7. Learning outcomes
After this lesson the students will be able to …
1. read and understand text.
2. answer the textual questions.
3. match the table given in the text.
4. complete the re-arrange given in the text.
5. write a dialogue.
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14. Perhaps all of you are familiar with Bangabandhu's historic speech on 7th March,
1971. In that speech he narrated the long history of repression and struggle of
Bangalees for self-rule. There he narrated how the Pakistani ruler exploited us and
tried to stop our voice at the gun-point.
15. By The end of speech, he urged everyone to be prepared with whatever they had.
He emphasized that our struggle was for liberty and independence. And finally,
the declaration of independence came from Bangabandhu in the first hours of 26
March, 1971. Bangabandhu passed on this voice message just before he was
arrested by the Pakistani Army.
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19. 2+a 5+d
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Words meaning
1. unconditional a. give up
2. surrender b. systematic killing of many people
3. unarmed c. absolute
4. genocide d. encourage
5. urge e. not carrying weapons
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20. a. It was such a big setback for his political colleagues, but as per Mujib’s advice many of them were able to cross
the border in the next few days.
b. On the night of 25 march 1971, the Pakistani army started mass killings under their “Operation Search Light”.
c. Mujib was almost sure that this would happen.
d. Afterwards they formed a government in-exile for the “People’s Republic of Bangladesh” on 17 April, 1971.
e. After a nine-month long war, over ninety thousand Pakistani soldiers unconditionally surrendered to the joint
command of Bangladesh’s Liberation Army and Indian forces on 16 December 1971.
f. Hence he issued a text and a recorded message for the people urging them to fight for their own freedom.
g. On 10 January 1972, Mujib returned to his country as a hero and became the Father of the Nation.
h. Later that night, Mujib was arrested and taken to West Pakistan.
i. From there they led the war of independence in the name Bangabandhu.
j. There he declared Bangladesh independent in the early hours of 26 march, 1971.
