The Chief Adviser's Press Wing on Wednesday debunked the false and misleading newspapers' reports claiming that the recognition of freedom fighters of the president and prime minister of the Mujibnagar government, and over a hundred leaders, has been revoked, reports BSS.
"The news published in several newspapers, including Samakal, Jugantor, Ittefaq and KalerKantho, claiming that the recognition of freedom fighters of more than a hundred leaders, including president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, acting president Syed Nazrul Islam, prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad and two ministers, Mansur Ali and AHM Kamruzzaman of the Mujibnagar government, has been cancelled is completely baseless, false and misleading," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook account.
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq E Azam said those who were in the Mujibnagar government were also freedom fighters.
Those who fought in the liberation war with arms, and those who conducted it, were freedom fighters, he said, adding that, however, the officials and employees of that government are associate freedom fighters.
The adviser said that according to the National Freedom Fighters Council (JAMUKA) Ordinance, diplomats, including those involved in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, are associate freedom fighters and associate does not mean that their honour has been tarnished.
He said the definition of freedom fighter that was in 1972 has been implemented.
He also said the definition of freedom fighters was changed in 2018 and 2022, while the honour, status and benefits of both freedom fighters and associate freedom fighters of the liberation war will remain the same.
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