Martyred intellectuals are the best sons of the soil: President
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
President M Zillur Rahman Sunday paid rich tributes to the memory of the martyred intellectuals, who had been brutally killed at the fag end of the country's War of Liberation in 1971, terming them as the best sons of the soil, reports BSS.
In a message on the eve of the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, he said the intellectuals, who were famous as the conscience of the nation, played a supporting role in advancing the great War of Liberation towards the path of success.
"But it is unfortunate for the nation when the final victory was imminent in the War of Liberation, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators-Razakar, Al-Badr and Al- Shams - brutally killed the intellectuals in a planned way to make the country meritless," the President said.
The President added: "The nation suffered an irreparable loss for their brutal killing and we are grateful to them as an independent nation."
He hoped that the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day would inspire all with the patriotism.
In a message on the eve of the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, he said the intellectuals, who were famous as the conscience of the nation, played a supporting role in advancing the great War of Liberation towards the path of success.
"But it is unfortunate for the nation when the final victory was imminent in the War of Liberation, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators-Razakar, Al-Badr and Al- Shams - brutally killed the intellectuals in a planned way to make the country meritless," the President said.
The President added: "The nation suffered an irreparable loss for their brutal killing and we are grateful to them as an independent nation."
He hoped that the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day would inspire all with the patriotism.