Historical Memory Journey
Bir Sreshtho (EPR Martyr)
He stayed behind so others could regroup and survive.
Jessore front, September 1971.
He protected fellow fighters during a withdrawal by engaging enemy troops at close range and was killed in battle.
His sacrifice became a central example of duty and comradeship in combat.
Timeline View
1971
The 1971 Liberation War was the final resistance of the people of East Pakistan against long-standing political, economic, and cultural discrimination. After the denial of the people's mandate in the 1970 election and the military crackdown of 25 March, this struggle transformed into an armed war of liberation that led to the birth of independent Bangladesh.