In tears, in loneliness: PM Hasina & Rehana while publishing father's book

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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In tears, in loneliness



Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, the only two living children of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in an emotional moment yesterday at the publication ceremony of Bangabandhu's autobiography "The Unfinished Memoirs". The words spoken by the two sisters at the ceremony brought the audience to tears also. Photo: BSSStaff Correspondent

“The lives of us two sisters remain incomplete. We, who believe in Islam, know that when anyone's near and dear ones die, recitation from the holy Quran and special prayers are offered in their memory. Even if that is not possible, at least their faces are shown to their near and dear ones for the last time. But how unfortunate are we two sisters that we could not even see for the last time the faces of our father, mother and brothers when they were killed in 1975!”

These were the few remarks that Sheikh Rehana, younger daughter of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, made while speaking at a publication ceremony of the book, 'The Unfinished Memoirs' written by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and published posthumously. The ceremony was organised by the Awami League.

Rehana's speech had the entire audience at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre break down in emotion and tears.

Not even Rehana was in control of herself after saying those words. Her elder sister, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was seated on the stage as chief guest, rushed to the dais and held Rehana in an embrace for a few moments to make her calm. The effort only led to both sisters giving vent to their pent-up feelings over the tragedy of August 1975. Party leaders and workers could not control themselves either. Many of them were seen shedding tears.

At the beginning of her speech Rehana said she and her sister had nothing left except tears after the assassination of their father and other family members. “We had always wondered whether we could go back to the country or not, whether we could stay in our Dhanmondi house, whether we could visit our Tungipara home. When these thoughts came to us, we burst into tears and our hearts would sink.”

“But we had faith in Almighty Allah and an objective to work for the welfare of the people of the country, to implement the ideology of our father. Today we have been able to publish the unfinished autobiography of our father and now it's the wealth of the people. This history will inspire the younger generation to be patriotic,” Rehana said.

Sheikh Hasina, who too was emotional while delivering her speech, said by reading 'The Unfinished Memoirs' people would learn how deeply and fully a leader could sacrifice his entire life for his country, its people and independence.

The prime minister said it was her mother had who always encouraged her father to write on every incident. Hasina said three more books would be published on their father's memoirs on the Agartala conspiracy case, his China visit in the 1950s and an account of his remembrances.

Among others who also spoke at the function were Mostafa Nurul Islam, Ramendu Majumder, Syed Shamsul Haque, Baby Moudud, Prof Fakrul Alam, UPL proprietor Mohiuddin Ahmed and AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam. The occasion was chaired by Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury.

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'Living incomplete lives, too'

'Living incomplete lives, too' | Bangladesh | bdnews24.com

Tue, Jul 10th, 2012 1:32 am BdST

Dhaka, Jul 9 (bdnews24.com)—Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, daughters of the nation's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on Monday marked the publication of their father's autobiography with tears.

"The lives of the two of us are incomplete, too," Rehana said in a function marking the publication of "Ausamapta Atmajiboni" and its English version "The Unfinished Memoirs" by Sheikh Mujib at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.

"In our religion," Rehana continued, "People offer doa-kalema [special prayers] if any loved one dies. The loved ones of the deceased are shown his/her face for the last time. But we, the two sisters, did not have that opportunity."

"So, our lives will remain insatiable and incomplete," she said.

"But life is going on...will go on," added a sobbing Rehana.

When her speech ended, Hasina left her seat and embraced her sister, with both crying.

The Prime Minister lamented that their mother, who had been killed along with Sheikh Mujib and his kin excluding on Aug 15, 1975 by some members of the army, was not there to see the publication of the book.

The duo had been abroad during the Aug 15 killings.

"I've nothing to say as Rehana has said everything. These are my words, too," Hasina said.

She credited Baby Moudud, an MP from the seats reserved for women, with the publication of the book.

Moudud, also the Social Affairs Editor of bdnews24.com, said: "I don't know where to start. But I knew that this day would come."

"This book is the mirror of time. I think it will get recognition of one of the best books," she said. "We've lost Bangabandhu. His two daughters survived. Now we've got this book."

Cultural personality Ramendu Majumder recited some parts of the book. Prof Mostafa Nurul Islam, writer Syed Shamsul Haque, translator of the book from Bengali to English Prof Fakhrul Alam and publisher Mohiuddin Ahmed, among others, spoke at the function.

bdnews24.com/sum/ost/ssr/bd/2310h

[baldFish]

is she preparing for her acting skills for the new movie poet of justice?

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

The book Hasina was never allowed to read by her father!

The book Hasina was never allowed to read by her father! - PTI -

Published on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:00 | Source : PTI

It is a book Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of Bangladesh's independence, never allowed his daughter Sheikh Hasina to read when he was alive. It is an autobiography he wrote when he was lodged in Dhaka central jail by the authorities of erstwhile East Pakistan between 1967 and 1969.

It is a book Hasina, now Bangladesh's Prime Minister, decided to bring out when she was in the same jail as an Opposition leader for alleged graft during the army-backed caretaker government of Fakhruddin Ahmed (2007-09).

Thirty-five years after Mujib was assassinated in a military putsch on August 15, 1975, the book "Ashomapto Attojiboni" (Unfinished Autobiography) hit the book stores in India and Bangladesh earlier this week. The 300-page book, based on his diary he had penned in jail, chronicles his upbringing, family, movements during his life as a student activist, riots in Kolkata and Bihar, the Partition, Muslim League politics in Kolkata, politics at the initial stage of Pakistan, East Pakistan and of Pakistan in general, formation of Awami League and the 1952 Language Movement that sowed the seeds of Bangladesh's freedom.

