The true spirit of our Victory Day

On December 16, 1971, we won our long-cherished freedom. Millions of people lost their lives for our liberty while many were subjected to unimaginable suffering by the Pakistani army and their local collaborators. It is our duty to remember and honour these heroes.  

We have surely progressed a lot since the war. With a booming economy, we also made improvements in terms of gender equity, health care, education, living standard, child mortality, etc. But we still have a long way to go as our nation still remains one of the most corrupt in the world, our cities are overburdened, a large number of educated people are jobless, freedom of expression and the right to vote remain a big concern, etc. We have a multitude of problems which need solutions, and these solutions can only come through honouring the true spirit of our Liberation War in a manner befitting it—through realising the vision of our fallen heroes.

Md Zillur Rahaman, Dhaka