The historic Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bangali of all time, will be observed today (Tuesday) across the country in a befitting manner. Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the country’s Liberation War, returned to the sacred soil of independent Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972, after 290 days of confinement in Pakistan jail.
Though Bangalis achieved ultimate victory on 16 December in 1971 through armed struggle but the true essence of victory came into being upon returning home of the Father of the Nation. Bangabandhu was subjected to inhuman torture in the Pakistan jail where he had been counting moments for the execution of his death sentence that was pronounced in a farcical trial.
Earlier, on March 26 in 1971, Bangabandhu proclaimed independence of Bangladesh and urged people from all walks of life to participate wholeheartedly in the nation's War of Liberation. Immediately after the proclamation of independence, Bangabandhu was arrested by Pakistani military junta and then flown to West Pakistan to keep him in prison there.
We must strive to materialise
Bangabandhu’s dream of transforming
the country into Sonar Bangla
On reaching Dhaka (Tejgaon) airport in the afternoon on this day, Bangabandhu was greeted by tens of thousands of jubilant people who had been eagerly waiting to see their beloved leader since the victory on December 16 in 1971.
Bangabandhu fought for the people of the country until his death. The charismatic leadership and personality of Bangabandhu had brought the whole nation under one umbrella and we got an independence and sovereign Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujib was not only a leader of the Bangalis but also a leader of all oppressed people of the world.
We are a very fortunate nation to have a charismatic and iconic leader like Bangabandhu. We are marching towards advancement at an indomitable pace and will go ahead further. However, we all must stay alert so the anti-liberation forces, killers, terrorists and militants never come to power. We must strive to materialise Bangabandhu’s dream of transforming the country into Sonar Bangla.
