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Bheramara Freedom Day, 12 December
Bheramara Freedom Day, 12 December

On 12 December 1971, under the joint pincer attack of the freedom fighters and the allied forces, the Pakistani invading forces along with their local collaborators of this country retreated. On the night of 11 December, defeated, the Pakistani invaders hurled mines (bombs) on the Bheramara-Paksey Hardinge Bridge, badly damaging span 12 of the Hardinge Bridge, and fled across the Padma river; on 12 December this town became free of the enemy. Bheramara upazila of Kushtia was under Sector 8 of the Liberation War.

At least 15 skirmishes were fought here between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani invading forces. Fighting valiantly in these battles, 8 freedom fighters were martyred. They are Rafiqul Islam (Bir Pratik) of Golapnagar village in Makarimpur union, Chand Ali, Lutfor Rahman, Gias Uddin of South Bhabanipur village, Sohrab Hossain of Satbaria village, Ujir Ali of Chandgram, and Nazrul Islam of Satbaria village. Besides, in these battles at least a hundred freedom-loving people were martyred, falling victim to the brutality of the Pakistani invaders.

After Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 7 March speech, the youth of Bheramara spontaneously prepared to descend into the struggle for freedom. Then 5 committees named Freedom Fighter, 1 named Action Committee and 1 named Political were formed.

The Freedom Fighter Committee was led by Commander Mohiuddin Banat, Commander Abdur Rahman, Commander Mokaddes Hossain and Commander Tobarak Hossain. The Political Committee was led by Bir Muktijoddha Professor Shahidul Islam, former member of parliament from the Kushtia-2 (Bheramara-Mirpur) seat, and Bheramara freedom fighter commander Advocate Alam Zakaria Tipu. After brief training, the 173 freedom fighters and the allied forces, divided into several groups, attacked and destroyed Pakistani camps one after another from all sides simultaneously, along with the dens of the Razakars and Al-Badrs.

Finally, on the night of 11 December, unable to hold out against the unstoppable resistance of the freedom fighters and allied forces, the Pakistani invading forces fled across the Hardinge Bridge. At that time the Pakistani invaders hurled mines (bombs), badly damaging span 12 of the Hardinge Bridge. On 12 December Bheramara became free of the enemy.

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