Bangladesh Studies
Introduction
The main text covers military and guerilla actions and touches upon political as well as other related matters. Comparatively wider coverage of the armed actions does not imply greater importance or precedence of military actions over the long-drawn struggle of the vast majority of the people. The significance of freedom movements cannot be comprehended by studying military actions or guerrilla activities alone. To understand the true dimension liberation wars one must be aware of the aspirations of the millions of people; aspirations that span over hundreds of years and are nurtured and passed on from generation to generation.
Although armed action is just one aspect of a freedom movement, the totality of such a movement encompasses human societies so overwhelmingly that all liberation wars leave permanent imprints not only on the history of the nation concerned, but on mankind as a whole. As such, while reading the book it should be remembered that –
Liberation Wars are not mere military campaigns. They essentially are people’s wars.
Without people’s participation there can be no victory and no freedom in the long run.
About the Author Rafiqul Islam B. U. was born in Comilla in Sept. 1943. After finishing college education he studied Economics at Dhaka University. He was an active participant in the students’ movement in 1962 against Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan. While a student at the university he worked for sometime as a correspondent with the U.P.P which is a news agency.
In 1963, he left the university before completing his studies and joined the Pakistan Army. He was commissioned in the Corps of Army Engineers and later served in the Corps of Artillery.
In the beginning of 1970 he was deputed to EPR Sector Head-Quarter at Chittagong as Adjutant of the sector. In March 1971, he joined the Bangladesh Liberation War, and was one of the pioneer freedom fighters.
During the Liberation War, he was Commander of Sector No. 1 of
The main text covers military and guerilla actions and touches upon political as well as other related matters. Comparatively wider coverage of the armed actions does not imply greater importance or precedence of military actions over the long-drawn struggle of the vast majority of the people. The significance of freedom movements cannot be comprehended by studying military actions or guerrilla activities alone. To understand the true dimension liberation wars one must be aware of the aspirations of the millions of people; aspirations that span over hundreds of years and are nurtured and passed on from generation to generation.
Although armed action is just one aspect of a freedom movement, the totality of such a movement encompasses human societies so overwhelmingly that all liberation wars leave permanent imprints not only on the history of the nation concerned, but on mankind as a whole. As such, while reading the book it should be remembered that –
Liberation Wars are not mere military campaigns. They essentially are people’s wars.
Without people’s participation there can be no victory and no freedom in the long run.
About the Author Rafiqul Islam B. U. was born in Comilla in Sept. 1943. After finishing college education he studied Economics at Dhaka University. He was an active participant in the students’ movement in 1962 against Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan. While a student at the university he worked for sometime as a correspondent with the U.P.P which is a news agency.
In 1963, he left the university before completing his studies and joined the Pakistan Army. He was commissioned in the Corps of Army Engineers and later served in the Corps of Artillery.
In the beginning of 1970 he was deputed to EPR Sector Head-Quarter at Chittagong as Adjutant of the sector. In March 1971, he joined the Bangladesh Liberation War, and was one of the pioneer freedom fighters.
During the Liberation War, he was Commander of Sector No. 1 of
References: So for that night, March 24, 1971, the operation got set back. And the author cancelled the second Code Message “Bring Some Wood For Me”. He started his journey of Liberation War at 8:30pm of March 25, 1971 from his Sarson Road residence. Being one of the pioneer freedom fighters was an eye witness of the brutality of the West Pakistani Frankenstein let loose on the unarmed Bengalis.