Bangabandhu remains the light house
Prashanta
Bhushon Barua
By the time passed, it is now the writing of the history that in real meaning
and on all counts Bangabandhu is Bangladesh. His love for common people defines
his politics. His tirelessness for fighting Bengali
interests answers why he is inseparable with whatever interests Bengali commoners. His uncompromising
bravery and herculean tirelessness
protecting his peoples' very best interest in every stages defines why
he is all time friend of Bangla, beloved Bangabandhu.
The endless love and sacrifice for his people answers why he is still steering the nation to the next
much desired destination of prosperity
and self respect in global stage. As once he said, 'the beggars do not have any respect, we have to be self reliant'. His nation is now marching towards his
dreamt self respect on all counts
under his very competent daughter's leadership but he was not allowed to see the journey. Like many
others, I have no doubt that he can
not and will not curse us for terribly failing to doing our duty giving him the
least justice in post 75 because of his own natural love and affection for Bengalis but how can we refrain from
cursing ourselves? Is not a collective guilt?
How we forgive
ourselves for terrible failure in the morning of 15 august and aftermath? What he thought about our
ungratefulness before leaving last breath? Did pain and shock he received from treachery, cowardly selfishness know any bound? Then how
the party he gave birth
by his life (salute some exception) along with forces
he built, chiefs he appointed could observe silence, criminal silence? Where were Mark Antony s who pretended to
give their lives for him? All chiefs
who had a oath bound duty to defend constitution
and protect the President and founder of the nation staged a cowardly, shameless demonstration of
inaction. Army chief was not
powerless in terms of loyal four battalion size availability 3rd Bengal,
2nd Bengal and 4th Bengal all stationed in Dhaka 46 Brigade Commander Shafayet Jameel was loyal to him, at least 4 battalion size troops were available to counter attack and eliminate
assassins in two hours' operation. Once it would have started, more troops from other regiments would definitely have marched. By the end of the day on 15 August, assassins'
flesh and blood were
not to be found. Alas, who had arms and ammunition did not use it, troops not
marched, Jets did not make sorties over killer Tanks. Only Brigadier Zamil contributed to lessen
our guilt. Others
observed criminal silence and counting, the gain they would have
from the change. Indeed some of them took side of killers.
The nation who then
just won a big fight three and a half year ago digested this deepest wound and insult to the nationhood.
A few questions must not be left unanswered:
a) why Tanks deployed in Dhaka as Dhaka was not proved good ground.for
Tank battle? b) Faruque, the killer
attempted a similar accident in 1973 with only 3 Tanks , why he was not
put on trial in 1973? c) Why he was even given
the 2nd in Command's charge in the same Tank Regiment after new arrivals of 30 from Egypt , a gift to Bangabandhu by President Sadat? d) Who was responsible to deactivate Comilla Brigade's
troops guarding 32? e) How Huda and Dalhn.'~ company got the duty guarding 32 in that very morning J) why Rashid's
posting from Gunnery school Jeshore was cancelled and instead stationed in Dhaka whereas he then just finished
gunnery course in Delhi and needed in
Jeshore, not in Dhaka? g) killer troops passed by filed intelligence in Cantonment, what did they do? h) why
guard commander in 32 was not alerted by Army Chief and Dhaka Station Commander who had discharged duty to
guard President House on behalf of army HQ? Chief got time from at least
4.30am to 5.40143am to alert them, send
reinforcement. i) Brigadier Zamil urged army chief prior to his movement
along with PGR to send force approximately at Sam. if Zamil could get his
troops ready in 15 minutes, why army chief
could not lead a personal initiative with
available troops around him and order others to follow? Where was the desperation in his side to save
Bangabandhu? There should be a
commission to investigate how chief of army staff could be hijacked from
his HQ along two other chiefs in Navy and air force ? Who called them to HQ ? Were all of them under duress? It is admirable that Bengali nation has shown bravery,
remarkable sacrifice in many
occasions but demonstration of cowardly selfishness is not rare at all,
15 August is the most painful example of
all. We now must look forward to preaching true history of Bangabandhu's sacrifice, bravery, superman ship in
liberating the nation,
rebuilding it, eternal love and commitment for global peace and humanity
for vast global audience as well as new generations at home.
A true duty
bound love for Bangabandhu may least reduce curse of inaction after killing the
father of the Nation and an unforgivable blockade
to pay justice. He is our light house in distress, be it man made
or natural. He will remain as the eternal source of strength for fighting odds and continue to steering, till days,
months and years yet to come, both in
pain and grief, happiness and joys of his people. Bangabandhu is our
sword as well as shield, the greatest hero of all ages. His flow of love for people flew endless till the very last moment. He did not have magic but nearly
divine quality to transmit his love andain in others for greater
national causes. Bangabandhu is own Caesar
who did not rule but loved and served his
people. He continued serving after so long since his
departure and will continue to do so for long many years. The Newsweek
gave him a name in April 1971, 'Poet of
politics', indeed he is the poet of love, peace and bravery who did not
only dream, let his people unite behind that
dream and let themselves dream at the same tune of music and length of radio wave to spreading it for
all Bengalis in home and abroad, across the world, for their past and
future. The nation still shed tears through
his eyes, joys too, speaks in his thunder voice, fights back, die and win in
his style. Bangabandhu
still remains the greatest cultural and political
asset of the nation, no reserve record in national treasury may
touch it, let alone crossing ever.
The
nation correctly becomes emotional in his name but fact, figure and logic justified
our emotion, our pride , grief and joy for Bangabandhu. My
salute for those great souls who dared to fight back and scarified
in post 15 August. They are duty bound. If any one loves Bangabandhu, he/she
indeed loves Bangladesh, with all its past glory and future promise. Bangabandhu is a light
house and will remain so in the streets of cities, murmuring water flows of rivers, paths of
villages and valleys. In peace, in fight, in joys and grief, he is with us, we are with him,
inseparable, inalienable, boldly tied with
eternal and enduring bond of love and affection which made him
Bangabandhu, made us his blood indebted follower, not very competent though in
all time.
Still we fight and win in his name, steer ourselves against
all odds. Bangabandhu remains the light
house, whilst his enlightened daughter,
the most competent mariner takes the ship to the next port of hope, pride and dignity, a national
momentum much desired by her father, father of the nation. Let sun shine
on his high head, let sky gift light on his eyes, let rain bless, let moon
light, let stars lit universe on his name,
most loved, admired name. Let millions Mark Anthony parade towards the
killers of our greatest hero of all ages.
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