A library dedicated to two freedom fighters

Shaheed Mizan-Abdul Bari Smrity Sangsad Pathagar, a library founded in honour of two local martyred freedom fighters (FF) in Domar upazila, is working to spread the sprit of the Liberation War among the present generation in a remote village.

The library, established in 2015 after the names of local martyred FFs Mizanur Rahman and Abdul Bari at Chikonmati Dhonipara village, offers people, especially the younger generation, opportunity to read various books on Liberation War.

Besides, it is also conducting different types of works on detecting unknown killing grounds and authentic list of the birangonas, war heroines.

Al-Amin Hossain, 50, founder of the library and son of one of the two martyred FFs Abdul Bari, said, “I have noticed that memories of the Liberation War and the martyred freedom fighters are fading away day by day as there is no initiative to let our next generation know the true history.”

He said the library was formally inaugurated by Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor in 2015.

Former government official Mostofa Aurangzeb Karim, also president of the library managing committee, said the library has around 2,000 books on the Liberation War.

Many donate books from their own collections to enrich its collection, he said.

Mostofa said Liberation War Affairs Ministry, Cultural Affairs Ministry and Janata Bank provide them financial support every year to add new books to the collection.

Hafizur Rahman, brother of martyred FF Mizanur Rahman, said, “We feel happy as memory of my late brother is alive through the library.”

Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor said the library is playing a unique role in keeping the new generation on the right path.

More libraries like this should be set up across the country, the minister added.