Historical Background of The Independence Day

Reviewing the historical background of the Bangladesh War of Independence, it can be seen that the dream seed of the Bengali independence movement was originally sown in 1947, when the British left India. In each case, they have seized it, despite obstacles we can scarcely imagine. " This indirect struggle for the establishment of the right to self-determination became inevitable in 1971. The 'Bangla' territory was created by the inevitable big bang.

★Historical background sequence:

After gaining independence from the British in August 1947, India was divided into two separate states, India and Pakistan. In spite of geographical and cultural distances, the newly formed state of Pakistan was formed with Pakistan and Bangladesh only for the sake of religion. The Bengali nation acknowledges the injustice and oppression of the rulers of Pakistan and the extreme inequality and deprivation created on the basis of the strange two-nation theory. The Pakistani ruling class started not only economic exploitation but also oppression of Bengali culture and tradition. In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor of Pakistan, declared Urdu as the sole state language. It was then that the formation of the 'All-Party State Language Struggle Council' began to express the dissatisfaction of the people of East Pakistan with the rulers of West Pakistan. On 21 February, agitated students took to the streets in violation of Section 144 demanding the state language Bengali. Rafiq, Jabbar, Salam, Barkat and many others were martyred when the barbaric Pakistani regime opened fire on the procession. It is this holy blood of the martyrs that paints the image of the independent red-green flag in the hearts of the Bengalis. The United Front won the provincial elections of 1954. The helpless collapse of the Muslim League shook the foundations of the Pakistani ruling class. In 1956, the resentment of the official language, the misrule of Ayub Khan, the forced imposition of Punjabi and Pashtun debts on the Bengalis, etc., increased the resentment of the Bengalis. In order to prevent mass protests, the Pakistani ruling class continues to use military rule to oppress the freedom-loving people. In 1967, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a leading figure in the Bengali liberation struggle, was arrested in a false and fabricated 'Agartala conspiracy case'. But in the face of strong mass movement, Pakistani evil forces released Bangabandhu and other political leaders in 1969. Even President Ayub Khan was forced to resign after handing over power to Yahya Khan. In the 1970 general election, the Awami League won by a landslide. Even after holding meetings from time to time, the power-hungry ruling party continues to delay the transfer of power. In this situation, on 7 March 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called a huge rally at the Race Course Ground in Dhaka. In his historic speech at the rally, he said, "This time the struggle is for freedom, this time the struggle is for liberation." He called on all to jump into the war with whatever they have. The Bengalis seemed to have been waiting for such a lofty call for so long. This call immediately spread all over Bengal. A tumultuous movement began everywhere.

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