The nation observes today the historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu returned to independent Bangladesh after over nine and a half months' confinement in a Pakistan jail. Millions of people had gathered at Tejgaon Airport to give a hearty welcome to Bangabandhu when he arrived there from New Delhi on a British Airways fli
ght at 1:41pm. Upon his return, he termed his homecoming "a journey from darkness to light". Pakistan army had arrested the architect of the country's independence from his Dhanmondi residence on March 25, 1971 -- the night the occupation forces unleashed one of history's most heinous genocide campaigns on an unarmed Bengali people who were caught unawares. Later he was sent to a jail in then West Pakistan. Bangabandhu had become the undisputed leader of then Pakistan through a landslide victory of his party Awami League in the 1970 general elections. The Pakistani junta freed Bangabandhu after Bangladesh had earned independence through a nine-month war. Advertisement Awami League (AL) and different organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes marking the day. The programmes include hoisting of the national and party flags at all AL offices across the country, milad mehfil and discussions. The party will hold a rally at the historic Suhrawardi Udyan on January 12 to commemorate the day.
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