A good book
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal's recent book titled “ Muktijhuddher Itihash” (History of The Liberation War), which was launched in this year's Ekushey Book Fair, is an excellent book. He has in brief written about the history of our liberation war in a way that would encourage young readers to read it with interest. He has focused on the division, discrimination, exploitation and conspiracies that Bengalis had to face from the Pakistani rulers and which ultimately led to the separation of East Pakistan from West Pakistan.
For instance, he wrote “75% of the budget was spent on West Pakistan and 25% on East Pakistan, even though 62% of the revenue income was from East Pakistan” (pg. 2; translated version by Yeshim Iqbal). In addition, when the Awami League won the Dec 7 (1970) general elections by an overwhelming majority, Pakistani rulers were taken by surprise and thus they started hatching conspiracies. And then after Bangabandhu's historic March 7 speech, the independence movement gained momentum.
At a time when our young generation is increasingly becoming unaware about the glorious past of our Liberation War, Zafar Iqbal's book gives us hope amidst the darkness. This book is surely going to help the young people to know about how we achieved this beloved motherland of ours. And since the book is written by a writer who is very popular among the young generation, I believe that this book will be widely read.
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