My experience before and after visiting the Liberation war

museum

The word “Liberation War” bears the most significance in the life of the whole Bengali nation. It is the
result of the immense bloodshed of 9 months, sacrificing more than 3 million life, and after all of these
we were able to talk in our own mother language that we are relishing today.
During the liberation war we didn’t even born. So far, the more or less we know about the great
“Liberation War” is from our grand-parents or our own parents or from the relatives who directly or
indirectly were involved in the war. But that was never satisfying before I visited the “museum”. There
was always a gap between the incidents. The stories of the war, how the people were treated at the
Pakistan period, how the people of East Bengal were tortured economically, politically and lastly
physically, how they survived that hard time, how they all came together to fight for their mother tongue
and how they won the marvelous victory and a rebirth of a new nation named “Bangladesh” take her
place in the world. These were some of the questions that kept rotating in my head until I visited the
“Liberation War museum”.
The “Liberation war museum” is a museum that brings Bangladesh’s history to life. Long after
Bangladesh appeared through a nine-month bloodbath, a war museum took upon it to come to pass the
less-known national history of pride to the whole generation who did not get an opportunity to encounter
firsthand Bangladesh's War of Liberation battled in 1971. After visiting the war museum my knowing’s
about the liberation war has enlarged and it was a prideful journey to the museum that I’m going discuss
in short down here:
The liberation war museum has been relocated to the city's Agargaon area from Segunbagicha, remaining
with all its dignity and peacefulness, keeping its door wide open for visitors to encounter Bangladesh's
culture, legacy and history, 1971's freedom war as well as of recent hundreds of years in our part of the
world. While having a walk through the Passageways of the glorious four gallery of this museum, one can
return to the pages of history, experience the agony, vulnerability, sufferings, sacrifices of the
incomparable Liberation War and taste the birth of another nation called - Bangladesh.
Staring from the gallery one- the journey starts with the ancient history of Bengal, from the time of Ibne
Batuta in 13th century to the 200-year rule of British empire along with exploring the magnificence of
newly founded capital of Mughal Empire "Dacca" and the Battle of Plassey's tragic ending. With the
historical March 7 speech of Bangabandhu and the "Operation Search Light" - the beginning of the worst
genocide of twentieth century incurred upon unarmed Bengalis by the Pakistanis and subsequent
declaration of independence by Bangabandhu. The museum creates an ambience - a dark passage,
military jeep with its headlights on, burnt walls, broken bricks and rows of dead bodies – it was bound to
feel the revisiting of the horrific night of March 25. The photographs of helpless millions who leave
their country behind losing everything and take refuge in India. The stories of our freedom
fighters as well as the cooperation and the support we got from the international communities.
The representation of the torture cell along with wall graffiti and photographs portray the cruelty
of the Pakistani junta on the captivated women in their camps. The moment of signing of the
instrument of surrender by Lt Gen Niazi, the commander of Pakistan Eastern Command, in Dhaka on
December 16, 1971, in the presence of India's Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora the gallery ends with the 4 th
one, the giant display of the first constitution of the newly born country Bangladesh.
 Shared experience from the museum visitors

Name: Yuka
Age: 26
Tourist
Country: Japan
Experience:
“The museum taught me about many historical facts of Bangladesh. For us, Japanese, Bangladesh isn’t
that much familiar country and most us only knew a few things about Bangladesh. However, through
today’s experience, I’m strongly feeling that more people should know about what Bangladeshi people
had gone through and what they have sacrificed to get their freedom to talk in their mother language.
They have gone through heartbroken situations, the sacrifices of the freedom fighters, the losses
Bangladesh has experienced that should be known by all. The brutality of 25 th march must be recognized
internationally and the world should know that what the Bangladeshi people had done for their mother
tongue. Finally, I hope all of the incidents that took place in this country during their liberation war
should be well known to all and may Bangladesh prosper in future”
Yuka
Japan
Name: Khadija Begum
Age: 31
Teacher
Country: Bangladesh
Experience:
“I’m Khadija Begum, assistant teacher of Madan-Ganj govt. primary school, Bandar, Narayanganj. It was
my long desire to visit the “Liberation war museum” and finally I have come with my son today. I’m
overwhelmed to see my “shonar Bangladesh’s” history, culture, all in one place that gives me a tear of
joy. This is such a wonderful place that any one of today’s generation who doesn’t know about the
liberation war and how Bangladesh has become the Bangladesh today can come here to know. My heart
filled up with tears while visiting the galleries, how immensely our people were tortured, how hard it was
for them to give us this beautiful day. We could have been the slave of Pakistan’s if our honorable
freedom fighters wouldn’t have done it for us. The sacrifices they have done for us can never be
forgotten.”
Khadija Begum
Narayanganj, Bangladesh
 Eye witness interview 1

