The country will observe the Shaheed Buddhijibi Dibosh, or Martyred Intellectuals Day, on Wednesday.
The day is observed to commemorate the tragic killing of the illustrious sons of the soil by desperate Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators just two days before the country's final victory achieved through a nine-month bloody war with Pakistan in 1971.
On Dec 14, 1971, sensing imminent defeat, the Pakistani army and their local collaborators – Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams – abducted frontline Bengali intellectuals and professionals and killed them in a planned way to cripple a newborn nation intellectually.
Renowned academics, teachers, litterateurs, doctors, engineers, journalists and other eminent personalities were dragged out of their houses blindfolded and killed before the occupation forces dumped the bodies in Rayerbazar, Mirpur and other killing fields in Dhaka.
The martyred intellectuals included Prof Muneir Chowdhury, Dr Alim Chowdhury, Prof Muniruzzaman, Dr Fazle Rabbi, Sirajuddin Hossain, Shahidullah Kaiser, Prof G C Dev, J C Guha Thakurta, Prof Santosh Bhattacharya, Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury, and journalists Khandaker Abu Taleb, Nizamuddin Ahmed, SA Mannan (Ladu Bhai), A N M Golam Mustafa, Syed Nazmul Haq and Selina Parvin.
President M Zillur Rahman and prime minister Sheikh Hasina have issued messages marking the day.
The president, in his message, said the supreme sacrifice made by the intellectuals would ever remain fresh in the history of the nation.
Terming the intellectuals the 'greatest sons of the soil', the president said the nation suffered an irreparable loss in their brutal killings.
He called upon all to imbibe with the spirit of the Liberation War and work together for developing a knowledge-based nation.
In her message, prime minister Sheikh Hasina said the Martyred Intellectuals Day is one of the blackest chapters in the history of struggle of the nation.
"When the final victory was imminent under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bangalee of all times, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators -- Razakar, Al-Badar and Al-Shams -- brutally killed the intellectuals in a planned way to make Bangalee nation devoid of merit and leadership," she said.
The anti-liberation forces have launched attacks on teachers, writers, journalists and politicians, she said, adding that steps have been taken to bring the war criminals under trail.
The prime minister said the martyred intellectuals will remain alive in the nation's life through their works, ideology and patriotism. "The nation will never forget their dedication," she added.
The prime will pay homage to the martyred intellectuals placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Mausoleum at Mirpur at 6:35am on Wednesday.
The members of the martyr's families and war-wounded freedom fighters will place wreath led by state minister for liberation war affairs A B M Tazul Islam at 6:50am.
The mausoleum will be kept open to the people and political parties from 7am for paying respect to them.
Different political parties, social and cultural organisations have chalked out various programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. The programmes include placing wreaths at the mausoleum and holding discussions and 'milad mahfil'.
The day is observed to commemorate the tragic killing of the illustrious sons of the soil by desperate Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators just two days before the country's final victory achieved through a nine-month bloody war with Pakistan in 1971.
On Dec 14, 1971, sensing imminent defeat, the Pakistani army and their local collaborators – Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams – abducted frontline Bengali intellectuals and professionals and killed them in a planned way to cripple a newborn nation intellectually.
Renowned academics, teachers, litterateurs, doctors, engineers, journalists and other eminent personalities were dragged out of their houses blindfolded and killed before the occupation forces dumped the bodies in Rayerbazar, Mirpur and other killing fields in Dhaka.
The martyred intellectuals included Prof Muneir Chowdhury, Dr Alim Chowdhury, Prof Muniruzzaman, Dr Fazle Rabbi, Sirajuddin Hossain, Shahidullah Kaiser, Prof G C Dev, J C Guha Thakurta, Prof Santosh Bhattacharya, Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury, and journalists Khandaker Abu Taleb, Nizamuddin Ahmed, SA Mannan (Ladu Bhai), A N M Golam Mustafa, Syed Nazmul Haq and Selina Parvin.
President M Zillur Rahman and prime minister Sheikh Hasina have issued messages marking the day.
The president, in his message, said the supreme sacrifice made by the intellectuals would ever remain fresh in the history of the nation.
Terming the intellectuals the 'greatest sons of the soil', the president said the nation suffered an irreparable loss in their brutal killings.
He called upon all to imbibe with the spirit of the Liberation War and work together for developing a knowledge-based nation.
In her message, prime minister Sheikh Hasina said the Martyred Intellectuals Day is one of the blackest chapters in the history of struggle of the nation.
"When the final victory was imminent under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bangalee of all times, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators -- Razakar, Al-Badar and Al-Shams -- brutally killed the intellectuals in a planned way to make Bangalee nation devoid of merit and leadership," she said.
The anti-liberation forces have launched attacks on teachers, writers, journalists and politicians, she said, adding that steps have been taken to bring the war criminals under trail.
The prime minister said the martyred intellectuals will remain alive in the nation's life through their works, ideology and patriotism. "The nation will never forget their dedication," she added.
The prime will pay homage to the martyred intellectuals placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Mausoleum at Mirpur at 6:35am on Wednesday.
The members of the martyr's families and war-wounded freedom fighters will place wreath led by state minister for liberation war affairs A B M Tazul Islam at 6:50am.
The mausoleum will be kept open to the people and political parties from 7am for paying respect to them.
Different political parties, social and cultural organisations have chalked out various programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. The programmes include placing wreaths at the mausoleum and holding discussions and 'milad mahfil'.
0 comments:
Post a Comment