Forward If you don’t know where you’ve come from, how ’‘ will you appreciate where you’re going ?’’ This quote has been reverberating in my mind whilst I am penning this to express my inner thoughts about the .destination and influence of this book Bangladesh Liberation war is one of the most significant events that has taken place in the 4000 years old history of the Bengali race. This is the only moment when the Bengalis rose from the ashes of the phoenix to the zenith of the pinnacle. This is .an epitome of the finest hours in our history The history of our Liberation War & the heroes of that epic war will always remain as one the bravest episode and the guerrillas for the centuries to come and for the future generations to learn their ancestors' heroism. Although it has often been raptured, misconstrued, and attenuated by the vested quarter who were either defeated or collaborators of the perpetrators. A massive campaign of propaganda has been perpetuating at home and abroad to vilify the Liberation War. Especially, amongst the expatriate diasporas present generations. The history of their ancestors and the bravery, sacrifices of the golden sons of the roots were obscured deliberately, with
alternative narratives borrowed and concocted in conjunction with the Pakistan army and its ruling class. However, the truth cannot be concealed. The irony is , these histories of our Freedom Fighters and their valiant patriotism seldom reach a wider foreign audience or the diaspora readers whose first language is not our vernacular, as these are not being written in English. The diaspora generations are lacking to identify role models and are purposely diverted to not to do much of soul searching to find out about the heroes of the Liberation War. Many of them are made to believe that, it was not a major event in our lives and they are being channelized to find resonance with peoples of heroism from far away lands. Categorically trying to obliterate the course of history. This book will satiate the thrust of an inquisitive bibliophile, the writer has ventured out to write about the ‘’heroism of the heroes ‘’ of land .from where these readers forefathers' come from The recipients of the glorious gallantry awards from Sylhet will always oscillate a tune of melancholia of pride, joy, sacrifice, and glory amongst the readers of this book from the Sylheti origin and also will showcase the glorious past of the Sylheti peoples’ to the readers from the wider world. Although a battle or conflict or warfare can never be folklore or legend of triumphs, nonetheless, it certainly can be an epic story of courage,
.fearlessness, patriotism, and gallantry I have the great magnitude of affiliation with the liberation war and I am in awe with the tales of those heroes who sacrificed their yesterday for our .today Finally, My gratitude and solemn homage to the great sons of Sylhet who braved the mighty .Liberation war Last but not the least, My appreciation & best wishes for the author Anwar Shahjahan to promote the history of our glorious Liberation .War This quest of making the Diaspora generations to know where they come from will enhance their resolve to navigate their bearing as to .where they ought to harbour themselves Lieutenant Imran A. Chowdhury (retd) United Kingdom May 2020