Declaration of independence

The nation woke up last week to find that our history has been changed once again. We are now led to believe that President Ziaur Rahman was actually the person who proclaimed our independence. Whatever transpired during the initial period of the Liberation War is now null and void . In fact, if the information ministry and the ruling political pundits had their way unconditionally, the role of Bangabandhu would best be wiped out forever. What political benefits would be reaped from such a decision is best known to the insiders of the ruling party only.

My question to the "new writers" of history is a simple one. What about the millions of people who rose to the call of Shiekh Mujibur Rahman ? What happened to the unanimous declaration of "Bangabandu" as the founding father by the people of Bangladesh back then ? How can a generation , who witnessed the war , be led to believe that Bangabandu had no role to play in our liberation ?

This kind of distortion of our history is just another example of how sycophancy and political ignorance reigns above democracy . Can we not stand united and let Mrs. Khaleda Zia and Mrs. Hasina Wazed know that the nation is tired and frustrated with all these political shenanigans. When will these two leaders realise that Bangladesh does not belong to the families and cronies of Bangabhandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and General Ziaur Rahman, this land belongs to 130 million people and we too have a voice that needs to be heard.