A crisis
Thirty four long years have passed since that very winter evening of December 16, 1971. To millions those moments symbolised hopes, freedom and independence. They inspired people living under poverty and injustice delivered by foreign domination for such a long time. The establishment of the independent Bengali nation was the dawn of a new era for the people of this land. However, independence didn't bring full freedom nor did it bring the elimination of poverty and injustice, the very essence which drove Bengali nationalism.
In the years following 1971, came assassinations, coups and elections. Instability is the word to describe it. The assassinations of the founding father and a president, the martial law of the military and the corruption brought forward by our so-called democracy have all plagued the nation that is today Bangladesh, and now we stand on the edge of civil anarchy.
Terrorism has taken its toll on us; in the name of Islam they are pursuing their murderous ideology which has no connection with this great religion. The forces which support and harbour these terrorists are the very traitors who envied our nation's freedom. The anti-liberation forces have put the liberated nation's independence and freedom at stake.
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