The book also contains some facsimile of his writings and some of his rare photographs.

Interestingly, the book would have been lost to posterity but for a chance discovery in 2004 by one of Hasina's relatives in a drawer of Sheikh Fazlul Haq Moni, nephew of Sheikh Mujib who too was killed along with Bangladesh's founder on August 14-15, 1975. Sheikh Moni was given the diary by Mujib for preparing a typed copy.

“Don't read it as long as I am alive. Read it after my death,” those words by Bangabandhu, as Mujib is reverentially called, continue to ring even today, Hasina said as she launched the book in Dhaka.

“I can remember those words even today,” she said in an emotion-choked voice.

For Hasina, the diary was a prized possession.

“We became very emotional and were gripped by pain when we handed over the notebook to Mohiuddin Ahmed, the owner of University Press Limited for its publication.”

Hasina wrote the preface of the book and veteran Bangladeshi artist Qayyum Chowdhury has sketched the cover of the Bangla version.

University Press Limited (UPL) has published Mujib's diary in Bengali and will also publish an English version of the book.

Penguin India has taken the copyright to publish Dhaka University professor Fakhrul Alam's English translation. As per the agreement between the two publishing houses, Penguin India will publish the book in several Indian languages including Hindi and Tamil.

University Press of Pakistan has shown interest to publish the book's Urdu version, UPL said.

[third eye]

Wonder why everything to do with BD goes into " BD Defence ' ?

The PM cries coz for family reasons - she misses her family & regrets their assassination like any person would but what does it have to with Bangladesh Defence ?

[Al-zakir]

Wonder why everything to do with BD goes into " BD Defence ' ?

The PM cries coz for family reasons - she misses her family & regrets their assassination like any person would but what does it have to with Bangladesh Defence ?

Well said. Thank you.

[Loki]

What a useless thread.

[idune]

captain of awami fanboy club CaPtAiN_pLaNeT wants to collect some sympathy donation on be half of joint chief of looting and corruption in Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina & Sheikh Rehana. Did Sheikh Hasina & Sheikh Rehana felt lonely when they loot and bankrupt Bangladesh economy?

[iajdani]

A Prime minister should not be crying in front of whole audience and media no matter what. And her father died almost 40 years ago.

[Loki]

A Prime minister should not be crying in front of whole audience and media no matter what. And her father died almost 40 years ago.

Ever heard of acting?

[Al-zakir]

captain of awami fanboy club CaPtAiN_pLaNeT wants to collect some sympathy donation on be half of joint chief of looting and corruption in Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina & Sheikh Rehana. Did Sheikh Hasina & Sheikh Rehana felt lonely when they loot and bankrupt Bangladesh economy?

This guy is a cult and burden to Bangladesh progress. Like Iajdani, lanat on his intelligence for promoting Awamis low quality bigot agendas.

[iajdani]

Ever heard of acting?

You being rude...
I dont think she was acting. But she should need to understand the basic principle of being a leader. You cant show your personal emotion if you want to lead.

This guy is a cult and burden to Bangladesh progress. Like Iajsani, lanat on his intellegence for promoting Awamis low quality bigot agendas.

I dont promote AL but Bangladesh. I dont care who is leading it. I will show appraisal to every good thing happens in Bangladesh. You guys try to find bad among AL only to promote your own political affiliation which I think is unnecessary in PDF.

[Luffy 500]

You being rude...
I dont think she was acting. But she should need to understand the basic principle of being a leader. You cant show your personal emotion if you want to lead.

He was not rude but was speaking sense, something that you lack.

I dont promote AL but Bangladesh. I dont care who is leading it. I will show appraisal to every good thing happens in Bangladesh. You guys try to find bad among AL only to promote your own political affiliation which I think is unnecessary in PDF.

So you promote BD eh. Then what's this , shameless lying or what:

All the political parties use their student wing as their muscle man. BNP uses this tactics mostly and successfully. Ovi, Niru, Ilius were the top terror of once Dhaka University. The rumor was that Zia made whole cantonment available to them.

Anyways after the introduction of law which gave life imprisonment for carrying illegal fire arms, students now a days usually dont carry fire arms anymore. Some improvements are visible for sure.

Sylhet MC College hostel on fire

I don't think even Honorable shorastro montri would utter such BS straight in media's face.
You are a shameless lair and a hypocrite who always promote BAL not BD.

[iajdani]

I don't think even Honorable shorastro montri would utter such BS straight in media's face.
You are a shameless lair and a hypocrite who always promote BAL not BD.

You are still a kid and you did not see what kind of fire arms people used to use back in early 90's. They even had rocket launcher in Dhaka University.

[kalu_miah]

Their misfortune of loosing their entire family is something that deserves sympathy, I do not support killing under any circumstances. Killing helps continue the cycle of killing. This should not be the way to settle differences. First of all there should be due process, killings in a coup, summary execution by RAB etc. are unacceptable, second I think death penalty should be abolished, as even in countries like the US they make mistakes and our court is just a politicized kangaroo court anyways. If Mujib and his family was alive, our people would get to know their depravity even more and may reject them at some point. And also I am sure the relationship between AL and India would sour later. But with Mujib gone, India control AL much more than it could before, as a fatherless nervous Hasina is more vulnerable and dependent on India's protection.

[idune]

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So you promote BD eh. Then what's this , shameless lying or what:

I don't think even Honorable shorastro montri would utter such BS straight in media's face.
You are a shameless lair and a hypocrite who always promote BAL not BD.

Iajdani has habit of making false claim and then look for deception. This is his latest. Even worse he make false claim for anti Bangladeshi indian stooges.