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743 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ Editorial Bangladesh, 16 December, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation Supplement Editorial BANGLADESH Bangladesh was completely liberated today at one minute past 6 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. JOI BANGLA: victory for Bangladesh. This day marks the end of a poignant phase in our national history. At this supreme moment our thoughts are with the father of the nation. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Today 75 million Bengalis and freedom loving people everywhere in the world salute this valiant leader and pray for his early release. It is the beginning of a new and noble nation. To the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini and the Indian troops we send our greetings and warm felicitations. To our friends abroad we express our deepest gratitude. The creation of Bangladesh gives us a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate to the world our objective of peace, freedom and democracy. On this happy and auspicious occasion we join our Acting President and the Prime Minister who have appealed to the nation not to take revenge on the non-Bengali citizens who have committed barbarous crimes against humanity in Bangladesh. We must be magnanimous in our victory and forgive our foes. We should demonstrate to the world by our action and behavior that we are fully worthy of our freedom. It is our appeal to every man and woman in Bangladesh to strive ceaselessly for the establishment of the new nation for which they have already suffered and sacrificed so much. This is indeed a bitter-sweet victory. Millions of our people have laid down their lives in defense of the country's freedom and many more have endured unspeakable horrors. Innumerable homes have been destroyed and the infrastructure of the country's economy is at the breaking point. All these are chastening thoughts but the vibrant reality of freedom is eternal vigilance.