Anti-liberation forces failed to erase Bangabandhu’s iconic 7 March speech: PM Hasina
She also said that the most regrettable matter is that Pakistanis could not kill the father of the nation, but he was killed by some of his own countrymen.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (7 March) said the international recognition of Bangabandhu's historic 7 March speech proves that history cannot be obliterated, although the anti-liberation forces tried it.
"History cannot be erased, truth cannot be covered by false, and now that has been proved. The historical speech of 7 March has attained recognition in the world," she told a programme marking the historic speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman before his proclamation of independence on 26 March in 1971.
She said the historic speech is significant not only for the people of Bangladesh, rather this has been one of the greatest speeches of the world leaders who had encouraged their peoples for independence.
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"They (anti-Liberation forces) erased the name of the Father of the Nation, his picture could not be shown, the historical speech of 7 March was banned, the Joy Bangla slogan was banned," she said.
"And when the country was advancing towards economic emancipation, the anti-liberation forces did not like that," she said.
She said the most regrettable matter is that Pakistanis could not kill the father of the nation, but he was killed by some of his own countrymen.
"It was not just a killing for power, they did not kill only the president," she said.
She mentioned that her mother, three younger brothers, only paternal uncle, student leader Fazlul Haque Moni and his pregnant wife, her uncle Abdur Rab Serniabat and his ten years old son, 13 years old daughter, four years old grandson were also killed.
The PM said the 7 March speech not only inspired the people and prepared them for a guerrilla war, but also brought independence for them.
"A speech by a leader not only inspired the people, prepared for a guerilla war, but also had brought victory in the war. That was the most important thing," she said.
She said that the Pakistanis spent their time to find out the meaning and explanation of this speech.
"They tried to search for the meaning of the speech as to what he [Bangabandhu] said, and what happened. The people of Bangladesh rose with arms and fought…that was their (Pakistanis') statement."
She said, "In the speech, Bangabandhu showed his wisdom in preparing the nation for independence as well as not being identified as a separatist, and so the people not being immediately targeted by the Pakistani forces."
