pakistani military rule including the language movement of Bayanna, the movement against the military rule of Ayub Khan and the education movement of 1962. Due to these movements for the rights of Bengalis, he had to go to jail again and again.
In 1954, he joined the cabinet of the United Front government. As the head of the Awami League, Bangabandhu declared the then East Pakistan Autonomy and the Charter of Liberation of the Bengalis at the historic six points on 5 February 1966 in Lahore. General Ayub Khan, the dictator of Pakistan, filed a conspiracy case against Agartala and sent them to jail. The Bengalis released Sheikh Mujib through the historic mass uprising of 1971. At this time Sheikh Mujib was honored with the title 'Bangabandhu'. The Awami League won the 1970 elections as the sole majority party in Pakistan. But the Pakistani ruling class did not hand over power to Bangabandhu through various conspiracies. After that Bangabandhu transformed the movement of autonomy into a movement of independence first and finally a movement of independence in the end.
In the continuation of this movement and struggle, Bangabandhu started an unprecedented non-cooperation movement in March 1971. On March 7, in a historic speech at the then Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan), he declared in a loud voice, "This time the struggle is for our liberation, this time the struggle is for freedom." On the night of March 25, the Pakistani aggressors carried out the most heinous massacre of the century on innocent unarmed Bengalis. In the early hours of March 26, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh. Shortly after the declaration of independence, the Pakistani military junta arrested Bangabandhu and took him to West Pakistan. Although Bangabandhu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Great Liberation War, was arrested, the Bengali nation responded to his call and jumped into the war.
Meanwhile, the first government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was formed on 10 April and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected President by the Constituent Assembly. In Bangabandhu's absence, Syed Nazrul Islam was elected interim president and Tajuddin Ahmed prime minister. The swearing in of the Government of Bangladesh was held on 17 April at Amrakan (now Mujibnagar) in Baidyanathtala, Meherpur. Freedom was achieved through the self-sacrifice of 3 million martyrs and the disgrace of two lakh mothers and sisters through nine months of bloody armed struggle. Under the leadership of Bangabandhu, an independent Bangladesh emerged on the world map.
On 8 January 1972, under international pressure, the Pakistani government was forced to release Bangabandhu. On the same day he left for London for Dhaka. On January 9, Bangabandhu met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edward Heath. He stayed in New Delhi for some time before returning to Dhaka. President of India VV Giri and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave a warm welcome to Bangabandhu at the airport. On 10 January Bangabandhu was released from prison in Pakistan and returned to the bosom of independent Bangladesh. On that day, the Bengali nation gave an unforgettable reception to its best child. After being touched by the heart-wrenching love of millions of people, Bangabandhu came directly to the racecourse ground from the airport and addressed the nation with tears in his eyes.
Just two days later, on 12 January, Bangabandhu took over as Prime Minister with the aim of rebuilding war-torn Bangladesh. In just three and a half years of his rule, he laid the foundation of a new Bangladesh. Rehabilitation of one crore Bengali refugees, repatriation of Indian Armed Forces within three months of independence, drafting of a constitution for a new state within 10 months, recognition from more than one hundred states, membership of various important international organizations including UN, NAM, OIC, International Crimes Tribunal etc. Significant achievements of the government of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In the first general election of Bangladesh in 1973, the Awami League under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won 293 out of 300 seats and formed the government. On 25 January 1975, Bangabandhu took over as President. On 6 June, the structure of 'Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League' or 'Bakshal' was announced as a national party. Its central committee includes politicians, teachers, soldiers, bureaucrats and representatives of various professions. Bangabandhu started the 'Second Revolution' to deal with the unfavorable internal situation. The situation came under control after the new program was adopted.
Bangabandhu could not work for nation building in independent country for long. On the morning of 15 August 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the best Bengali of the millennium, the architect of Bangladesh, the father of the Bengali nation, was killed along with his family at his residence by some misguided and ambitious treacherous officers of the army. Fortunately, two daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, survived as they stayed abroad. August 15, 1975 was the darkest day in the history of the Bengali nation.---------------------MD Zahirul Haque,
Freelance Journalist and AI News Correspondent, USA
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