Name: Ratan Kumar Saha

Gender: Male
Age: 65
Age on 1971: 17
Occupation: Retired service holder
Place: Tangail
1. What was your age during the time of the liberation war?
I was 17 a student of B.com 1st year during liberation war.
2. Did you witness the speech of 7th march 1971?
We listened Bangabandhu’s historic speech of 7th March live on Radio.
3. Were you involved with politics at that time?
We were closely involved in student politics which was against of west Pakistan’s rulers. After that
historical speech, people were getting prepared for war. Banga Bir Qadir Siddique was my classmate. He
left Karachi and came to Dhaka and started his study with us.
4. Where you were at 25th march? Did you witness something on 25th march?
I was at Tangail. Military didn’t move at Tangail at 25 March. But it was a black night for us as we heard
the genocide happed at Dhaka and we at that time got assured that something very dangerous is coming.
5. When did the Pakistani military entered in you are?
Pakistani armed force entered in my area (Tangail) on 4 th April. Qadir bahini resisted them by mortar
shell. After that military force did not proceed to the front because four zeep were blasted by Qadir
bahini. We were not actually prepared and it was uncertain for me. I was worried about my sister-in-law. I
took her with me and decided to take her on her father’s place. But I couldn’t take her. Before that the
military has arrived and we had to flee from home to another remote place at sokhipur Tangail. The whole
day was on gunfire. And we heard the sound of firing.
6. Did you directly face with any military or military action?
I didn’t have to face any military ever.
7. What happened in your area after you and your family flee to another place?
After that day we came home and saw that my cousin got shot on that firing. He was senseless. He was
taken to hospital on that night. We whole family took shelter in another safe place and we kept on
moving.
8. If you were directly involved in the war?
 Qadir Siddique made a liberation force for our area. I was on that force. Though I was not a freedom
fighter but I was involved with that force till mid of July. When I came to meet with my mother after
midnight that and someone or maybe a rajakar had this information and the military forced had the news,
four military zeep came on that day in search of me and asked one of my teachers to show them my
house. They couldn’t find me as I was hiding at the store room. Then they decided to fire the whole house
and left the place. I came out only with my under wear and many parts of my body was burnt by that
time. After some moment when I came out and walked through the road, they called me and asked one of
my teachers who was in custody of them at that time that if I’m Ratan or not? But my teacher said “he’s
not rattan, he is a mad guy” and they couldn’t recognize me and suddenly became senseless.
9. What happened after that?
I came to know that some war criminal was helping the Pakistani armed force. My family stopped me to
join again Qadir bahini after that incident. Then with some young boy I went to India by boat. We
reached at Assam. Some of my relative sent me some money by money order. I went to Kolkata at my
uncle’s place. From then I was there till Independence. We kept all news of Bangladesh by radio. We
heard the news of surrender of Pakistani army by wireless because that time there was no system of live
telecast on tv. After war Bangladesh was totally destructed. When the Army was going back, they fired
some people on my area. Overall approximately 30 lakh people died during the war.

