Sheikh Mujib: The shepherd king of history

Independence is the greatest achievement of a thousand years of Bengali life. And the dreamer of
this freedom is Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Since 1947, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has
been involved in the struggle against the Karachi-centric neo-colonial movement; He was
imprisoned in 1948 for agitating for the establishment of the state language Bengali. He formed
Chhatra League on January 4, 1948 and Awami League on June 23, 1949. Since then, he has
taken every movement struggle step by step. The first phase of the language movement began on
March 11, 1948. The language movement of this episode was led by the Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu. From the very beginning of the creation of Pakistan, he did not allow any injustice
of the ruling class to go unchallenged. Bangabandhu considered it justifiable to protest rebellion
against injustice. From the great language movement of February 21, 1952, Election of 1954, the
movement for the constitution of 1956, the education movement of September 17, 1962, the anti-
communalism movement of 1964, the 6-point movement of 1966, 11 points movements-
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib had absolute leadership in every struggle. He was imprisoned for
about 33 months from 8 May,1966 to 22 February,1969. In his 14-year prison life, this is his
long imprisonment. Although Bangabandhu was arrested in the Agartala conspiracy case in
1969, the Pakistani government was finally forced to release him in the face of public outrage.
The day after his release, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was conferred the title of
'Bangabandhu' at a reception organized by the Central Students' Struggle Council at the historic
Racecourse Maidan in Dhaka on 23 February.

1970’s Election and our victory:

In the 1970 general elections, the Awami League, under the leadership of Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won an absolute majority by winning 160 out of 162
seats in the East Bengal National Assembly and 288 out of 300 seats in the Provincial Assembly.
Even after the absolute victory in this election, when the Bengalis were deprived of their rights
and were not given the status they deserved, the war started.
1971: War of Liberation and Liberator Sheikh Mujib

Despite winning an absolute majority in the 1970 elections, the government of Pakistan started
various excuses to hand over power to the elected representatives. Following this, Bangabandhu
delivered a historic speech at the Racecourse Maidan (currently known as Suhrawardy Uddyan). He
announced,

“This time the struggle is for our liberation, this time the struggle is for freedom. Joy Bangla.”

People of all walks of life, rich and poor alike, express solidarity with his fiery voice and exalted
call. Like Hamilton's flute player, he had the ability to attract people. The war of liberation was
organized in 1971 under the direct leadership of Bangabandhu under the direct management of
Awami League. Except for a few Pakistani slave brokers, all Bengalis, regardless of party
affiliation, were directly or indirectly involved in the war of liberation. Despite being imprisoned
in Pakistan, Bangabandhu's inspiration had kept the liberated people of Bengal alive for nine
whole months. In the early hours of March 26, before his arrest, he declared independence. The
constitution of Bangladesh was the declaration of independence given by Bangabandhu before
the first constitution of independent Bangladesh was written in 1972. Bangabandhu's signal of
Bengali nationalism and sovereignty through the 6 points of 1966 has been reflected through this
declaration of independence. Bangladesh's independence was finally achieved through nine
months of bloody war in response to Bangabandhu's able leadership and lofty call. The
everlasting independence of the Bengalis was finally achieved by expelling the Pakistani rulers
from the soil of this country.