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Fahin Rahman Aungkita

My grandfather's name is Ayezuddin Mollah. He was a brave freedom fighter and at the same time he was successful at his business. He fought for our country Bangladesh and made it independent. On the 24th November 1971 at dawn under the district of Sherpur he sacrificed his life while he was fighting face to face with the Pakistani army.

30 lakhs of people including my grandfather died in that war. My grandfather's dead body was found behind our house in the bush. In other places vultures and other scavengers came and ate up the unknown dead bodies. I heard from my father that every house was burnt including our house with all the things.

My father also said that for a week or two they had to eat burnt cereals and they had to face many troubles. A little new house like tent was built and they passed their days very hardly. My grandmother was really shocked about the incident and after six years she also died. Being the eldest son of the family my father took the responsibility to look after the family. Finally new houses were built.

My grandfather has two sons and four daughters. There are many books in which my grandfather's fate is written. Some of them are : "Twenty years after the Genocide in Bangladesh" dedicated by George Harison and Ravi Shankar, "Ridoye Ekattor" edited by Panna Kyesar, "Khuje Firee" written by Roshid Hyedar and many more. I wanted to see him how he looked like, how he behaved and how he fought. My little brother, Ahanaf Rahman Ador who is just 3 years old knows my grandfather by seeing his portrait hung in our house. I request the Government to punish the war-criminals who were involved in my grandfather and other people's death.

(The writer is a student in Mastermind School, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Section : Yellow, Class : IV )