Eye witness interview 2

Name: ATM Ahmed Hossain

Age: 65
Age at 1971: 17
Occupation: Director food and beverage at Dhaka Regency
Place: Shreepur, Magura
1. What’s your name and age during the time of liberation war?
My name is ATM Ahmed Hossain. In the year 1971 I was 17. I was in first year of college. My
hometown is Magura, Sreepur.
2. Did you listen to the speech of 7th march by Bangabandhu?
I listened the historic speech of Bangabandhu on radio. In my point of view, I think that mainly it was the
speech of independence. I was directly involved in Bangladesh student league. I always took part in
procession for mass rising in 1969 in my area. Although I was not in any higher position of student
league, But I was always in front line of procession.
3. What do you know about the 25th march?
25 march’s genocide was occurred mainly on Dhaka. At that time, I was on my native village. But we
were aware about this incident and something like this is going to be happened although my area was
restrained from that incident.
 4. What was the situation at your place during the liberation war?
After 25th march the liberation war was actually started. Some people of my area left their job and started
training as freedom fighter and the force was named Akbar Bahini. First of all, military force killed 3
Hindus in my area and fired their shops and stationaries. And the military force always caught young
people and kill them or made them war criminal. Whenever Pakistani military came our village, me and
my family ran away from our village to another place. My family didn’t give me permission to join as
freedom fighter. But I decided to go to India for training. We 30 people started for India. On the way we
heard that Pakistani military are coming on this highway. We hide ourselves on jute field. We used to
cross that highway on two to two. But me and a person named Ator Ali, we couldn’t cross the road. We
became team out. Then we started involved on Akbar bahini indirectly. I used to help them.
5. Is there any specific situation of that time you remember?
One of my batch mates named Zahirul Alam Mukul was directly involved in freedom fighting. That time
we were in shelter in a relative’s house. Somehow a person rushed into that house and he was impaled by
bullet. He told us Mukul was dead on a fighting against military and war criminals.
Another heart tearing situation was, there was a mad monk a man in our village, one day I was at the bank
of the pond of “shoshan ghat” and suddenly saw a dead body by the side of the river and it was the body
of that mad monk, what he had done to them? What was his fault? The military force didn’t even spare a
man who was mentally ill which was so pathetic for us.
6. Did you face anything on 14th December 1971?
My Magura became independent on 14th December. We all were cheerful. On that day military camp was
destroyed by bombing from freedom fighters.
I saw many people going to India and crying while left the country by Jessore Road. They were not going
willingly. They all were proletariat that time.
7. How was the involvement of rajakar at your place back then?
Rajakars has always informed the military force that member of our family was involved as freedom
fighter. So, whenever they came to our home we ran away. They used to catch our hens and ducks and
cooked them.
8. As magura got independence at 14th December, did you notice any odd situation after that
period?
15 December a military man was caught by local people of my area. They decided to kill him. But
somehow, they feel pity on him and sent him to Dhaka. And after that we still celebrate 14 th December as
“Magura mukti dibosh” every year.
 Tanjila Akther
1631940030

Liberation War Museum Visit experience

I am Tanjila Akther, ID: 163940030. For our His-103 group project me and my group members visited
the Liberation war museum on 8th April, 2019. Liberation war museum is located in Agargaon, Civic
Sector, Dhaka 1207. The entry Ticket price is 20tk. This museum is well decorated and beautiful. This
was a very nice experience for me after visiting this Liberation war Museum. All my childhood memory’s
I hear from people and my educational learning from book about our Bangladeshi liberation war on 1971
also related to this museum. After visiting this museum now, I can easily find the actual imagination of
our past history. Before this it was actually quite difficult for me to guess what was actually happened in
1971. The area location is not too much good, after a long journey we reached there in a rainy day but
after visiting the museum I find the place more interesting. This museum is made on the history of
Bangladesh, especially on the liberation war with Pakistan. This museum has different section on history
base. In the first section of a big gallery is coverage of the early history of Bangladesh and Indian
independent movement against British Raj in Bengal. Here I saw so many pictures, statues and handmade
clothing and instruments which indicate the entire history of our past culture. A major section is decorated
by language movement which is regarded as the beginning of the movement for Bangladesh’s
independence. Several galleries highlight the building sectional conflict between West Pakistan and
Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), the rise of Bengali nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the
events of 1971. After this section the lighting and decoration of the museum is too good. The coverage of
the liberation war includes the training and operations of the Mukti Bahini, the guerrilla army built by the
Awami League to resist Pakistani forces. Several galleries focus on the genocide carried out by the
Pakistani army against the Bengali population, with Operation Searchlight targeting Bengali intellectuals,
students, Hindus and Awami League leaders, and the humanitarian crisis created with the pouring of an
estimated ten million refugees into neighboring country India. The other part of the museum is the
coverage of the war continues to India's support for the Mukti Bahini and its subsequent direct
intervention with the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to the surrender of all
Pakistani forces in Bangladesh on 16 December 1971. All of the history is clearly well decorated in there.
The using things like gun, dress, car, using instruments, some pictures of that timing are in the museum.
All of the things are decorated in there step by step. So that the visitors can understand the actual history
of past a can feel very deeply. From there I learned too many new things. In the museum here is a big
book shop. Visitors can buy their favorite book from there. At the end I want to say that only a museum
can’t full fill all the history of past but it can give some important information with some real experience
which is benefited for us. After visiting the full museum, me and my group members collect some
interview from the museum visitor people. It was also a good experience for me. From there I learned
many things about their different point of view about our liberation war. After ending this part of group
project, I also collect some data from eye witness MD. Abdul Halim & MD. Hossain Babul about
liberation war. Overall it was a good experience though it was little bit difficult work
 Museum Visitors Interview

Visitor 1
What is your name and age?
I am Shoumik Ahmed and I am 15 years old.
Why you came on this museum?
I come here for my school project and I am a Student of the Buds Residential Model School.
What you saw in this museum?
I loved this museum. It gave me a lot of information. It was fan and educational. I saw too many things
there. I saw many pictures, gun, bullet, car and read all related stories of those things.
What is the thing you liked most in this museum?
I liked an old black car which I saw in this museum maybe it was used on that history timing. This
museum design is too good. I loved this museum.
What you know about our liberation war?
I know a little bit about our history on 1971. For this, actually I came here to know the details about our
past. After seeing every document in this museum, I feel my county and people. My country is very brave
and they will not surrender to any torture.
Do you notice any difference in there what you known before coming there?
Most of the things are new for me. I am just learning but yes, I got many similarities which I known to
before coming there.
What is your felling after coming there?
It was a wonderful experience for me. I love my country; I feel proud about my country.

