529 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম ংবাদপত্র তারিখ Women For the The Nation 24 September, 1971 Cause Of Liberation Vol. 1 : No. 1 WOMEN HAVE SHAKEN OFF WEILS AND TAKEN UP GUNS By Mina Rahman The shy and rather soft-spoken women of Bangladesh have ardently responded to the call of their motherland. They have acted just as they were expected to do at this hour of our national crisis. From time immemorial, women have always come forward to help the menfolk and at present the women of Bangladesh are fighting for the liberation of the motherland. Those, who have come to know the Bengalee women, are rather startled at this sudden change and awakening in them. They have shaken their veils and household preoccupations and have taken up guns. Happy are those women, who have given up their sons and daughters, husbands and brothers for the sake of their country and that too with a proud smile. Following the army crackdown, their dreams are shattered and yet they go about their duties with grim determination. Along with the young men, a large number of young girls have enlisted and are still enlisting themselves every day at the guerilla training centers. The girls are even fighting in front lines. Nothing is too difficult or impossible for them anymore. Today the brave mother race of Bangladesh are determined to take revenge upon the Pakistan Army, they are going to avenge the deaths of their sons and brothers, the brutalities inflicted upon their sisters and daughters. They are going to fight on until every inch of their motherland is free. The women of Bangladesh, whether old or young, are not only fighting the enemy but also disease and death, hunger and famine along with certain other privations. Those who are in the occupied zones of Bangladesh are too fighting against heavy odds. Every minute of the day they pass with the constant fear of being killed or kidnapped. Such a situation mainly exists in the cities like Dacca Chittagong. Lakhs of women have crossed over to India, some with their families and others frighteningly alone. Once they have overcome the state of bewildered numbness and shock, they plunge themselves into various works like their counterparts. Among others women’s medical corps, nursing and first aid training centers, youth camps have sprung up everywhere in the free zones. Under expert guidance, the devoted girls and women are working round the clock.
