'Bangladesh Wins Freedom' launched
They also called for presenting real history of the liberation war to younger generations.
Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) AK Khandakar Bir Uttam launched the book titled 'Bangladesh Wins Freedom' by Musa Sadik, a researcher and writer and war correspondent of Swadhin Bangla Betar, at the Teacher-Student Centre auditorium of Dhaka University.
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He thanked the author for presenting such a valuable book on the liberation war, saying that the book contains many untold stories and important information.
Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddiqui called on the people to unite to safeguard the country's independence and sovereignty.
"It is really unfortunate that we could not yet make a list of even one lakh martyrs, out of 30 lakh," he said.
"We achieved independence through bullet in 1971, but now we will have to safeguard it through ballot," said former chief justice Keamal Uddin Hossain.
Author Musa Sadik said, "During an interview, former president Ziaur Rahman acknowledged that he proclaimed the independence on behalf of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman."
Presided over by Syed Anwar Hossain, former director general of Bangla Academy, the ceremony was also addressed by HT Imam, cabinet secretary of the government-in-exile, and Major General (Retd.) CR Dutta.