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No monument yet for Satkhira martyrs
SATKHIRA. Mar 13: December 7 Is a red letter day in the history of the district as on that day in 1971. the freedom fighters returned home victorious, freeing Satkhira from the clutches of the Pakistani occupation forces, reports BSS.
To the rejoice of the fellow countrymen who remained at their hearts and homes during the nine months of the Liberation War. the victorious freedom fighters entered the district. waving the national colours after defeating the occupation forces in about 50 armed encounters.
Bhomra in Satkhira district was the first camp under sector 8 and 9 during the liberation ' where a training camp was set up with the support of the members of the then East Pakistan Rifles to train youths on guerilla warfare. The camp was attacked by the Pakistani occupation forces on April 29. 1971. In a 17 hours long face to face armed encounter, the attacking army lost several lives while three of the freedom fighters embraced martyrdom.
The valiant freedom fighters of the area imbued with the highest spirit of patriotism launched final assault on the occupation forces in November, 1971 on Shamnagar-KallganJ front. Another party of the sector under the leadership of Muhith Khan Dulu jumped into operation at Bethor Danga in Dhulihar union. Cornered by the onslaughts of the freedom fighters, the Pakistani occupation forces started decamping from Satkhira from December 7. 1971.
The freedom fighters unit under Dulu's leadership rushed to Satkhira and set up a camp at PN High School. Another regular unit of freedom fighters, led by Capt Huda, took position at Primary Training Institute near Dak Banglow. The third group, led by freedom fighter Abdullah, set up frontline within the town.
Being encircled by three pronged attacking positions, the Pakistani occupation forces retreated from Satkhira taking the army column to Jessore Cantonment. And thus Satkhira was recaptured from the occupation forces by the liberation fighters with the hoisting of Bangladesh national flag. Satkhira lost many valuable lives during the nine months' long Liberation War.
The fiercest battle in Satkhira front during the war was fought on early morning of June 7. 1991 at Town Sripur in Devhata thana. The plan of the freedom fighters to pierce through Pakistani position there was somehow leaked out to the enemy. Yet the freedom fighters with great bravery faced the Pakistani soldiers launching a three pronged attack on them coming out from Taki camp. A freedom fighters group, led by Capt Shahjahan Master, took position at town Sripur on night of June 6. But the freedom fighters with minimum battle gears in their support and exhausted by several sleepless nights on their way to the frontline from the camp came under a surprise attack from the occupation army while asleep or having breakfast. But having been fortified with indomitable courage and urge for freedom, they replied the attack with great acumen. A few members of the attacking Pakistani army were killed in the encounter, but the freedom fighters lost seven of their comrades including Kajol, Khokon. Narayan and student of Engineering College.
While refreshing his memory of the encounter. Ershad Khan Habloo. who received several bullet injuries, recalled the valiant role of Kamrul Islam Khan. It was Kamrul Islam Khan who had arrested Pakistan collaborator sub-divi-
slonal officer of Satkhira Hakim Khaled Mahmud, hoisted Bangladesh flag at the SDO office by lowering the Pakistani flag and setting it to fire and collecting money from Satkhira branch of the then National Bank of Pakistan to finance the war expenditures.
Those who will be remembered by the present generation and posterity for their bold role in the National Liberation War In Satkhira area Included Kamrul Islam Khan. Ayub All Salam, Habloo and ASM Babar Ali.
Freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for freeing their motherland during the Liberation War in the area included Hafizuddin, Nur Hossain. Mohammad. Abu Bakr. Emdadul Hoq. Zakaria. Shahdat Hossain. Abdur Rahman, Aminud-din. Gazi. Abul Kalani Azad. Susil Kumar. Lokman Hossain. Abdul Wahab, Dadud Ali. ABM Nazmul Abedin. Samsuszoha Khan. Sirajul Islam. Munsur Ali, Sheikh Ruhul Amin. Sabed Ali and Sheikh Harun ar Rashid.
The valiant of all. Capt Master is also no more.
The martyr freedom fighters sacrificed their present for our future, but we failed to protect and preserve their graveyards and also the monuments constructed momentarily and spontaneously by the people. Habloo said _ Feature