- Martyred Intellectuals Day of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh observes December 14 as the Martyred Intellectuals Day, commemorating those who were killed by Pakistani occupation forces, in 1971 Liberation War aided by local collaborators of the country. Just two days after the brutal carnage, on December 16, Bangladesh became independent through the surrender of Pakistani occupation forces. [1] Pakistani forces and local collaborators like Al-Badr, Al-Shams and Rajakar forces committed the killings aiming at annihilating the country's intellectual class.
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Memorial in remembrance of the martyred intellectuals
In memory of the martyred intellectuals of 1971 liberation war, a Memorial is created in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka’s Rayer Bazaar, which is widely known as Rayer Bazaar Boddhobhumi or Rayer Bazaar killing ground.[2]
History
The Liberation War of Bangladesh began on 26 March 1971 and ended with the liberation of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971.1 On December 14, sensing an imminent defeat, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators—Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams—abducted and killed front-line Bengali intellectuals and professionals to cripple a newborn nation intellectually. [3] Renowned academics, teachers, litterateurs, doctors, engineers, journalists and other eminent personalities were dragged out of their houses blindfolded and were killed before dumping the bodies in Rayerbazar, Mirpur and other killing grounds in Dhaka just two days ahead of the final victory of Bangladesh's liberation war.
Notable intellectuals killed on the day
The martyred intellectuals included Prof Muneir Chowdhury, Dr Alim Chowdhury, Prof Muniruzzaman, Dr Fazle Rabbi, Sirajuddin Hossain, Shahidullah Kaiser, Prof G C Dev, JC Guha Thakurta, Prof Santosh Bhattacharya, Mofazzal Haider Chaudhury, journalists Khandaker Abu Taleb, Nizamuddin Ahmed, SA Mannan, ANM Golam Mustafa, Syed Nazmul Haq and Selina Parvin.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/20jacob.htm
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyred_Intellectuals_Memorial#cite_note-0
- ^ http://news.oneindia.in/2007/12/14/bangladesh-observes-martyred-intellectual-day-1197628649.html
- ^ http://muktadhara.net/page07.html
- ^ http://thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/december/december14th/intellectuals.htm
1. Independence Day of Bangladesh-26 March 1971 | Best Travel Site- http://xplore4life.com/independence-day-of-bangladesh-26th-march-1971/1/
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