Pro-Pak forces still trying to ruin Bangladesh, says son of Liberation War martyr

As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of the 1971 War of Independence with a bolstered sense of Bengali nationalism and self-determination, those involved with the history of the struggle advise vigilance, noting that the fight is still not over. Nadim Qadir, the son of a Liberation War martyr, told Hindustan Times' sister publication HT Bangla that pro-Pakistani forces, in hiding, are still attempting to lay waste to Bangladesh and that the country's security forces must exercise alert and remember that the fight against anti-national elements is not over yet. Nadim, the son of Liberation War martyr Colonel Abdul Qadir, recalled in an interview with the publication painful memories from 50 years ago when the Pakistani militia pursued the systematic elimination of nationalist Bengali civilians, students, intelligentsia, religious minorities, and armed personnel. We located Col Qadir's grave in 2007, but my mother had already passed away in 1999.” Looking back at the struggle, Nadim Qadir thanked India for lending its hand to the neighbouring country's struggle for Independence all those years ago. If these Pakistani collaborators continue to exist even 50 years after the war for independence, for what purpose had the Muktijoddhas laid down their lives?” Nadim Qadir, for his part, is playing his role in instilling Bengali nationalism among the new generation in his country.