~*~Shubho Bijoy Dibosh~*~

[Ajfar]

[bujhee kom]

Long live Bangladesh!

Long live the great spirits of the souls that gave everything for you and me! Long live the spirits of the Martyrs of Bangladesh, the brave freedom fighters of our Independence war. Salaam!

Victory is indeed sweeter than the sweetest of all!!!

[Zeeshan]

sy baba request

[Ajfar]

zeeshan bhai apnar kase amar humble request, aie chobi ta onno jekno ashraful thread e post koren aie threade nah. pore ash bash thread hoiya jabe.

[Antora]

Happy Victory Day to everyone
38th anniversay of our victory over Pakistani occupation forces. =)
To all those brave freedom fighters, I thank you for giving your life, so that we could have a better one. I thank you, for giving us the identity-"Bangladeshi" I thank you for all the sacrifices you made, just for us.
Last but not least, I thank Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- A Leader I am proud of =)

আমরা তোমাদের ভুলবো না...ভুলি নাই

Bangladesh-a nation I am proud to be a part of


btw... whats Ash's pic doing in this thread

[bujhee kom]

Guys check this out! A lot of footage!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CA8Q9QEwAw

[bujhee kom]

Excerpts from: http://www.asiaobserver.com/componen...id,20/id,4190/

(Source: "The History of the Liberation Movement in Bangladesh " by J. S. Gupta)

"A telegram reached some students in Chittagong . They realized the message could be broadcast from Agrabad Station of Radio Pakistan . The message was translated to Bangla by Dr Manjula Anwar. They failed to secure permission from higher authorities to broadcast the message. They crossed Kalurghat Bridge into an area controlled by East Bengal Regiment under Major Ziaur Rahman. Bengali soldiers guarded the station as engineers prepared for transmission. At 19:45 on 26 March, 1971 , Major Ziaur Rahman broadcast another announcement of the declaration of independence on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur which is as follows.


This is Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro. I, Major Ziaur Rahman, at the direction of Bangobondhu Mujibur Rahman, hereby declare that the independent People's Republic of Bangladesh has been established. At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic. In the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, I call upon all Bengalis to rise against the attack by the West Pakistani Army. We shall fight to the last to free our Motherland. By the grace of Allah, victory is ours. Joy Bangla.


Kalurghat Radio Station's transmission capability was limited. The message was picked up by a Japanese ship in Bay of Bengal and then re-transmitted by Radio Australia and later the British Broadcasting Corporation.

26 March 1971 is hence considered the official Independence Day and according to all Bangladeshi sources, the name Bangladesh was in effect henceforth. Certain sources, especially of Indian and Pakistani origin, continued to use the name " East Pakistan " until the following 16 December."

[Zunaid]

Here is a pointer to some stuff I have been collating over the years:

Prelude to Independence

Students Breaking Section 144. February 21 1952

Article by Tanweer Akram

A scholarly article detailing out the historical basis for Bangladesh's independence.

A brief history of the Bangla Language Movement

An article by Mohammad Bari describing the events leading to the language movement.

Economic Exploitation

This article discusses the economic exploitation that Bangladesh suffered in its 23 year union with Pakistan.

The March Days

(Courtesy, Abu Hussain). This is a collection of events from the heady days of March 1971 leading to the the declaration of Independence on the 26th of March.

Independence: Facts and Figures

Declaration of Independence

The story behind the declaration of Independence on March 26, 1971.

PM Tajuddin Ahmed's statement to the world, April 17, 1971.

On April 17, 1971, the then acting PM of Bangladesh made a statement to the world to support the Bangladesh cause for freedom.

The Bengali genocide

The hundreds of thousands who were killed by the marauding Pakistani army during the war. A statistical look.

Genocide Museum

Images of genocide.

Eyewitness Accounts

Various eye witness accounts from the liberation war.

US Congressional Records

Records from the US congress regarding Bangladesh during the war.

US State Department Archives

Archives that capture events before, drign and after the war.

International Press

Coverage by the international press

Videos

Rare news footages from the forein pres. Graphic content warning.

The Surrender Document

About the final surrender by the Pakistani Army to the combine allied forces of Bangladesh and India.

Includes pictures of the surrender ceremony and the actual Instrument of surrender.

Remembering a Liberation War

Twenty five years ago, India and Pakistan went to war over the issue of Bangladesh. Mukti Bahini guerillas and Indian soldiers swept past Pakistani defenses and forced the Pakistani Army to surrender within two weeks. On the western front, Indians and Pakistanis fought a series of even deadlier battles. This 1971 War web exhibition commemorates that war...

