Heroic battle against Pak army in Gopalganj recounted
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Our Correspondent
GOPALGANJ, Dec 17: Gopalganj district (the then subdivision) was freed from the Pakistani occupation armies and their local collaborators on December 18, 1971.
During the liberation war several fierce battles were fought against the Pakistani armies and their collaborators by the freedom fighters in Gopalganj Hemayet Uddin Ahmed, Kamalesh Badya, Sihabuddin and Kadir Gama led the freedom fighters in the battles.
On the 30th April'1971 the enemy fores invaded Gopalganj town and burnt various parts of the towns to ashes and looted the Gopalganj branch of the then State Bank of Pakistan. On that day they also set ablaze the houses in the village of Manihar under Gopalganj sadar upazila and killed hundreds of men and women including Professor Santosh Kumar Das of the then Quadi-e-Azam Memorial College (presently Govt. Bangabandhu University College.)
On the 19th May, 71 the Freedom fighters under the leadership of Alauddin Ahmed launched an attack on the positions of the Pakistani collaborators at Gopalganj and the collaborators fled away. The freedom fighters took away the arms and ammunitions from Gopalganj treasuty.
The so-called peace commitee of Gopalganj killed thousands of innocent people. They had been carrying out the most brutal atrocity and genocide. The freedom fighters started to resist them in different face to face battles. The grip of the Pakistani force gradually weakened since early November.
On the 14th October' 71 the Pakistani armies and their collaborators attacked the position of the freedom fighters in the village of Rajapur under Kotalipara upazila. The battle continued through the whole day. The valiant freedom fighters under the leaderships of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Kamalesh Badya fought until victory the same day. Freedom fighter Mohammad Ibrahim was killed in the battle. Many Pak soldiers were held as prisoners of war.
The battle of the Fukra under Kasiani upazila was another event worth remembering. In the later part of October'71, a fierce battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani armies. Captain Shihabuddin led the freedom fighters in the battle of Fukra. In the 6-hour face to face fight. Freedom fighters of Fukra, Imamuddin Ahmed of Bahirbag under Kasiani upazila and others sacrificed their lives for the cause of liberation of our motherland.
GOPALGANJ, Dec 17: Gopalganj district (the then subdivision) was freed from the Pakistani occupation armies and their local collaborators on December 18, 1971.
During the liberation war several fierce battles were fought against the Pakistani armies and their collaborators by the freedom fighters in Gopalganj Hemayet Uddin Ahmed, Kamalesh Badya, Sihabuddin and Kadir Gama led the freedom fighters in the battles.
On the 30th April'1971 the enemy fores invaded Gopalganj town and burnt various parts of the towns to ashes and looted the Gopalganj branch of the then State Bank of Pakistan. On that day they also set ablaze the houses in the village of Manihar under Gopalganj sadar upazila and killed hundreds of men and women including Professor Santosh Kumar Das of the then Quadi-e-Azam Memorial College (presently Govt. Bangabandhu University College.)
On the 19th May, 71 the Freedom fighters under the leadership of Alauddin Ahmed launched an attack on the positions of the Pakistani collaborators at Gopalganj and the collaborators fled away. The freedom fighters took away the arms and ammunitions from Gopalganj treasuty.
The so-called peace commitee of Gopalganj killed thousands of innocent people. They had been carrying out the most brutal atrocity and genocide. The freedom fighters started to resist them in different face to face battles. The grip of the Pakistani force gradually weakened since early November.
On the 14th October' 71 the Pakistani armies and their collaborators attacked the position of the freedom fighters in the village of Rajapur under Kotalipara upazila. The battle continued through the whole day. The valiant freedom fighters under the leaderships of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Kamalesh Badya fought until victory the same day. Freedom fighter Mohammad Ibrahim was killed in the battle. Many Pak soldiers were held as prisoners of war.
The battle of the Fukra under Kasiani upazila was another event worth remembering. In the later part of October'71, a fierce battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani armies. Captain Shihabuddin led the freedom fighters in the battle of Fukra. In the 6-hour face to face fight. Freedom fighters of Fukra, Imamuddin Ahmed of Bahirbag under Kasiani upazila and others sacrificed their lives for the cause of liberation of our motherland.