It was December 16 in 1971 when the Liberation War was over with the surrender of the Pakistani barbaric junta. The red-green flag filled the sky of Bengal. The Bengali nation, on one side, mourned the deaths of near and dear ones, on the other hand, was overwhelmed with the joy of freedom from chains. But yet, everyone was waiting for someone else – the man who called the Bengali nation to join the war and who gave birth to an independent Bangladesh – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was still in the prison in West Pakistan. The Pakistani junta was plotting to assassinate him there. So, the joy of victory of the Bengalis remained unfulfilled due to unknown fears.
Law enforcers have arrested six employees of Morning Sun-5 Launch in connection with the death of Awami League leader Duronto Biplob, whose body was found in the Buriganga river on November 12.
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Bazlur Rahman, a leader of the Awami League and member of the local union council in Narayanganj’s Rupganj, over attacks during a drugs bust at Chanpara.