Last days of Pak occupation in Gopalganj
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Our Correspondent
GOPALGANJ, Dec 14: Gopalganj district (then a sub-division) was freed from the Pakistani occupation army and their local collaborators on December 18, 1971,
During the liberation war several fierce battles were fought against the Pakistani army and their collaborators by the freedom fighters in Gopalganj. Hemayet Uddin Ahmed, Kamalesh Badgya, Shiabuddin and Ismat Kadir Gama led the freedom fighters in the battles.
On April 30, 1971, the enemy forces invaded Gopalganj town and burnt various parts of the town 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 upazilla and killed hundreds of men and women including Professor Santosh Kumar Das of the then Quaid- e - Azam Memorial college (presently Govt. Bangabandhu University College).
On May 19, the freedom fighters under the leadership of Alaluddin Ahmed launched an attack on the positions of the Pakistani army at Gopalganj and driven them away. The freedom fghters could take out arms and ammunitions from Gopalganj treasury.
With the help of so-called peace committee of Gopalganj the Pakistani army again invaded Gopalganj and set ablaze almost all the villages of Gopalganj and killed thousands of innocent people. The unleashed the most brutal atrocity and genocide. The freedom fighters started to resist them in different face to face battles. The grip of the occupation forces gradually weakened since early November.
On October 14, the Pakistani forces and their collaborators attacked the position of the freedom fighters in the village of Rajpur under Kotalipara Upazila. The battle continued over the whole day. The valiant freedom fighters under the leaderships of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Kamalesh Badgya 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 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 forces. Captain Shihabuddin led the freedom fighters in the battle of Fukra, In the 6 hours face to-face-fight, freedom fighters Rabiul of Fukra, Imamuddin Ahmed of Bahirbagh under Kasiani Upazila and others sacrified their lives for the cause of liberation of our motherland.
On December 8, the Pak Army fled away from their camp at Gopalganj town and their collaborators, namely, rajakars, took position at their stronghold of the district at Gopalpur under Kotalipara Upazila. Both the strongholds of Rajakars at Gopalpur and Pak army were captured on December 14.
The most heroic battle of Gopalganj district took place on December 18, at Bhatiapara wireless camp near at Bhatiapara Bazar under Kasiani upazila. The freedom fighters under joint leadership of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Ismat Kadir Gama attacked the stronghold of the Pakistani army at the Bhatiapara wireless camp and the battle continued for 15 hours.
Thus Gopalganj district (The then sub-division) was totally freed from the grip of the Pakistani army and their collaborators on December 18, '71.
GOPALGANJ, Dec 14: Gopalganj district (then a sub-division) was freed from the Pakistani occupation army and their local collaborators on December 18, 1971,
During the liberation war several fierce battles were fought against the Pakistani army and their collaborators by the freedom fighters in Gopalganj. Hemayet Uddin Ahmed, Kamalesh Badgya, Shiabuddin and Ismat Kadir Gama led the freedom fighters in the battles.
On April 30, 1971, the enemy forces invaded Gopalganj town and burnt various parts of the town 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 upazilla and killed hundreds of men and women including Professor Santosh Kumar Das of the then Quaid- e - Azam Memorial college (presently Govt. Bangabandhu University College).
On May 19, the freedom fighters under the leadership of Alaluddin Ahmed launched an attack on the positions of the Pakistani army at Gopalganj and driven them away. The freedom fghters could take out arms and ammunitions from Gopalganj treasury.
With the help of so-called peace committee of Gopalganj the Pakistani army again invaded Gopalganj and set ablaze almost all the villages of Gopalganj and killed thousands of innocent people. The unleashed the most brutal atrocity and genocide. The freedom fighters started to resist them in different face to face battles. The grip of the occupation forces gradually weakened since early November.
On October 14, the Pakistani forces and their collaborators attacked the position of the freedom fighters in the village of Rajpur under Kotalipara Upazila. The battle continued over the whole day. The valiant freedom fighters under the leaderships of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Kamalesh Badgya 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 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 forces. Captain Shihabuddin led the freedom fighters in the battle of Fukra, In the 6 hours face to-face-fight, freedom fighters Rabiul of Fukra, Imamuddin Ahmed of Bahirbagh under Kasiani Upazila and others sacrified their lives for the cause of liberation of our motherland.
On December 8, the Pak Army fled away from their camp at Gopalganj town and their collaborators, namely, rajakars, took position at their stronghold of the district at Gopalpur under Kotalipara Upazila. Both the strongholds of Rajakars at Gopalpur and Pak army were captured on December 14.
The most heroic battle of Gopalganj district took place on December 18, at Bhatiapara wireless camp near at Bhatiapara Bazar under Kasiani upazila. The freedom fighters under joint leadership of Hemayet Uddin Ahmed and Ismat Kadir Gama attacked the stronghold of the Pakistani army at the Bhatiapara wireless camp and the battle continued for 15 hours.
Thus Gopalganj district (The then sub-division) was totally freed from the grip of the Pakistani army and their collaborators on December 18, '71.