war of liberation

Pakistani army killed 10 intellectuals on Apr 3

The Pakistani occupation army began planned genocide of intellectuals by killing best sons of Rangpur on April 3, 1971 in Dakhiganj area of the city further igniting the War of Liberation for independence.

Former district unit Commander of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS) Mosaddek Hossain Bablu said the Pakistani demons with Razakars, Al-Badars, Al-Shams and Beharis caught 11 brilliant sons of Rangpur from their houses on March 27, 1971.

“The occupation forces with their local non-Bengali Behari collaborators forcibly took them to Rangpur cantonment and conducted barbaric physical torture causing unbearable pains to them,” he said.

Later at night on April 3, 1971, the Pakistani blood-hungry soldiers and their local collaborators took them to Dakhiganj Shwashan (crematory) Baddhyabhumi here and gunned them down.  “Luckily, one of them, Awami League leader Dr. Dinesh Chandra Bhowmick alias Mantu Daktar, who received eight bullets, escaped the horror,” Bablu said quoting his talks with Mantu Daktar in 1971.

Mantu Daktar was taken to India where he joined the ‘Mukti Bahini’ after getting treatments and fought to liberate the country by killing many enemy soldiers in the war fronts.

The 10 martyred intellectuals are: Advocate Mahfuz Ali Zorjes, Khitish Halder, Ehsanul Haque Dulal, Rafiqul Islam Rafique, Dhirendranath Shanti Chaki, Durga Das Adhikari, Gopal Chandra, Tofazzal Hossain Moharram, Uttam Kumar Adhikari and Pagla Darbesh.

Talking to BSS, former Rangpur city unit Commander of BMS Sadrul Alam Dulu said the occupation forces killed the ten intellectuals of Rangpur here at night on April 3, 1971 to make Rangpur talentless and foil the War of Liberation.

“Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with huge hatred rejected cancellation of the scheduled parliament session and called strike on March 2 in Dhaka and March 3 throughout the country.

The people of Rangpur literally started the War for Liberation from March 3, 1971 after becoming extremely angry when hatred Yahiya Khan cancelled the March 1 scheduled parliament sitting on March 3 and declared curfew on the day. As per call of Bangabandhu, the whole nation was in unprecedented non-cooperation movement against the Pakistani regime that declared curfew in the then East Pakistan on March 3, 1971.

“On March 3, 1971, thousands of people irrespective of caste, creed and religion brought out huge protest processions from Katchari Bazar point breaking curfew in Rangpur city as elsewhere in the country,” Dulu added.

Non-Bengali Behari Sarforaz Khan shot dead heroic boy Sangku Samajhder, 12, of Rangpur on March 3, 1971 while Sangku was taking part in the massive non-cooperation movement rally in the city. The supreme sacrifice of school student Sangku triggered mass anger among the Rangpur people uniting them to snatch away Independence from the Pakistani occupiers.

 

war of liberation

Pakistani army killed 10 intellectuals on Apr 3

The Pakistani occupation army began planned genocide of intellectuals by killing best sons of Rangpur on April 3, 1971 in Dakhiganj area of the city further igniting the War of Liberation for independence. Former district unit Commander of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS) Mosaddek Hossain Bablu said the Pakistani demons with Razakars, Al-Badars, Al-Shams and Beharis caught 11 brilliant sons of Rangpur from their houses on March 27, 1971. The occupation forces with their local non-Bengali Behari collaborators forcibly took them to Rangpur cantonment and conducted barbaric physical torture causing unbearable pains to them, he said. Later at night on April 3, 1971, the Pakistani blood-hungry soldiers and their local collaborators took them to Dakhiganj Shwashan (crematory) Baddhyabhumi here and gunned them down. Luckily, one of them, Awami League leader Dr. Dinesh Chandra Bhowmick alias Mantu Daktar, who received eight bullets, escaped the horror, Bablu said quoting his talks with Mantu Daktar in 1971. Mantu Daktar was taken to India where he joined the Mukti Bahini after getting treatments and fought to liberate the country by killing many enemy soldiers in the war fronts. The 10 martyred intellectuals are: Advocate Mahfuz Ali Zorjes, Khitish Halder, Ehsanul Haque Dulal, Rafiqul Islam Rafique, Dhirendranath Shanti Chaki, Durga Das Adhikari, Gopal Chandra, Tofazzal Hossain Moharram, Uttam Kumar Adhikari and Pagla Darbesh. Talking to BSS, former Rangpur city unit Commander of BMS Sadrul Alam Dulu said the occupation forces killed the ten intellectuals of Rangpur here at night on April 3, 1971 to make Rangpur talentless and foil the War of Liberation. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with huge hatred rejected cancellation of the scheduled parliament session and called strike on March 2 in Dhaka and March 3 throughout the country. The people of Rangpur literally started the War for Liberation from March 3, 1971 after becoming extremely angry when hatred Yahiya Khan cancelled the March 1 scheduled parliament sitting on March 3 and declared curfew on the day. As per call of Bangabandhu, the whole nation was in unprecedented non-cooperation movement against the Pakistani regime that declared curfew in the then East Pakistan on March 3, 1971. On March 3, 1971, thousands of people irrespective of caste, creed and religion brought out huge protest processions from Katchari Bazar point breaking curfew in Rangpur city as elsewhere in the country, Dulu added. Non-Bengali Behari Sarforaz Khan shot dead heroic boy Sangku Samajhder, 12, of Rangpur on March 3, 1971 while Sangku was taking part in the massive non-cooperation movement rally in the city. The supreme sacrifice of school student Sangku triggered mass anger among the Rangpur people uniting them to snatch away Independence from the Pakistani occupiers.