এডওয়ার্ড পার্কের জনসভার ভাষণ
১৮ আগস্ট ১৯৫২
বগুড়া
ভাষণটির অডিও না থাকায় শ্রোতাদের জন্য অডিও রেকর্ড করে দিয়েছেন সংগ্রামের নোটবুক এর একজন নাম প্রকাশে অনিচ্ছুক কণ্ঠযোদ্ধা।
শুরুতে অডিও ও নীচে টেক্সট দেয়া হল।
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We fought for Pakistan and thought that we shall establish such state where there would be no want of food and cloth and public voices would not be restrained by Safety Act. In 1947 cordoning was introduced as a result lakhs of poor labourers died in East Bengal for want of food. We requested Liaquat Ali to come to use for solution of the food problem but he did not reply to us. The leaders promised free compulsory primary education but nowhere it has been introduced. Secondary schools have been closed for want of teachers, University education has been stopped due to arrest of good professors under Public Safety Act. Poor people are burdened with taxes but facilities of education are given to the children of the rich. A school is being established at a cost of Rs. 7 laks for the children of ministers and high officials. The price of jute has been fixed by the Govt. at Rs. 16/- where are purchased from the growers but no rates has been fixed. When the big businessmen export it to foreign countries as a result foreign countries have to purchase just at exorbitant price which they now can not bear. So they are rising substitute for jute. Govt. must buy jute. The growers of jute must be allowed to live if you can not leave your gaddi. Give those who competent to manage the situation. There is only one remedy to save the jute growers if Govt. comes to the markets and buy jute from the growers. Competition is rampant. The fight against the organized corruption we have started Awami Muslim to check the misdoings of Muslim League Govt. Nazimuddin and Nurul Amin are not our enemies. We shall fight against their policy. I appeal you to get united.
Reference:
Hasina, S. (2018) Secret Document of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Vol – II, p 325-326, Sheikh Hasina, Hakkani Publishers
বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণসমগ্র, সংগ্রামের নোটবুক