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With each passing day in March of 1971, Bengali defiance developed and the general population of East Pakistan in the long run ejected.

The soul likewise touched the Bangalee exiles living far away. London was one such place where the Bangalees rampaged for an autonomous Bangladesh.

On March 5, Bangalees living in London consumed Pakistani banners at the Pakistan High Commission there. This was one of the numerous wild occasions that occurred in London amid the Liberation War. Truth be told, London turned into the conciliatory front of Bangladesh, where reserves were raised for the war exertion.

About four decades later, a Bangladeshi young fellow sorted out the little-known scene of the historical backdrop of exile Bangalees who battled their own particular fight to assemble world sentiment against genocide and for perceiving Bangladesh as a free nation.

Ujjal Das labored for 10 years gathering and documenting uncommon records of the chronicled occasions in the UK.

Titled "Venture London 1971", the 39-year-old united around 300 uncommon photos, publications, handouts, letters, clippings of Bangla and English daily papers, and the main postal stamp of Bangladesh.

"To me, the Liberation War was limited to the domain of Bangladesh. In any case, a fight was additionally battled in London to draw bolster for a free Bangladesh. London assumed a major part for the reason for our freedom," said Ujjal in a meeting to The Daily Star on the eve of the Independence Day.

He lost seven relatives, including two aunties, in the war.

Ujjal was engaged with news-casting and Ananda Niketan, a social association, when he was an understudy. Subsequent to finishing his BSc (respects) from Sylhet MC College, he went to London in 2009 to seek after his lords in tourism administration. Prior to that, he had been to London twice.

"When I went to London the first occasion when, I came think about numerous occasions identified with our Liberation War and learnt how the ostracize Bangalees met up to squeeze home their requests previously a worldwide gathering of people at an essential time," Ujjal said.

In the wake of going to London for thinks about, he heard stories of the war from his relatives and associates.

He was moved when he saw a stamp of Bangladesh at a show at Queen Mary University of London fourteen days after he achieved London. The glass case containing the stamp said Biman Chand Mallick as the fashioner.

"It was the main postal stamp of Bangladesh. I was excited."

He looked into Biman and discovered him in London. He talked with him and distributed it in a Bangladeshi daily paper.

"As I began my work, I started to acknowledge how enormous a fight I had swam into."

From Biman, he came to think about Shashanka Shekhar Benarjee, an Indian negotiator, who worked in Dhaka in the mid 60's.

In 1971, he worked for Bangladesh in London under the nom de plume Hossain. Shashanka went with Bangabandhu amid his homecoming by means of London in 1972.

He had two photos of the voyage with Bangabandhu - one inside the plane and another amid a stopover in Cyprus.

"I likewise talked with Shashanka and distributed a story. Not long after the distribution, numerous individuals began reaching me.

"I needed to work to gain a living. In any case, whatever is left of the time, I followed and connected with individuals who were associated with noteworthy occasions in London," said Ujjal.

A substantial number of the photos that he gathered were taken by British picture taker Roger Gwynn and Bangladeshi exile Yusuf Chowdhury. They gave him the copyrights of the photos.

He purchased 25 photos with the commitment from his relatives and well-wishers.

One of the photos is of a social affair of thousands of Bangalees and non-Bangalees at Trafalgar Square on August 1, 1971.

Another well known photo is of Bangabandhu sitting with Dr Kamal Hossain, British Air Commodore David B Craig, and Golam Mowla at Nicosia Airport in Cyprus on January 9, 1972.

"Shashanka Banerjee sent me that photo as my birthday present in 2016."

He additionally gathered a letter manually written by Tajuddin Ahmed, the main executive of Bangladesh, in which he looked for participation from Bangalees in London.

"Truly, I don't know why I started this [collecting the memorabilia]. As far back as I began composing highlight stories [for newspapers], I began gathering things of noteworthy esteem."

In 2016, he came back to Bangladesh to compose a book named "London 1971". He sorted out a few shows including the photos of his gathering in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, and even Toronto.

"I wish to hand these uncommon photos, reports and memorabilia over to the Liberation War Museum and Bangabandhu Memorial Museum."

Fazlul Kabir Tuhin and Faruk Ahmed, expats in London, upheld him all through his undertaking, he said.

He intends to go to the US and Canada in the not so distant future to gather more things.

Head administrator Sheik Hasina today encouraged all to cooperate plannedly with the goal that the nation's walk forward in light of the Liberation War soul never stops.

"I need Bangladesh to push ahead with the Liberation War spirt and this voyage must not be halted as we need to make the nation a center wage one by 2021 and created one by 2041," she said.

The head administrator was talking at the appropriation function of the 'Swadhinata Puroskar-2018' (Independence Award-2018), the most astounding non military personnel respect of the nation.

She gave over the honors to the beneficiaries at a capacity sorted out by the Cabinet Division at Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

This year, 18 recognized identities got the honor in acknowledgment of their exceptional commitments to their individual fields.

Sheik Hasina said it was a fantasy of the Father of the Nation to satisfy the essential privileges of individuals. "To me staying in control implies releasing my duties to individuals, fabricate the nation with the colossal Liberation War soul and make it a destitution and yearning free one as envisioned by the Father of the Nation," she said.

She specified that Bangladesh has satisfied every one of the criteria to advance into the creating nation gathering. "We'll now move on the planet field with our heads high, never bow down our heads."

Bureau individuals, MPs, secretaries, negotiators, the honors beneficiaries and different visitors were available at the capacity.

The beneficiaries are: Quazi Zakir Hasan (after death) in the class of Independence and Liberation War, Shaheed SMA Rashidul Hasan (post mortem) in Independence and Liberation War, Shankar Govinda Chowdhury (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Air Vice-Marshal Sultan Mahmud Bir Uttam in Independence and Liberation War, M Abdur Rahim (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Bhupati Bhusan Chowdhury false name Manik Chowdhury (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Lieutenant Mohammad Anwarul Azim (post mortem) in Independence and Liberation War, Humayun Rashid Chowdhury (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Amanullah Mohammad Asaduzzaman (after death) in Independence and Liberation War,

Shaheed Motiur Rahman Mallik (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haq (after death) in Independence and Liberation War, Amzadul Haq in Independence and Liberation War, Cultural Affairs Minister Assaduzzaman Noor in Culture while Channel-I executive Shykh Seraj in Agricultural Journalism, Prof Dr AKMD Ahsan Ali in Medicine, Professor AK Azad Khan in Social Service, Selina Hossen in Literature and Dr M Abdul Mazid in Food Security.

Bureau Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam read out the references at the program.