July 11, 2026

Senior Correspondent

bdnews24.com

Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has credited the East Bengal Regiment's armed resistance against the Pakistani military's 1971 genocide with paving the way for Bangladesh's independence.

Speaking at an event at the RAOWA Convention Centre in Dhaka's Mohakhali on Saturday, the Bir Bikrom recipient described the Liberation War as “a struggle for the survival of the Bengali nation”, not the war of any political party.