Jun 7, 1966 remains a milestone in Bangladesh’s history. Five decades and six years on, it is time to revisit history. In the moving chronicles of history, there come certain defining moments in the evolution of nations. In Bangladesh’s case, such a moment came on Feb 5, 1966, when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, general secretary of. Read more »
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On April 17, 1971, the provisional government of Bangladesh was sworn in. I was lucky to have witnessed the historic event first-hand. India was monitoring the developments in Bangladesh, particularly Pakistan army s build-up, from March 1, 1971 onwards. India had apprehensions that Pakistanis might create some mischief on the International Border (IB) to draw away the attention of Bangladeshis. Therefore, from March 20, the Indian Army deployed some units (including my one) on the IB as a precautionary measure. The Indian Army s Wireless Experimental Units (monitoring enemy wireless transmissions) due to being located on the high mountains of Meghalaya picked up all the VHF wireless transmissions between Pak formations and units from zero hours on March 26. India, thus, knew about all the developments inside Bangladesh. All BSF BOPs along the Indo-Bangladesh border were alerted to be ready to receive political leaders, civil servants, and armed forces personnel from Bangladesh.
Not at all. You are not a witness: you re a part of history, Tawfiq.
Tajuddin Ahmad spoke these words when Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury thanked the newly sworn-in prime minister of the first government of Bangladesh for giving him the opportunity to be a witness to history on April 17, 1971.
Tawfiq, then a sub-divisional officer of erstwhile Meherpur sub-division, indeed witnessed the momentous occasion, a red-letter day in the history of the country: the oath-taking ceremony of the Mujibnagar Government, which performed all of the wartime tasks and led the Bangladesh War of Liberation.
It was on this day, 50 years ago, when the provisional government-in-exile took oath at a mango grove in Baidyanathtala, a border area in the present Meherpur district. Baidyanathtala was later named Mujibnagar.
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