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Dhonarkandi Resistance of 14 May, 1971
ON the 14th of May in 1971, the Pakistan Army entered a small village named Olah under Gaurnodi police station of the greater Barisal district. As soon as the news of the presence of the military personnel reached the villagers, many began to flee. Hearing the sound of the gunshots, some of the inhabitants of Dhonarkandi like Anil Chandra Mollick, Rajan-dro Chandro Baroi, Profulloh Halder became cautious and determined not to run but face the Pakistan Army.
Twenty-two-year-old Anil Chandro Mollick appealed to his fellow villagers not to run away. Overcome by Anil's determination. the villagers gathered. Under his command, they took position at Dhonarkandi. to defend their village and chase the Pakistan Army out.
There were only a few rifles, that the patriotic Bangalee police and Ansars had. However, most of the villagers were armed with only home-made local weapons, such as machete, bows, arrows, shields and
The Muktibahini took defensive position on the road by the canal. At one point, the villagers and Army were face to face with a distance of Just 200 yards, near the canal, .and at a stand-off. The' Pakistani soldiers decided to break the Muk-tlbahlni's cordon by attacking from behind. To achieve this, four Pakistani soldiers were sent out and climbed the main road by the canal. Gokul and Koushik. with their group, had already taken position there. As soon as the soldiers got near them, they were ambushed with the hand-made weapons.
The surprised soldiers didn't even have time to cock their
weapons. Literally a fist fight ensued. At one point. Profulioh Halder snatched the SMG from one of the soldiers and killed him hv hittine on the head with
the butt of the SMG. Anil Chandra Mollick was engaged with another soldier trying to grab his rifle. The soldier managed to press the trigger and a bullet
hit Anil's foot. Anil fell down, immediately but Deben attacked with his spear and the soldier was disabled. The other two tried to run by crossing the canal, but the villagers fell upon them with spears and machete killing them all.
The skirmish didn't last very long, but was a turning point for the villagers in their determination for freedom and liberty.
In this battle of Dhonarkandi. these villagers were literally inspired with the 7th March all of Bangabandhu, "prepare yourself with whatever weapon you have...." They firoved it by defending, success-ully. their village from the heinous Pakistan military occupation. Although three members of the Muktibahini — Anil. Porimol and Hashem — had to sacrifice their lives, the resilience of the people once again proved to the Pakistan Army that they were in for a loosing battle in Bangladesh.
In 1971, many such battles occurred all over Bangladesh where just the ordinary people participated to fight against the barbarisms ana atrocities of the supremely trained Pakistan Army. Our victory in the Liberation War was the outcome of the unity and determination of the people.
This write-up is prepared by Liberation War Museum Research Cell with information collected by AJoy Das Gupto. The Museum honoured the freedom fighters of Dhonarkandi at a reception at the Museum on May 13. 1997. Seven of these brave liberators came from Dhonarkandi for this occasion. Two spears and a shield (shown here) from this resistance are on permanent display at the Liberation War Museum