Ar-Rashid Lal, Aminul Islam

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Manju Mondal, BASOD leader Monabbar Hossain Mintu, General Secretary of Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee Dula Bose, General Secretary of Kurigram Mohila Parisahd Pratima Roy Chowdhury, Community Party leader Subrata Roy and Convener of SSJ Shyamol Bhowmick, addressed.
Freedom fighters Aminul Islam Manju Mondal and Sirajul Islam Tuku, Kurigram Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police and Kurigram unit of SSJ were honoured with crests for their special contribution to the War of Liberation.
The speakers said the triumphant freedom fighters, led by Company Commander Abdul Hye, Bir Pratik, of Sub-sector No 1 under Sector-6, bravely liberated Kurigram town by defeating and driving away the Pakistani occupation forces on December 6, 1971.
Sirajul Islam Tuku said the freedom fighters started conducting ceaseless attacks on the Pakistani forces in Kurigram town from all sides from December 1 to December destroying their moral courage.
“The occupation forces had to suffer casualties in those battles with the freedom fighters round the clock, especially on December 4 and December 5, making the victory evident,” Tuku added.
Harun-Ar-Rashid Lal said Pakistani forces started leaving Kurigram town by train since December 6 in the morning with firing in the air after failing to sustain the repeated fierce attacks of the freedom fighters.
Thousands of emancipated people gathered on the victory march to welcome the triumphant freedom fighters who entered Kurigram town under the leadership of Abdul Hye, Bir Pratik, at 4 pm on December 6.
“Later, thousands of people and freedom fighters, Company Commander Abdul Hye hoisted the flag of Independent Bangladesh on the overhead water tank in Kurigram town,” Lal added.
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