The
Independence Day is a very climacteric event in our national life. On this day
the independence of Bangladesh
was declared and the people of this country began to march on forward with the
aim of achieving independence. The then Pakistani Government ruled over this
so-called East Pakistan with an iron hand and
they oppressed the people of this country very fiercely. So, discrimination
began to develop between the two countries on economical, political, social and
religious sides. The people of East Pakistan came
to comprehend this discrimination. They protested it at different times. But
the government of West Pakistan ignored them
and continued their misrule over this country. The main cause for which our
nation began war was the refusal of the Pakistani rulers to acknowledge the
electoral triumph of the Awami League in December 1970. However, very soon it
became obvious to us all that there was an intrigue between the generals who
then ruled Pakistan
and politicians who were unwilling to see power pass into the hands of the
Bengali leadership. For the denial of the results of election, we wanted our
liberation. On March 25, 1971 the Pakistani military started genocide which led
us to declare our liberation war on 26 March 1971. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh on this date, just
before his arrest by the Pakistani army. On March 27, 1971 Major Ziaur Rahman
announced the independence of Bangladesh
on behalf of Sheikh Mujib from Kalurghat Radio Station in Chittagong. Afterwards wartime temporary
government led the war perfectly. So, the Independence Day is a red-letter day
in our history and we celebrate this day with adequate grandeur and spirit of
our Bengali identity.