Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza went to visit Khagrachari and Rangamati with his family to enjoy the ‘Pohela Boishakh’, the prime festival of the Bangali nation, with the people of the hill tracts.
During his visit, he also saw how the army deployed their work with so many difficulties for the sake of the country.
Mashrafe felt gratitude towards them for their sacrifice which he thought bigger one that people of any profession could do.
“First and foremost, I’m shouting out a heartfelt “THANK YOU” for all you have done and continue to do for the countrymen and our country,” Mashrafe said in his facebook status, with posting a photo with the army personnel.
“During my recent visit to Khagrachari Cantonment, I got to realise what an enormous sacrifice a soldier does for our motherland. You are the people who are doers in million small ways, but many of us won’t find your stories on any national news channel or in any newspaper. I met a sepoy (soldier) who just heard that he is going to be a father very soon and kept his pregnant wife away from the remote camp.
There are thousands of soldiers & officers doing the same thing every night and day. I agree, many of us are slumbering, lost in our own minor problems of day to day living, with nary a thought to spare for our country and you, her guardians, and for whom, may be Sepoy Polash is nothing more than another statistic,” the status continued.
“Standing for the national anthem in any comfortable zone or cheering loudly when Bangladesh beats any other team in a cricket match is the outer limit of our patriotism. But do remember, nothing compare to your sacrifice for the motherland, nothing!
“ Today, every single member of the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is prepared to give up his life for the nation. I’m sorry for the fact that you and your near and dear ones have to suffer such hardships to ensure people like me wake up secure every morning.”
“The day each and every citizen of this country shows this same eagerness to sacrifice everything for the motherland, that will be the beginning of our glorious future.
Remember always: "In Peace or In War We are Everywhere for our Country"
Lastly, I would be ever grateful if I get a chance to work for Bangladesh Army even for a day.”
I thank you for reading this through to the end, dear soldier, dear countrymen!
--Yours Mashrafe, who just play Cricket only.
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.