A long bibliography.

Please help add to this list by emailing us.

Tri-partite Agreement

The tripartite agreement signed between the governments of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan for normalization of relationship.

Legacy

A Nation Awakened: The Legacy of Jahanara Imam

An article by Jamal Hasan

Links

• Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 Photo Gallery
• Bangladesh Liberation War Museum
• Bangladesh Liberation War Museum Online - tribute to the martyrs and memories of 1971.
• The War for Bangladeshi Independence - an overview from the Library of Congress
• Indo-Pakistan War and Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971 - Snapshot view of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War and Bangladesh War of Independence
• Bangladesh Liberation War - from Bangladesh online

[bujhee kom]

Dear bhais and apas, today let's forget Awami League and BNP and think of the Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and then Major and later President Ziaur Rahman and all the Shaheeds of sacred Bangladesh, whether they would have supported BNP, AL or the Communist Parties and today we also salute all the freedom fighters and their families for their sacrifice and desh-prem and again whether they belonged to the ideology of Awami League, BNP or the Communist Parties, today we are one, we are grateful, we protect, love and share our lives with and we look out for all of us here!
Long live Bangladesh!

[bujhee kom]

Freedom Fighters celebrating the victory in Dhaka

[magic boy]

@Boss: Salute.

great effort.

বিজয় দিবসে সকল বাংলাদেশী ভাই-বোনদের শুভেচ্ছা..

~জয় বাংলাদেশ~

[Nocturnal]

জয় বাংলার জয়। সবাইকে বিজয় দিবসের অনেক শুভেচ্ছা।


ps- I was in DU area/ Muktijodho Jadughor/ Shika Chironton, Shorowardi uddayn last night and this afternoon. Will post few pics of those moments later tonight.

[nasimul]

সবাইকে বিজয় দিবসের শুভেছা। গভীর শ্রদ্ধায় স্মরন করছি সকল বীর শহীদ ও যুদ্ধে অংশগ্রহনকরীদের যাদের চরম আত্মত্যাগে আজ আমরা সবাই বাংলাদেশী!!!!

[PoorFan]

Originally Posted by bujhee kom
Dear bhais and apas, today let's forget Awami League and BNP and think of the Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and then Major and later President Ziaur Rahman and all the Shaheeds of sacred Bangladesh, whether they would have supported BNP, AL or the Communist Parties and today we also salute all the freedom fighters and their families for their sacrifice and desh-prem and again whether they belonged to the ideology of Awami League, BNP or the Communist Parties, today we are one, we are grateful, we protect, love and share our lives with and we look out for all of us here!
Long live Bangladesh!

Great call BK, That is the true, sane patriotism, and what it meant by Freedom of Bangladesh and her people. The way BAL & BNP throwing muds at each other on issues of our history of freedom, freedom fighters and great leaders ... its a great shame and grave injustice to those freedom fighters [and their families] who sacrificed their souls. Its time those moron politicians realize that true 'Freedom' and 'History of Bangladesh' IS NOT for their family business or their dynasty, its for her people and people only. [ok, looks like I am the one ignoring your great call ]

Endless gratitude to those forever gone Martyrs on this Victory Day.
Long live Bangladesh and her free people, long live the spirit of free and brave mind.

[BANFAN]

Shobaike Bijoy dibosher shuvechcha.

[MohammedC]

Shuvo Bijoy Dibosh to all Bangladeshi brothers and sisters

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[akabir77]

Shobaike Bijoy dibosher shuvechcha

[ialbd]

Bijoyer dibosher shubhechha shobaike.....

ek jati, ek desh....

[AsifTheManRahman]

Boom Shakalaka! Victory is ours baby!

[Hatebreed]

Shobaike bijoy dibosher shubechchha!

[oracle]

Shuvo bijoy dibosher Bangladesh !

Dont know how many there are in the frum . As a senior, I actually, remember the day as a child because it was such an eventful day,you do remember vague glimpses of what happened; We were physically in Gopibag and have distinct memoriesof Mukti bahinis coming and mingling with people on streets.
And also the BD flag with yellow map in middle- which i find reALLY APPEALING!!

[revolver]

hope in the upcoming bangladesh develops more

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by ZeeshanM
sy baba request

Zeeshan bhai apnake onek dhonnab. jokhon BC te like button ashbe. er por theke ami apnar next dosh ta thread like korbo.

[auntu]

ঐ বিজয়ের কেতন উড়ছে ঐ,
উড়ছে ঐ।

[simon]

Shobaike shubhechcha bijoy dibosh er.