Visitor 2
What is your name and age?
I am MD Rakib Jubayer and I am 26 years old.
Why you came on this museum?
To know more details about our liberation war and I hear this museum is nice so I came here for visiting.
What you saw in this museum?
I saw and learned details information about our liberation war.
What is the thing you liked most in this museum?
There I found the reality of our liberation war that attracts me most.
What you know about our liberation war?
We got independent on 1971 after a lot of supreme sacrifice of Bengali peoples.
Do you notice any difference in there what you known before coming there?
Yes, in book and reality there is a big gap.
What is your felling after coming there?
I felt good to knowing the liberation history of Bangladesh. As I know before it was too little, today I
learn more new things. Here I can imagine the war situation of 1971. I feel proud for our freedom
fighters. Yes, this is a very beautiful museum I love it.

Eye Witness 1

What is your name and what was your age during the liberation war?
My name is Md. Abdul Halim and I was 20 years old.
Where were you in 1971 March?
I was in Tipusultan Nowabpur Road, Dhaka.
What was your opinion about 7th march, 1971?
I was in Race course Maidan till the early morning on 7th march when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib gives
his speech. I listen his whole speech – If I can’t able to order you it’s your duty to close all the road. Be
ready for the upcoming situation on every little area. So that Senabahini can’t attack you. I felt too good
after listen his voice.
Where was you in 25th march and what you know about it?
I was sleeping in my shop. At the mid night around 12 pm I lessened bullet sound on that time. A
liberation war map on flag was hanging in my shop. I was not able to saw the whole situation. In the next
morning I open the door of my shop and saw the presence of Razakar and Senabahini on that place. I
didn’t go out and stay on that place. After ending the curfew on 1-hour brake I go out and did my whole
shopping from the bazaar.
Were you participated directly in the liberation war as a freedom fighter?
Then liberation war was started. Yes, I participate but not directly. I helped freedom fighters by taking
care of them and saving their gun, give them food, they gone and come back again and again to take their
guns. By this way I helped them.
Is anyone of your family was freedom fighter or Martyr during the liberation war?
No one of my family member participate in war that time. I was little enough to participate in the war
because I was alone. If I understand I must join. Yes, my father was killed on Bogra district and I also get
injured and my brother lost on that timing. After 20 years I got back my brother in India Agartala because
of miss communication. It was a very bad feeling that I was too far from my brotherhood.
Was Pakistani army attracted in your area?
Yes, to many times they attract, I also get injured by Razakar on that time. They throw bullet on us but I
safe my life on Nowabpur Road.
From which timing Mukti Bahini was active in your area?
After 15 days of war they were active in our area. From that timing I helped them and take it secret.
What was people opinion about Mukti Bahini?
People opinion was too good about them. In every peoples mouth there was a one name Mukti Bahni but
Pakistani army called them Bicchu.
Was there any Razakar in your area? And what was their work during the liberation war?
Yes, there was many and I get injured by gun biting on my neck.
Can you please tell me about a short story about during the 9 month of liberation war and do you
remember any special incident on that timing?
People killed in front of my eyes. I was hidden at the wall so they didn’t notice me in Showari Ghat area,
when I was going to Munshigang. After that I gone Munshi Ganj district. I was drinking juice. After
eating I listen, we were free. Then, I back in Dhaka to on the Narayanganj area. After that I take a flag on
my hand and enjoy.
Do you know anything about the intellectual murders?
Yes, many one was killed.
What was your feeling on 16th December?
I was in Nowabpur, I celebrate this day by hanging flag on the rope.
What you noticed in your area after the liberation war on 16th December?
Everything was too expensive for buying. People were in sorrows and pain for food and clothing.
Were you participated in any improvement activity on our country after the liberation war?
Yes, I participate on that I share blanket among people. But I don’t take anything from that like Sheikh
Mujib said everyone got golden mine but I got thief mine.
 Eye Witness 2

