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Published: 06:50 16 May 2024
Today is historic May 17. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 44th Homecoming Day. After the killing of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family on May 17, 1981, he returned to the soil of Bengal after a long exile. On this historic day at 4:30 in the afternoon, he arrived at the then Dhaka Kurmitola Airport from Delhi, the capital of India, via Kolkata in an Indian Airlines flight. The ruling party Awami League has taken various programs on the occasion of the day.
On the night of August 15, 1975, a group of misguided army officers killed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family through the most brutal murder in history. Bangabandhu's two daughters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana survived as they were abroad. After the assassination of Bangabandhu, the killer group started a multifaceted conspiracy to endanger the existence of the Bengali nation by destroying the spirit of the liberation war in independent sovereign Bangladesh.
There is darkness in the life of the Bengali nation like a rock. In the same way, in the absence of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina, he was elected president of the organization in the national conference of Awami League held on February 14, 15 and 16, 1981. The responsibility of leading the struggle for the liberation of the motherland was entrusted to the hands of the eldest daughter of the father of the nation. Assassination group fears the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter. Military ruler Ziaur Rahman created all kinds of obstacles to prevent Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina from returning to her homeland.
Sheikh Hasina returned to her homeland on May 17, 1981, ignoring the bloodshed and prohibition of the military ruler. He returned to Bangladesh after a long 6-year exile. That day the capital Dhaka became a city of processions. From morning till midnight, the city of Dhaka vibrated with processions and slogans. Bad weather and heavy rain could not stop the march of millions of people that day. Kurmitola International Airport and Sherbangla City turned into a sea of people.
Dhaka was the destination for people from all over the country to catch a glimpse of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina. The immortal slogan of independence, 'Jai Bangla, Jai Bangabandhu' vibrated the air and air of Bengal. The crowd shouted slogans like 'Hasina, I promised you that I would kill my father', 'We are with you in the stormy and dark night', 'Welcome to Sheikh Hasina, welcome' etc.
Sheikh Hasina assumed responsibility as the president of Awami League with the pledge to implement the ideals and dreams of Bangabandhu upon returning to the country, to prosecute the murder of Bangabandhu and the four national leaders, to restore the lost democratic rights of the people by ending the dictatorship forever, to rule and establish a sovereign parliamentary system.
That day at 4:30 in the afternoon when the plane carrying Sheikh Hasina was seen in the sky, thousands of people entered the airport ignoring all controls and requests. The plane landed with a lot of risk. The crowd moves right up to the plane. After several attempts the truck was taken just in front of the cockpit door after the flow of the crowd was somewhat diverted. Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina waved to the crowd from inside. At 4:32 PM, Sheikh Hasina came down from the plane to the truck. It takes 3 hours to reach Sherebangla Nagar of Sheikh Hasina from Kurmitola. Meanwhile, city life is almost endangered due to stormy rains. Hundreds of thousands of people are waiting there when roads, normal life is disrupted. At 7:30 in the evening, he appeared on the public reception stage.
On May 17, 1981, Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu, responded to the reception of millions of people in Sher-e-Bangla city amid storms and clouds and tears of people's joy. She said, 'I have come to you after losing everything. want.'
He also said, 'I have nothing to lose. I have come to you having lost my parents, brother Russell and all, I want to get them back among you. With you, I want to put a smile on the faces of the suffering people of Bengal by implementing it in the way indicated by Bangabandhu. I want to take away the socio-economic as well as overall freedom of the Bengali nation.
The historic homecoming day of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina is a significant event in the journey of restoring the spirit of the great liberation war and establishing a prosperous Bangladesh. After August 15, 1975, when the murderous gangs scarred the beloved motherland, Sheikh Hasina's historic homecoming was an eternal inspiration to win the mountain like Baridhara of Shravan. On that day, Bangabandhu's homecoming, the seeds of crisis were planted in the tearful homeland. The Bengali nation was revealed in the bright light of the fiery path with the strong conviction of building Bangladesh of the liberation war.
Sheikh Hasina's uninterrupted long struggle began with the historic homecoming. His fearless struggle against military rule and dictatorship continued for 16 long years. Jail-tyranny, torture, nothing could sway him from his path. He never persevered even in the face of adversity. He has repeatedly ignored the bloodshed of autocracy, risking his life to restore the lost rights of the people of Bengal. Appeared as the ideal of democracy.
After assuming office of the Awami League president, in the long political life of 43 years, under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu, the end of autocracy, restoration of democracy, the right of Bengalis to vote and rice have been established. A smile has appeared on the faces of the sad people of Bengal. Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in food. The trial of the murderers of Bangabandhu and the murderous anti-humanity war criminals of 1971 has been completed and the verdict has been executed.
Bangladesh, which once struggled to sustain its existence due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's opportune leadership, ability, dedication, talent-mindedness, skill, creativity, liberal democratic vision and visionary leadership, is now moving forward in a new journey of world conquest. Bangladesh has been established as a self-respecting nation in the World Assembly. Bangladesh has turned from a less developed country into a developing country by overcoming the slander of an unlocked basket.
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