Influence of history
Why should we study history and what is its practical application? Once I was really confused about these questions. Reading Md. Anwarul Kabir's article on the phenomena of history distortion after the brutal killing of Bangabandhu, I have now fully realised that the history has tremendous impact on the formation of mass psychology. Mr. Kabir has rightly analysed that the distorted history, as fabricated by the 'victors of 1975', enabled the collaborators of 1971 to erase the spirit of our liberation war from the mindset of the new generation. If we could be aware of the true history embedded with the spirit of liberation war, then the nation could move forward. This, in turn, could have transformed Bangladesh into a 'Sonar Bangla' as dreamt by our valiant freedom fighters. Unfortunately, we have become the victims of the distorted history. To escape from this, we must take some corrective measures.
The educationists, especially the historians, must come forward to initiate appropriate steps in writing the true history of the country, so that the new generation can lead the country with the spirit of the liberation war.
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