Bangabandhu�s homecoming day

when the bengalis learned about his homecoming � in January 10 1972� it was time for a great celebration. All roads led to the old airport on the day and the crowd swelled until it turned into a sea of people who were waiting with bated breath to greet the supreme leader on the soil of the new country

On 16th December in 1971 Bangladesh earned its victory over the occupying Pakistani army. However the victory was somewhat incomplete as the person in whose name the Liberation War was fought was lingering in an enemy jail. The people here were uncertain about when and whether Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would return to his free Bangladesh safe and sound. The uncertainty was to continue for a few more weeks.
When the Bengalis learned about his homecoming–in January 10 1972– it was time for a great celebration. All roads led to the old the airport on the day and the crowd swelled until it turned into a sea of people who were waiting with bated breath to greet the supreme leader on the soil of the new, though war-ravaged, country. Many recall the moments when he appeared at the door of the aircraft and waved at the waiting crowd assembled there to have a glimpse of this man who had been instrumental in liberating them from the clutches of oppressors and exploiters. He looked frail and was in tears. But it was genuinely a hugely momentous occasion for the nation.
The leader then moved on towards Suhrawardy Udyan where he was to deliver his homecoming speech. The wildly jubilant crowd moved along with him like a monolithic mass. They wanted to hear from him, as they had heard him on March 7, 1971. They knew the prowess of his oratory and the electrifying impact that it had over the nation’s psyche. The leader, of course, did not disappoint them. He spoke at length about how he felt and what we should do. People wanted to receive guidance from him to rebuild the country, a country that had not only suffered the destruction of infrastructure and communications networks but was also traumatized by the random and ruthless killing of three million people, loss of honour of thousands of women and the physical dislocation of ten million people.  
He did not promise them the moon, rather he advised them to be more tolerant and brace for more sacrifice to see better times. He inspired them, urged them on and instilled in them the confidence that was so necessary at that point in time. His life was cut short along with the members of his family’s after only a little over three years’ time. Tasks remained unfulfilled and history took a different turn. Still, every year, on this historic day, the nation recalls with fondness the momentous homecoming of the great leader.

Bangabandhu�s homecoming day

when the bengalis learned about his homecoming � in January 10 1972� it was time for a great celebration. All roads led to the old airport on the day and the crowd swelled until it turned into a sea of people who were waiting with bated breath to greet the supreme leader on the soil of the new country

On 16th December in 1971 Bangladesh earned its victory over the occupying Pakistani army. However the victory was somewhat incomplete as the person in whose name the Liberation War was fought was lingering in an enemy jail. The people here were uncertain about when and whether Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would return to his free Bangladesh safe and sound. The uncertainty was to continue for a few more weeks. When the Bengalis learned about his homecomingin January 10 1972 it was time for a great celebration. All roads led to the old the airport on the day and the crowd swelled until it turned into a sea of people who were waiting with bated breath to greet the supreme leader on the soil of the new, though war-ravaged, country. Many recall the moments when he appeared at the door of the aircraft and waved at the waiting crowd assembled there to have a glimpse of this man who had been instrumental in liberating them from the clutches of oppressors and exploiters. He looked frail and was in tears. But it was genuinely a hugely momentous occasion for the nation. The leader then moved on towards Suhrawardy Udyan where he was to deliver his homecoming speech. The wildly jubilant crowd moved along with him like a monolithic mass. They wanted to hear from him, as they had heard him on March 7, 1971. They knew the prowess of his oratory and the electrifying impact that it had over the nations psyche. The leader, of course, did not disappoint them. He spoke at length about how he felt and what we should do. People wanted to receive guidance from him to rebuild the country, a country that had not only suffered the destruction of infrastructure and communications networks but was also traumatized by the random and ruthless killing of three million people, loss of honour of thousands of women and the physical dislocation of ten million people. He did not promise them the moon, rather he advised them to be more tolerant and brace for more sacrifice to see better times. He inspired them, urged them on and instilled in them the confidence that was so necessary at that point in time. His life was cut short along with the members of his familys after only a little over three years time. Tasks remained unfulfilled and history took a different turn. Still, every year, on this historic day, the nation recalls with fondness the momentous homecoming of the great leader.