The article recounts the extraordinary role of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital during Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War. Despite limited resources and constant danger, doctors, students, and health workers continued treating the wounded. Led by Professor Dr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, the hospital became a refuge for victims of violence. Dr. Ahmed organized an emergency blood bank and medical squad before the conflict intensified, saving countless lives. On April 9, 1971, Pakistani forces surrounded the hospital and executed Dr. Ahmed and several colleagues, marking one of the war’s most tragic massacres.
The institution’s contribution extended beyond martyrdom. Many students joined the medical corps in India, serving in refugee camps and field hospitals, while others fought directly in Sectors 4 and 5. Staff secretly supplied medicines and surgical tools to freedom fighters, risking their lives under curfew. The hospital grounds later became a memorial site honoring those who died.
The article concludes that these sacrifices remain underrecognized nationally. It calls for proper acknowledgment of the doctors, students, and staff whose courage embodied humanity and moral strength during the war.
অধ্যাপক ডা. জিয়াউর রহমান চৌধুরী প্রকাশ : ৩০ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১১: ২৬আপডেট : ৩০ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১১: ৩৯ বাংলাদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধের ইতিহাস শুধু রণাঙ্গনের সাহসিকতার গল্প নয়; এটি মানবতা, দায়িত্ববোধ এবং আত্মত্যাগের এক গভীর মহাকাব্য। এই মহাকাব্যের এক অনন্য কিন্তু তুলন
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