Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has unveiled the Braille version of the autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-- “Oshomapto Atmojiboni” (The Unfinished Memoirs).
She unveiled the cover of the book at a function from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Wednesday through a video conference.
The book was published in six volumes. The book was first published on June 18, 2012 in its original Bangla version ‘Oshomapto Atmojiboni’ as well as in English ‘The Unfinished Memoirs’.
Bangabandhu wrote his autobiography while being in prison from 1967- 1969 in which he narrated his life portraying ancestry, birth, childhood and social and political involvements in student life as well as many political and social events of the subcontinent, reports BSS.
The prime minister said that the life of Bangabandhu is being sketched in this book.
Besides, she said, this book contains the history of his struggle, from the Language Movement to the independence of the country, and anyone can get many information from this book.
She said that this book has already been published in 14 languages and permission has been sought to publish it in some other languages, according to UNB report.
"Those who read this book, accept it widely," she added.
Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu, said the history of Language Movement and struggle for independence was distorted after the assassination of the Father of the Nation and the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was erased from everywhere.
"After publishing this book, we got slight relief from the history distortion," she said.
She mentioned that the history of the struggle of the country, especially the struggle of the Father of the Nation, and the steps of the independence came out when the book based on Pakistani intelligence branch began to be published.
In this connection, she said that more books based on Pakistani intelligence branch reports will come out in future while some have already been published.
Thanking the authorities concerned for publishing the book in braille version, the Prime Minister asked them to make sure that this book will be available in the libraries where people with visual impairment go so that they can read this book easily and learn about Bangabandhu and the real history of the country.
Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed also spoke at the programme.