What is your name and what was your age during the liberation war?
I am MD. Hossain Babul. I was in class 3. I was around 12 or 13 years old.
Where were you in 1971 March?
I was in my village Anandpur, Munshi Ganj district. I was going to my school for study on that time.
What is your opinion about 7th march, 1971?
Bangabandhu will help us by achieve our freedom. That was our thinking. There was no difference
between Hindu and Muslim people everyone responses after Sheikh Mujibs Speech.
Where were you in 25th march and what you know about it?
I was in my village on 40km distance from Dhaka. We heard too many bullet voices. In the morning I
heard through radio that liberation war was started. Many people died. Many people came after that in
villages through river way to save their life.
Were you participated directly in the liberation war as a freedom fighter? Is anyone of your family
was freedom fighter or Martyr during the liberation war?
No, I didn’t participate but my nieces and brother participate they got training from Agartala after that
they participate on this war. My father later Ramijoddin Bapari was the head of my village. In 2km
distance there was Hindu Para they came in front to us for shelters. My father helped them by food.
During 4/3 months by giving shelters my father helped them.
Was Pakistani army attacked in your area?
In a distance between 2km and 1.5km there was bazaar. One of them is Pura bazaar and another is Dighi
par bazaar. Military used the river between them for communication. From the bazaar they took young
people and ask them – known Mukti Bahini? (Who is freedom fighter?) One day they took 50 people
from that place. They left some people, killed some of them, some of them lost. There was a voice we
heard all time Military are coming. In between Joishtho, Asharh months we take shelters in jute field or
going here and there by using boat. People were too scary about it.
From which timing Mukti Bahini was active in your area?
After the on 1/1.5 months of 26th march they were available in our area.
What was people opinion about Mukti Bahini?
It was positive thought that they will help us and bring freedom for us. Everyone helped them.
Was there any Razakar in your area? And what was their work during the liberation war?
Yes, they were, they were Dalal of Pak Bahini. One Panjabi people married in our village. He gone to the
camp and communicates with them in regularly.
Can you please tell me about a short story about during the 9 month of liberation war and do you
remember any special incident on that timing?
In between November October month there was flood on river, on farming time. One day at the morning I
was going farming filed there was many Juddho Biman. I saw one after one it was firing bullet throw the
sky area. People was too scary to safe their life by running. In near of my neighboring village Dighi par
bazaar one bomb was thrown but it gone in to the deep of land. So, it didn’t bluest, but people were too
scared. One day Mukti bahini killed a famous person of our village whose name was Vowtal Halder to
calling him razakar. After that incident Pakistani army comes there and put fire on houses and killed
people by bullet.
Do you know anything about the intellectual murders?
Pakistani army took the head of village people and tortured them and killed them. Nakbor and Kasem
Miji was killed from my village because one of his sons was in Mukti Bahini.
What was your feeling on 16th December?
In the early morning I woke up the voice of speaker that we got freedom. So, we celebrate this day.
What you noticed in your area after the liberation war on 16th December?
People don’t get food properly. They cooked barley seeds directly by boiling them. They use potato
directly with rice for cooking. Most of the time people were hungry for not having food properly. Fakir
miskin were waiting in front of houses only for the vater mar to drink. Robber uses guns for stealing some
of them were from Mukti bahini.
Were you participated in any improvement activity on our country after the liberation war?
I was too little but my father helped people by giving them barley, flour which was coming from the
relief.
 Sumya Hossain
1631314030

Liberation war museum experience

I am Sumya Hosaain,Id:1631314030 .For the history group project, me and my group mates Tanjila Akter
and Shourov Roy went to visit the liberation war museum on 8th April. It was too tough to reach the
destination but at last we reached there. The liberation War Museum, which has been located at first
Segun Bagicha then it has been relocated to the Agargaon in April, 2017.At first, we collected our tickets
from their ticket counter. Which cost was 20 tk. Then we entered the inside of the liberation War
Museum. The museum was beautifully well decorated. Everything was on point. They decorate the
ingredients of history so nicely. Really it was my first time experience and that time I really felt proud
being the citizen of Bangladesh .Though I have never seen the War but whatever I heard and whatever I
saw there were similarities and also dissimilarities .There are four types of gallery .Though I have
typhoid but I tried my best to realize the value of liberation war museum .At first we visited the gallery 1
which I came to know the background history of Bengal .I saw the terracotta art from that period .Then I
saw that period of rulers rules which was shortly described .A major part is well organized by language
movement. When we went there except us, there were school students, others visitor. All actually come to
know the history of 200 years rule of British empire. Not only we were capable to know there British
empire but also, we were capable to know about Surya Sen, Khudiram Bose etc. There were so many
photographs then newspapers and headlines which actually helped us to know that Pakistani government.
Then we went to gallery 2 and we found their special march and special the date of 7th march it is
remembered for Bangabandhu’s speech. then we saw their operation search light. We saw a military jeep
broken bricks and so many dead bodies and burnt things which reminded us to 25th March. Then we saw
the video from projector of declaration of Bangabandhu’s speech. Easily if you visit the four galleries
your respect will come for martyrs. I saw many freedom fighters came with their family or their grandson.
And we also saw who never fight that period but saw their own eyes they also came in the museum. we
saw many pictures of that time which was really pathetic. But overall my experience of liberation war
museum was quite good. I came to know so many things from here.
 Museum Visitors Interview

