Fellow fighters reunite after 40 years
Emotions ran high at the hall of Water Development Board Rest House in Rajshahi yesterday as 23 comrades of the 1971 Liberation War were reunited for the first time 40 years after the country's liberation.
None of the freedom fighters could hold back their tears as they recalled the nine months they spent together, hand-in-hand, fighting a common foe and enduring hardships, imbued with the urge to liberate the country.
The men recalled their past days of glory when their 30-strong team carried out 14 operations in Rajshahi led by Nazir Ahmed Khan and M Azad Ali Bir Protik.
Shamsher Ali, one of the team members, died during the operations while six others died after the Liberation War.
After liberation, the men went back to reconstruct their lives. Some became industrialists, top government officials, bankers and lawyers while others remained unemployed or found petty jobs.
Nazir, who chaired the reunion, is now retired in the US while the others reside in Dhaka, Sirajganj, Natore and Rajshahi districts.
The reunion ended with discussions on how to financially help insolvent fellow freedom fighters.
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