'Traitors opposing liberation war still hold power'
Staff Correspondent
Perhaps the next generation of Bangladesh would make bigger contribution to the development of the country and bring immense fame for the nation, but they never would be able to give the country a freedom fighter again, said Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal yesterday."We could not show due honour to the freedom fighters, the best sons of this soil. An offended state of mind is also prevailing among them as they have seen the traitors, who opposed the liberation war, holding the decision making power even 36 years after the war," he said. Prof Zafar Iqbal said it is the young generation, who would have to remove the freedom fighters' pique by showing due honour to them and building a Bangladesh with the spirit of the liberation war. He was speaking as the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony held at the Liberation War Museum in the city. Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Naval Commando Association organised the programme following an essay writing competition titled ' The significance of naval operation in the liberation war.' Around 400 students from different schools, colleges and universities across the country took part in the competition and among them seven students were awarded for their resourceful writings. In school section, Farhana Annushka of Manarat International School, Dhaka, Mahedi Hasan of Dhaka Residential Model School and College, and SM Nazmul Hosen of Comilla Cantonment High School won the first, second and third prize respectively. In college and university section, Masum Billah of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Alamgir Kabir of Dhaka University, Minhaj Rashidur Rahman of Mymensingh Medical College and Yasmin Akhter of Rajshahi University won the first, second, third and fourth prize respectively. Expressing his best wishes for the prize winners, Prof Zafar Iqbal said the traitors are still continuing their conspiracy so that the young generation do not know the real history of the liberation war, the best achievement of the nation, and it is our duty to let them know the correct history of the liberation war. Dr Sarwar Ali, a trustee of the Liberation War Museum, Dr Akhtaruzzaman, Maj Gen (Retd) Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan, Colonel Mohammad Shafikullah Bir Protik, and Mohammad Saadat Ali of Open University were also present at the programme. The speakers narrated how the naval commando was formed on May 13,1971 that played an important role in winning the victory in the liberation war. They also stressed the need to provide the young generation with the real history of the liberation war and bring the war criminals to book.
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