Jhenaidah Correspondent :
December 6 is Jhenidah Free Day. The district (the then sub-division) was freed from the occupation of Pakistan Army and their collaborators.
Jhenidah district Muktijodhdha Commander Moqbul Hossain said, on 6th December 1971 the inhabitants of Jhenidah got the flavor of “Independent and Victory”.
In April 14, 1971 Jhenidah town was captured by occupation forces.
This day the occupation soldiers met in fierce face to face fighting with the freedom fighters at Bishoykhali, some seven kilometer south off Jhenidah town, where the freedom fighters dug huge bunkers and remained alert the prevent the occupation armies. About one hundred freedom fighters including some innocent people embarrassed martyrdom in the fight. Of them mentionable are Birshresto Hamidur Rahaman, Bir Protik Serajul Islam, 27 martyrs in Kamanna and 16 martyrs in Abipur fights and others.
He added, freedom fighters of the district engaged in a number of fights with the occupation army at different places including Garaganj, Alfapur, Kamanna and Abaipur. In the last week of November in 1971, a large number of guerrillas entered the then Jhenidah sub-division and made all out preparations to launch the final attack on the occupation forces. They bravely fought the Pakistani troops, forcing them to surrender or retreat to other areas.
Soon on 6th December, after the people of Jhenidah fluttered the national flag on their hands and gathered at the Pauro Park at noon where Lt. General Jagjit Sinh Arora, the Eastern Commander of the joint forces, reached and declared the words to the joyous gathering “Your country has achieved freedom”.
December 6 is Jhenidah Free Day. The district (the then sub-division) was freed from the occupation of Pakistan Army and their collaborators.
Jhenidah district Muktijodhdha Commander Moqbul Hossain said, on 6th December 1971 the inhabitants of Jhenidah got the flavor of “Independent and Victory”.
In April 14, 1971 Jhenidah town was captured by occupation forces.
This day the occupation soldiers met in fierce face to face fighting with the freedom fighters at Bishoykhali, some seven kilometer south off Jhenidah town, where the freedom fighters dug huge bunkers and remained alert the prevent the occupation armies. About one hundred freedom fighters including some innocent people embarrassed martyrdom in the fight. Of them mentionable are Birshresto Hamidur Rahaman, Bir Protik Serajul Islam, 27 martyrs in Kamanna and 16 martyrs in Abipur fights and others.
He added, freedom fighters of the district engaged in a number of fights with the occupation army at different places including Garaganj, Alfapur, Kamanna and Abaipur. In the last week of November in 1971, a large number of guerrillas entered the then Jhenidah sub-division and made all out preparations to launch the final attack on the occupation forces. They bravely fought the Pakistani troops, forcing them to surrender or retreat to other areas.
Soon on 6th December, after the people of Jhenidah fluttered the national flag on their hands and gathered at the Pauro Park at noon where Lt. General Jagjit Sinh Arora, the Eastern Commander of the joint forces, reached and declared the words to the joyous gathering “Your country has achieved freedom”.