Visitor:1

When we visited the museum, we talked some visitors of different ages. We actually wanted to know
why they came there and for what? Because it’s a liberation war museum. We know more and less
about the liberation war. So, a gentleman which name was Jabbar Siddiqui’s age was around 70 or 71. I
asked him some questions. My questions were like why he came here? He replied me he saw the
liberation war so when he came to know this place visitors can know and will find the similarities of
liberation war .Then he more said actually there are so similarities in this museum He saw the riffles the
jeep car of Pak Hanadar Bahini.The pictures of miserable people .He said that period of 1971 military
tortured their village .Though he and his family was safe. But one of his relative died by Militaries. He
also said in that time they suffered for food. There was no food. In front of his eyes many children died
by starving of food. Their parents had nothing to do. Even me that time also suffered a lot for food. The
militaries attacked their whole village. That time he was in Jamalpur district. The militaries attacked his
mother’s and sisters. And after saying this he became emotional. So many people died in that time. And
still many of them are alive. And he said he is the lucky person one of them. He said he often comes here
with his grandson. He said how much he visits this place its reminded that period of 1971.

Museum Visitors Interview

Visitor:2

I went to another visitors who was child of freedom fighters. He said he knew about the liberation war
from his father. His father was a freedom fighter. Who died few months ago. This was his 5th time visit
of liberation war museum. He used to come with his father here.but he was no more there. That time he
came his nephew and niece. He said his father said exactly same.9 months of liberation war many martyrs
died. The Pak Hanadar Bahini attacked the general people to educate people. He said his father was the
freedom fighter and he was in sector 11. The situation of that time was so critical his father’s family went
to India because The Pak Hanadar Bahini burnt their house. They became shelter less. Then their whole
family went the India except his Grandfather and grandmother. He said when he visited the museum, he
found peace he regretted why he didn’t bear that liberation war time? If he died that time, he would be a
happy person. He said the managing department should be more careful about the inside of the
environment of the museum. Some students came but they made a mock to see the “Birangona” s photo.
They took the photo immorally. They actually didn’t come here to realize the value of Liberation war.
They came here to make fun of it. He got emotional. Authority should notice the thing very carefully.
 Eye Witness 1

What is your name and what was your age during the liberation war?
Lutfer Rahman and that time I was ssc candidates and my age was 15/16 years.
Where were you in 1971 March?
I situated in Tangail district in that time.
What was your opinion about 7th March 1971?
The speech of Bangabandhu inspired me to join the liberation war. His speech is still now evergreen to
me
. Where were you in 25th March and what you know about it?
I was in Tangail. But that time Pak army didn’t attack our village they attacked our next village.
Did you directed participate in the liberation war?
Yes, I directly joined the liberation war
Were the Rajakar bahini attacked in your area?
Yes after 15 days of 25th March they attacked our village.
From which timing Mukti Bahini was active in your area?
After couple of days they were active in our areas. Even me also
Did anyone of your family was freedom fighter or Martyr during the liberation war?
Yes, one of my cousin elder brother was freedom fighter. But he is still alive. And anyone of my relatives
didn’t die during the liberation war.
Did general people help the freedom fighters? How they did?
Yes general people helped us by giving food, shelter, looked after our machine guns, gola barud bullets
etc.
Was there any Rajakar in your area? And what was their work?
Yes, from the April Rajakar started to stay near our school. They tortured our mother’s and sisters but
some Rajakars didn’t torture of them.
Did you hide your name and personal information?
No, I didn’t hide my name and identity. I said loudly I am a Muslim

Can you please tell me about a short story about during 9months of the war, and do you
remember any special incident on that timing?
Pak bahini killed so many people in front of my eyes. But I didn’t stop. continue I was shooting on them.
They played our so many lives. But we didn’t surrender. At the end one day I was passing the road near
the tea stall I heard we are free now. I was like speechless because during 9 months I didn’t sleep a single
night. I enjoyed that the glorious day.
Do you know anything about the intellectual murders?
Yes, I heard so many intellectual had died. It was very pathetic news for the nation.
What was your feeling on 16th December?
I was in Tangail. When I heard Bangladesh achieve her victory, I celebrate the day with others
freedom fighter
What you noticed in your area after the liberation war on 16th December?
People started to come Bangladesh from India.

