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Remember
1971
The
military crackdown of the 25th. March was the final and decisive
turning point in the History of Bengali nationalism. Before this
period, the Bengali emancipation or recognition that was demanded,
had always been within the framework of Pakistan. But after this
night the Pakistani attempt to impose a military solution on the
simmering constitutional crisis was to be matched by full fledged
armed resistance.
The 'Genocide' thus began on that fateful night, was to be the
'cleansing process'. This the military regime of Pakistan intended
as a solution of the political problem. Hand in hand with it would
go on an equally brutal colonization process of the province. A
simple but brutal solution that would backfire on the Pakistanis.
Right after the crackdown on March 25, Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman was arrested. In the early hours of March 26, a pre-recorded
declaration of Independence, made by Bongobondhu was transmitted
over the EPR transmitter from Chittagong. On March 27, Major Ziaur
Rahman read the declaration of Independence, on behalf of
Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from Chittagong Radio station.
Dhaka was under the Pakistan Army occupation. Other districts were
still under Bangale dominance. Soon the news of Dhaka massacre
spread to those areas and resistance grew with the Bangale elements
in the armed force, Police, EPR and civilians.
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