Few days back on the way to Dhaka from
Chittagong my fellow traveler were talking, may be to pass the time of lonely
journey. On discussion he informed last few month he is knocking Dhaka-Chittagong like shuttlecock to enlisted his name as a freedom fighter. Aged
more about 67 retired person , father of established children , Owner of a big
land, rented to garments owner and getting big amount per month. Asked him at
the time of liberation war your target was nothing except independent country .
Now in last stage of life you are now well established why you are so much
eager to enlist your name ? He frankly told ,now sufficient amount will be easily
possible to get and also possible to take others opportunity time to time, more
over my grand son and daughter will get privilege in all the government sector,
so why shall avoid this opportunity. Answer is quit right . Think this
opportunity are mostly availing city based literate person but the illiterate
poor freedom fighters those who are living in remote village are not aware or
not known the procedure and finally failed to get opportunity.
In the year 1971, I was student of class
five.I have seen my elder brother taken training along with others friends, so
far after historic speech of Bongobandhu on 7th March. Ist week of April our
house was burnt during battle with Pakistani Army. My father's all assets
destroyed. Started on running one place to another place with us to keep us
alive . During on running few days we were in Gabkhan, Jhalokhathi . During
this time my elder brother attacked by serious blood dysentery, So could not
possible to cross the border like his other friends. I have still remember how
my father saved hundreds of women and children from shelling by Pakistani
gunboat. During this liberation war my father and others saved 10 to 12 members
of two Hindu families keeping with us. No doubt this was very risk of the life
for all the families .
After independents nothing found help for
survival for which sold land for our future and tried his best , so far not
possible to reach his goal. At last he expired . I believed all of you agreed
his activities during the war was a great job , great contribution for the
Nation. Thus each and everyone tried their best to keep contribution by help to
each other except very little portion of the nation those were collaborated
with the enemy.
Our Freedom fighters are the hero of the
nation of the country. But their honour can't be measured with money or any kind of remuneration
never and ever so long nation take breathing in Independent Bangladesh . But
sorry to say from the very beginning they were used by different Government of
political parties for their political gain. As a result after changed the
Government list of freedom fighters were changed and for the interest of the
political party or to stay on power providing extra some remuneration on the
name of freedom fighters. As a result created several groups of freedom
fighters on the basis of loyal to the political parties . But they should not
divide or loyal to the different political parties . Actual list of hero of the
nation must be required for our next generation no doubt . But time to time
change by deleting and adding is not acceptable at all.
I have mentioned the name of freedom
fighters because the process of adding and deducting now believe it will be
very difficult to find out actual freedom fighters who fight and were dedicated
their life for the nation in 1971. Freedom fighter were divided from his birth
by name of BLF and FF out side of the country so far that division still in
alive .
How ever it will be not wise to go long
behind . Start to say my opinion as one of the people of the republic on the
basis of present situation which reflection comes on among the nation.My
question is there. Maximum freedom fighter those who were above 30 in
liberation war almost have been expired but who were in young around 15-16
years are with us still now so far . On the basis of facility many were taken
advantage by misconducted . Last years one or two secretary also gone on
retired taken full advantage by misconduct with fake certificate of freedom
fighter .
So why need to give remuneration to well
established freedom fighters ? Logically question come after forty-eight years
still list of FF are deleting and adding on the choice of all ruling party
using as vote bank measuring their honour with various facilities. They are the
hero of the nation should not count with perimeter of money or other
remuneration. If money is the perimeter thus we will lost actual freedom
fighter in the rush of fake Freedom Fighter those who are taking unfairness
with blessing of time to time ruling political party. To get this remuneration/
facilities years together fake gathered and thus nation already in confused
to find the actual FF. So think better country should take all
responsibility only for disabled and needy FF not for wealthy and established
all. Government should take all responsibility of the family of disabled Freedom
Fighters and family of martyred till dead of husband and wife and also
for their disable kids.
A big number quota fixed for son,
daughter also expanded for grand son/daughter of FF looks very odd. There have
more quota for various section of the nation. As a kids of freedom fighter I
can only feel proud nothing else . Because, may be I had taken birth after long
days of liberation war. Even I am not war child, not a beggar, not a disabled,
then how I expect to get extra facilities in my long life as I had no personal
contribution for the country for the nation. Before asking benefit as a kids of
Freedom Fighter should think what will be asked kids of thirty lac shahid
family? What will be asked by them who were suffered long nine months
inside territory on gun point, given shelter, provided food, information,also
available logistics supplied to the freedom fighters with full risk of life.
Lost wealth lost relatives.
As a result others people of the republic
with good marking depriving to get government job and they are expressing their
shock why their father and mother were not attended in liberation war, why they
were not residence of those area where quota are available, why not collect certificate of FF and finally
they are become mentally upset .
In view of above, Government should think this is the
time to dissolve all types of quota. Because of once bottomless bucket our country now enjoying
creditability of development in all sector. Our women also now capable to work
along with men. The people from minor ethnicity and social & economic status
of various district also developed.
Thus the way people from all corner of the country may take opportunity to come
forward on the basis of merit to serve better for the nation for the country on
the basis of equal right as per our constitution.
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