Eye Witness :2

What is your name and what was your age during the liberation war?
My name is Haji Liaquat Ali.And that time my age was 8/9 years.
Where were you in 1971 March?
I was in Jamalpur district. I was my village which name is Poila.
What was your opinion about 7th March,1971?
The speech of was very effective. That time there was no well condition of radio television. I heard his
speech via radio from my village Poila.
Where were you in 25th March and what you know about it?
I know many people killed by Rajakar bahini. They killed specially the people of Dhaka. I heard it from
radio.
Did you participate directly in the liberation war?
No, I didn’t participate directly but I helped freedom fighters by giving food water.
Is anyone of your family was freedom fighter or Martyr during the liberation war?
Yes, my father was the guider of that time. His Name is Abdus Samad.
Was Pakistani army attacked in your area?
Yes, the Pakistani army attacked our village. They fought the backside of our home.
From which timing Mukti Bahini was active in your area?
When hearing the speech of Bangabandhu’s they became active in my area.
What was people opinion about Mukti Bahini?
People opinion was too good. They helped Mukti Bahini by giving rice, pulse clothes etc.
Was there any Rajakar in your area? And what was their work during the liberation war?
Yes, Rajakar was in our area. They tortured the general people and took all cows goats with them. If they
found anything, they took that along them.
Can you please tell me about a short story about during 9months of the war, and do you remember
any special incident on that timing?
That time though I was too little but as far as I remember the Pak bahini attacked our village. They burnt
our so many houses. They tortured our mother’s and sisters. We were tensed in every time. One day I
heard the news Bangladesh achieved victory from the Rajakar bahini. I was so happy to hear the news.
Do you know about intellectual murders?
Yes, I heard many of intellectual persons died by Rajakar Bahini.
What was your feeling on 16th December?
Suddenly I heard from the mouth of people that they were saying Bangladesh achieved her victory from
the Rajakar bahjni. And they surrendered in front of us. I was too happy that I brought a flag on the rope
near the tree.
What you noticed after the liberation war on 16th December?
The price of all the things were so expensive. Many people died after the liberation war because of
starving of food. Specially child had died on their mother’s lap. But the mothers had nothing to do.
Did you participate in any improvement activity on our country after the liberation war?
No.
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Before going to liberation war museum and after visiting

museum experience

Liberation war museum is kind of historical museum. It is located in Dhaka city. Those who visited
before they said that in liberation war museum, we could see many things related to our past, related to
our liberation war. I was very much excited to visit there and for that I gathered so much knowledge
about liberation war museum. I searched internet a lot and my teacher, parent, friend everyone helped me
a lot. I decided to go there by a fixed date. Before going to museum, I thought that I could see only that
thing which I have been read through books. After visiting museum, I see there are many interesting
things. At the beginning of museum there was a helicopter and little much fire on water. After entering
the museum our national flag, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with his full family, freedom
fighter, general suffered people all this kind of picture and statue present there. There was 4gallary
present. Every gallery was much nicely decorated and so much informative. There was so much animated
pic, women suffering pic, symbol like spectacle, handkerchief, suitcase, Panjabi, coat, shirt,
hat, car which was used that time was also present there. I saw there was bunch of chairs also. Many
famous poets and their written book were also present there. Most memorable sight which I seen the
speech delivered by Mujibur Rahman on 7 th march as video on that museum. I learn many things about
independence of Bangladesh, six-point movement, language movement, women suffering. I also known
from there the name list of freedom fighter as sector wise and many other freedom fighter names whom I
did not known before. After see all this I feel proud on our history.

Interview of liberation war museum two visitors

Visitor 1
NAME: Anika Bushra
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student
1. Why do you come here?
Ans: Since many days I was planning to visit here. I get time today so I visit here. I come here to know
about my Bangladesh, to know about our liberation war, to know many unknown truths.
2. What things you see at liberation war museum?
Ans: Many things which I was not known before properly but after coming here I know many things.
Operation search light, six-point movement, different map, boat, freedom fighter name and their useable
symbol and many other things I see here.
3. Which thing you like most at liberation war museum?
Ans: Actually, museum is full of history related place. Our history is sad story and those related things
was also saddened part. In museum I specially did not like anything. From here I learn many things but
did not like anything specific because everything related to sad part.
4. Have you find similarity and dissimilarity in liberation war museum with you before history
knowledge?
Ans: No, I found nothing dissimilarity here but now I can know very informative information which I can
use for my further knowledge.
5. What is your feeling after visiting liberation war museum?
Ans: I found this place very much interesting. Actually, in today’s busy life we cannot get time to search
through goggle about information on liberation war but by visiting here we can know everything with
very short time and can see with prove also.my felling is positive.

