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Profile of the Father of
the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
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 Father
of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in 1920 at
Tungipara in Gopalgonj District of Bangladesh. The life of Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman endearingly called “Bangabandhu” or the friend of
Bengal is the saga of a great leader turning people’s power into
an armed struggle that culminated in liberating the Bangalee nation
and created an independent country called ‘Bangladesh’. From his
young days Bangabandhu uncompromisingly fought for the cause of the
common people. He was always pro-people and his struggle for the
Bangalee nation started from his early years.
Through his great struggle against the Pakistan military junta in
the fifties and sixties, the autocratic Military was forced to hold
the first ever general election in Pakistan’s history. Awami
League, the party led by Bangabandhu won 167 seats out of 169, an
overwhelming majority in 300-Member parliament. But the autocratic
military govt. of Pakistan refused to hand over power to the elected
representative. They started a massive repressive operation against
the Bengalee Nation.
Bangabandhu declared an independent Bangladesh on the 25th March
night 1971 and the people of Bangladesh, under his leadership,
fought against the repression of the Pakistan army, and finally
victory was achieved after a nine month long liberation war of
immense sacrifice and struggle.
After the independence, Bangabandhu worked hard to reconstruct the
war ravaged country. His dream was to create Sonar Bangla (Golden
Bengal), which would be democratic, non-communal and free from
exploitation. But his dream was shattered on the early hours of 15th
August, 1975, when he and most of his family were brutally murdered
by some recalcitrant army officers who were opposed to democracy and
freedom. After his death the ‘Economist’ brought out an
editorial, calling the event ‘Fall of a Giant’.
Bangabandhu was for the people and worked with the people all his
life. He was a true democrat who believed in attaining power only
through elections achieved via mass movement. He is the dreamer,
philosopher and the founder of Bangladesh and he is fondly called
the father of the Bangalee Nation. |
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