The Bangladesh Awami League has observed with deep concern that the illegal usurper, killer-fascist Yunus and his clique seized state power by adopting an anti-Liberation War and anti-Bangladesh stance.
They made a heinous attempt to distort the history of the Liberation War and to erase its memory from all levels of the state and society. The destructive activities of these anti-national forces prove that no one except the Awami League has the capacity to protect the spirit and aspirations of the Great Liberation War of Bangladesh, the party said in a statement.
After illegally seizing state power in violation of the Constitution, the fascist Yunus clique allowed pro-Pakistan extremist communal militant groups to expand. Bangladesh began to be run under a Pakistani prescription. A false narrative of so-called โanti-Indiaโ sentiment was deliberately raised, while the collective achievement of the Bengali nationโs independence was maliciously branded as an โIndian conspiracy.โ By calling Bangladeshโs hard-earned independence a conspiracy, they shamelessly belittled the heroic national struggle.
Recently, Pakistan-based media outlet The Catchline published an article labeling Bangladeshโs Liberation War as an โIndian conspiracyโ and went as far as to claim: โNow is the time to bring East Pakistan back to its natural state.โ
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Over the past year, the visible presence of the Pakistani ambassador at various events, and the subversive activities of Pakistani politicians and ministers regarding Bangladesh, have been alarming.
While the illegal usurper governmentโwhich destroyed everything related to the Liberation Warโmade a hollow show of asking Pakistan for an apology for the 1971 genocide, Pakistanโs foreign minister arrogantly dismissed it as a โsettled issue.โ Yet, this anti-Liberation, anti-national illegitimate regime failed to lodge even a minimal protest, turning the matter into a farce.
The people of Bangladesh want to know: why does this foreign-serving, illegitimate, usurper government show such submissiveness to Pakistan? Why is the defeated force again being given the chance to play games with the fate of the nation and to question the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh? Pakistani political leaders, military and civil bureaucrats, and intelligence agencies (ISI) continue their subversive activities regarding Bangladesh, seeking to discredit the Great Liberation War. Even so, the illegitimate governmentโs special leanings toward Pakistan threaten to endanger the very achievements of the Bengali nation.
โThe brutal atrocities and barbarities committed by the Pakistani rulers and occupation forces during our glorious Liberation War cannot be sidelined in the name of cordial relations. Such attempts dishonour the sacrifice of the martyrs and ignore history. We firmly believe that all patriotic people who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War will unite to resist these conspiracies, Inshallah.โ
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