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    Mr. Morshed Bhuiyan was a brave freedom fighter during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was inspired to join the fight for independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As a member of the Crack Platoon crew, he helped transport and store arms in Dhaka that were distributed to different liberation forces. On one mission, he and his commander came under fire from Pakistani military forces but were able to escape. Mr. Bhuiyan was later arrested and tortured by the Pakistani army, but did not provide them any information. After the war, he returned home to Dhaka on December 16th, 1971, proud to have contributed to Bangladesh's independence but

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    Mr. Morshed Bhuiyan was a brave freedom fighter during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was inspired to join the fight for independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As a member of the Crack Platoon crew, he helped transport and store arms in Dhaka that were distributed to different liberation forces. On one mission, he and his commander came under fire from Pakistani military forces but were able to escape. Mr. Bhuiyan was later arrested and tortured by the Pakistani army, but did not provide them any information. After the war, he returned home to Dhaka on December 16th, 1971, proud to have contributed to Bangladesh's independence but

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    Mr. Morshed Bhuiyan was a brave freedom fighter during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was inspired to join the fight for independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As a member of the Crack Platoon crew, he helped transport and store arms in Dhaka that were distributed to different liberation forces. On one mission, he and his commander came under fire from Pakistani military forces but were able to escape. Mr. Bhuiyan was later arrested and tortured by the Pakistani army, but did not provide them any information. After the war, he returned home to Dhaka on December 16th, 1971, proud to have contributed to Bangladesh's independence but

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    Section 17:Arpita Rahman Ripa:21201436:Take home assignment (1971

    interview)

    Name: Morshed Bhuiyan

    Gender: Male

    Age: 78 years

    Title: Mr. Morshed Bhuiyan, a brave freedom fighter. (August 27 , 2022)


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    Author: Arpita Rahman Ripa

    Collected from: Morshed Bhuiyan (1944-Present)

    In one of the bloodiest conflicts in this region's history, millions of people died defending the

    honor and freedom of our nation during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. To the freedom

    fighters, we owe our homeland. The fight for our independence was fought by people of all

    walks of life, everyone contributing what they could from where they were. Mr. Morshed

    Bhuiyan is an honorable freedom fighter who gallantly took part in our fight for independence.

    He was born on April 22, 1944 in Gopalganj. He was 27 years old at the time of the conflict. He

    was in charge of the Crack Platoon crew. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a major

    influence on him joining the war effort. He was able to get to know Bangabandhu well because

    he was close to the Awami League headquarters. He had always wanted to speak with

    Bangabandhu. So, he went to many meetings and was very motivated to fight for Bangladesh's

    independence when it was finally declared. Mr. Bhuiyan and his friends ran away to the city of
    Agartala. There, Mr. Bhuiyan met a man named Manu. Mr. Manu brought him to Dhaka so he

    could work in the transport, storage, and distribution of arms. At the time, he was a good driver,

    so Mr. Manu thought he would be a good fit. Back then, Dhaka was surrounded by rivers and

    other waterways, and most of the roads were blocked by the Pakistani military and police. Then

    he transferred those arms by various means, and he stored those arms in a hidden place in Old

    Paltan. Then he would send those arms to places like Fatullah, Mirpur, and Dhanmondi. One

    day, he received a request from his commander to go with him. They were en route to deliver

    mortar to BDR Azimpur. So they put that mortar in a box and got on a Yamaha 100 CC bike to

    ride to Azimpur. In order to escape being tracked down or stopped by the military, which used to

    monitor Dhaka's roadways, the freedom fighters back then used to take detours through various

    villages and regions. Mr. Bhuiyan noticed that a suspicious-looking car was trailing them as they

    were moving the mortar. The vehicle had caught the attention of both him and his commander,

    so they drove separate routes to lose it. After a few minutes, however, they noticed a military

    vehicle following them and gave the order for Mr. Bhuiyan and his commander to turn around.

    They didn't slow down. They began shooting as a response, and Mr. Bhuiyan and his commander

    rode quickly, making numerous bends before coming to a tight route and ultimately losing the

    military vehicle. Then, his commander got through a broken wall in Azimpur and told Mr.

    Bhuiyan to run away and not follow him any further. Mr. Bhuiyan had no idea where his

    superior was going or where the mortar was kept because an individual fighter was not given

    much information about their whereabouts to prevent top-secret intelligence from leaking to the

    military. Mr. Bhuiyan was caught carrying weapons one day in October and was later arrested.

    He was taken to a hostel, which is now in the colony around the office of the Prime Minister.

    The military used to abduct the fighters and their supporters and imprison them in that hostel as a
    torture chamber in order to extract information from them. Mr. Bhuiyan endured beatings and

    torture, yet he remained courageous and unyielding. He didn't provide the Pakistani military with

    any information. In the end, he and his friends were granted amnesty, and he returned to his

    hometown. He returned to Dhaka with his buddies on December 16th, 1971. He was delighted to

    take part in our successful war for independence, but he was also disheartened because he had

    lost many of his friends and acquaintances who had sacrificed their lives for it. A significant

    number of his pals had gone missing and could not be located, which caused him to experience a

    range of mixed emotions within himself. Many others, like Mr. Bhuiyan, battled the Pakistani

    junta in numerous ways and secured our freedom.

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