Martyred Intellectuals Day: President Hamid, PM Hasina pay tribute to 1971 heroes
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day.
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File photo of President Hamid, left and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right BSS'Identify, recognize all martyred intellectuals'
At the fag end of the Liberation War half a century ago, the Pakistani military with the help of their infamous local cohorts -- al-Badr, al-Shams and Razakars -- seeped through Dhaka city and abducted hundreds of eminent intellectuals at the centre of Bangladeshi intelligentsia and culture for supporting the split of Pakistan.
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CollectedA call for international recognition
Evidence abounds from the past, including the Holocaust (1941–1945) and subsequent genocides in some nations like Bangladesh (1971) and Cambodia (1975–1979), showing that the "intellectuals" have been singled out and persecuted as a distinct subset of society.
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COLLECTEDDacca Diary: Tuesday, December 14th, 1971
By early afternoon, it appears that the battle of Dacca is about to begin. Indian MIGs rocket “Government House” – governor's office – in central city. Two reporters return from several-hour drive southeast of city.
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