The brand new oridinance states leaders similar to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won’t be known as “freedom fighters”, as a substitute they are going to now be labeled as “associates of the Liberation Conflict” (Muktijuddher Shohojogi).
The Bangladesh interim authorities led by Mohammad Yunus has issued a brand new ordinance redefining the time period “freedom fighter” (Bir Muktijoddha), a transfer that has led to the elimination of the standing from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and over 400 different outstanding figures of the nation’s Liberation Conflict of 1971.
The ordinance, printed by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Ministry of Regulation on Tuesday, states that political leaders similar to Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, M Mansur Ali, and AHM Qamaruzzaman will now not be formally recognised as freedom fighters.
As an alternative, they are going to now be labeled as “associates of the Liberation Conflict” (Muktijuddher Shohojogi).
Who will likely be freedom fighters as per new ordinance?
Based on the up to date definition, a Bir Muktijoddha is somebody who, between March 26 and December 16, 1971, both skilled throughout the nation or crossed the border into India to hitch coaching camps, with the clear intent of actively taking part within the struggle for independence in opposition to the occupying Pakistani forces.
To qualify, people will need to have been civilians of at the least the minimal age set by the federal government in the course of the struggle interval or members of the armed forces who immediately engaged in fight.
The ordinance additionally confirms that girls who have been subjected to torture by Pakistani forces and their collaborators (Biranganas), in addition to docs, nurses, and medical personnel who handled wounded fighters in discipline hospitals, will proceed to be recognised as freedom fighters.
Mujibur Rahman faraway from Bangladeshi forex
This isn’t the primary time the Yunus-led interim authorities has tried to erase Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the nation’s historical past ever since toppling her daughter Sheikh Hasina’s authorities final 12 months following months-long protests.
On Monday, the nation’s central financial institution introduced the discharge of newly designed banknotes, which change the portrait of the nation’s founding father with pictures of pure landscapes and conventional landmarks.
Till now, all banknotes featured the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh to independence from Pakistan in 1971 and was later assassinated in a army coup 4 years later.
The central financial institution clarified that the newly issued notes will flow into alongside the present ones bearing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait, in addition to present cash.