Visitor 2
Name: Sanjida Hauque
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student

1. Why do you come at liberation war museum?

Ans: Liberation war museum is a historical place which related to our history. I come here to know about
my country Bangladesh history. I want to know the time difference that how was 1971 and how is our
present 2019.
2. What things you see at liberation war museum?
Ans: I see many things here. I see what exactly happened in 1971, who helped us, how Bangladesh
became independent, how much we suffered, Bangabandhu with his whole family.
3. Which thing you like most at liberation war museum?
Ans: Specifically, I did not like very much anything but I can know many, I felt disheartened when I see
the picture of torturing women.
4.Have you find any similarity or dissimilarity in liberation war museum with your before history
knowledge?
Ans: No, I did not find any dissimilarity here but I can know very much about history.
5. What is your feeling after visiting liberation war museum?
Ans: My feeling is really good. People should come here to know about our history. I feel respect for my
country.

Interview on eyewitness of two 60years old people who

seen almost everything about liberation war

Eyewitness 1
Gender: Female
Name: Roushon Ara Lili
Age: 70
Occupation: Housewife

1. Were you present in 1971 and how old were you then?
Ans: Yes, I was present at that time in Bangladesh and I was 23years old. 1971
is the year of independence.
2. What realization you felt after hearing 7th march historical speech?
Ans: That time I was only housewife. I was bound responsibility with my two little children and husband.
That speech was so much supportive and after hearing that our young people got confidence to participate
in liberation war and many old men also participate to the war. I could not take part in liberation war but
that speech gave me courage.
3. How much you know about 25th march incident which happened in 1971?
Ans: As far as I remembered that night, I was with my two little children at our home in Dhaka
Shahjahanpur. That night was so much noise I heard and I remain home full night with my children. Next
morning, I move with my children to my mother house at Kakrail Dhaka. I heard that yesterday night
suddenly military attacked full Bangladesh. They attacked Rajarbagh also and for that I heard so much
sound of firing. 26march they hold 144 dhara jari as named carfuee. Before 2days of 25march everyone
hosts the flag on their rooftops.
4. Could you remember any special incident which happened during nine-month war?
Ans: That time we were not safe. In my house we all remain silent. Especially at night we could not
switch on light, fan and also, we could not allow the little children cried loud because military search for
every night with their gun and tank and car.
That time my husband worked in office so he would have to go office everyday as per their rule. When I
felt that my home is not safe anymore, we shifted to my father house in village. We had to travel there by
boat. When we felt village was not safe, we back again in Dhaka.
5. What was your expectation from 16th December?
Ans: Military was arrested my brother and father. They planned them killed on 17march but they were
unsuccessful and both of them return home safely. Everyone was very happy, I was also very happy to
see freedom, smile everywhere. That time every area was safe and happiness was all over.

Eyewitness 2
Gender: Male
Name: Bahadur Islam
Age: 68
Occupation: Businessman

1. Were you present in 1971 and how old were you then?
Ans: Yes, I was present in 1971 in Bangladesh and I was 21 years old. That time was gone but it
influenced the whole nation. We suffered a lot but at the end achieved the desired goal.
2. What realization you felt after hearing 7th march historical speech?
Ans: Bangabandhu gave very much nice decorated speech. I was really feeling happy to hear that and
many from us join the liberation war after hearing the speech even many women also joined. I was little
much sick so that I could not joined the war but from my side I helped the fighter as much as possible.
3. How much you know about 25th march incident which happened in 1971?
Ans: That incident almost known by everyone. I was sick so I stayed at home that night but at night I
heard some noise which indicated firing. I was so scared and did not go out and remain home with my
family. After that night I heard military suddenly attacked our whole nation and want to remove our
existence.
4. Could you remember any special incident which happened during nine-month war?
Ans: No place was safe. We travelled from one place to another. Military haunted everywhere and for
that reason at night we remain in dark at our own home. That time we also suffered from food shortage.
Special incident was the noise of firing which took our fighter’s life.

5. What was your expectation from 16th December?

Ans: After suffering a lot, we got our independent, we got our freedom. We hosted our national flag
everywhere. Everyone was happy and delighted. There was music, noise everywhere. Now I could easily
breathe, can easily lead my life.