A freedom fighter's thoughts
I was there on 7 March, 1971 in the Race Course Ground. As a young medical student of Dhaka Medical College, I went there to hear (frankly)as to what would be the future course of events, I wanted to know, if I could finish the first professional MBBS exams that were postponed after March 1. I had a dream like all middle class young men to have a prosperous future, but by the time I heard him out, all dreams were overtaken by only one dream, that is to fight for a free, democratic, and exploitation free Bangladesh. With that end in my mind, I later traced my way like millions of my countrymen to freedom struggle.
Sir, physician I became. I am immensely successful in my personal life, but I feel my life is a failure. Because despite the heavy price this nation paid in blood today my country is under a government that decides its own term of office, that exercises all the Legislative and Executive Powers of the State, that WE CREATED!!!
I feel upset when I hear that our valiant freedom fighters like Mr. Jalil have been made to lose kidneys, condemned deliberately to life long dialysis or a very risky transplant. The DAUGHTER of the great man who spoke on that fiery March day in 1971 is COMPELLED to slowly and steadily trace the way to her death without the treatment she so badly needs.
Did you hear the physician saying that since last Monday HASINA is leaning to the right to keep her balance and that she is losing sensation in one side of her face? It means her balancing system is eroding because of gradual damage of her auditory system, if left like that she will be unable to stand on her two feet, she will be irreversibly DEAF too. Dr. Modasser says the pressure in her eyes has increased, it means she is developing GLUCOMA, if left like that she will go BLIND, Dr. Abdullah says, her blood pressure is fluctuating and there is puffiness of her face, it means the kidneys are failing, they are saying she has allergy, I pray to the Almighty, that it is simple allergy, but when I hear that this is continuing and permanent changes are taking place in her skin, I am afraid, it can be an auto-immune mechanism, when destroyed body tissues evoke antibodies. Such complicated cases must be treated abroad.
Get rid of all these through a free, fair and credible national parliamentary election as soon as possible. If you do otherwise, you will be betraying Bangabandhu, us and the nation.
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