AL politicised Liberation War, undermined genuine freedom fighters: Hasan Hafiz

President of Jatiya Press Club, poet Hasan Hafiz, has alleged that the Awami League (AL) politicised the spirit of the Liberation War, thereby undermining genuine freedom fighters, reports UNB.
He said the party did not single-handedly achieve independence and claimed that irregularities began after independence through the distribution of freedom fighter certificates. He further alleged that the Liberation War narrative had been 'distorted' for political gains, with real freedom fighters being sidelined.
Hasan Hafiz made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a shadow parliament debate competition organised by Debate for Democracy at the FDC in the capital on Saturday, marking Independence Day.
He also called for identifying fake freedom fighters and bringing them under legal action, urging authorities to cancel all undue benefits obtained through fraudulent certificates. He stressed the need to properly honour genuine freedom fighters and present an accurate history of the Liberation War, while remaining vigilant to prevent the return of authoritarian rule. Presiding over the event, Debate for Democracy Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiron said the struggle for true liberation remains incomplete, as equality, justice and social fairness have yet to be fully achieved.