Martyr Abdul Halim Jewel

Cricket romantics were fascinated by his batting magic and said, "This boy was born not to play cricket in the neighborhood, but to play for the national team." Maybe he would have received the call, but the call for independence was not heard in Agunjhara March. Before leaving, he told his mother with a picture of himself bound, "When I'm not here, you'll find me in this picture." He returned home after completing his training in Sector 2 under the supervision of Sector Commander Khaled Musharraf. Jewel, who returned to India after training, was no longer a batsman but a guerrilla fighter. Along with Badiuzzaman, Alam, Pulu, Samad and others, he also joined the crack platoon of the freedom fighters. Their guerrilla operation began. Offensive batsman Jewel seems to be more aggressive on the battlefield. Jewel could wield weapons like the cricket bat with equal efficiency.

The Pak army lost its way in a surprise attack in several areas including Farmgate, Elephant Road Power Station, Jatrabari in Dhaka. While returning to the waterway from a guerrilla operation, three fingers of Jewel's hand were severely injured by the unexpected bullets fired by the Razakars and the Pak army. And at that very moment his first thought was, "Can I play cricket in independent Bangladesh with this hand?" Addressing the doctor, he said, “When the country becomes independent, I will play for the national team in the opening, Captain Humu. The doctor rubbed my finger.

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Jewel used to stay at Habibul Alam's house on Dilu Road after being shot in the finger. Alam's maid sister Asma used to dress her hands, whom everyone called Mejpa. It was very difficult while dressing. That's why Mejpa used to say to divert Jewel's attention, "Jewel, Rakibul Hasan has got a chance in All Pakistan team. He didn't take you." Birth-loving Jewel used to say, Pidamu… "

The country became independent, but Jewel could no longer play. One night he was suddenly caught by the Pakistanis. A Pakistani officer came to Jewel and said, "You accept everything. You have a bright future. You have a lot of opportunities to play in the Pakistan team. Acknowledge everything. Name your teammates." Jewel did not admit.

The Pakistani officer twisted Jewel's injured finger three times. Jewel squirmed in pain, the sky of Dhaka became heavy with the cracking of his chest, the dream of a cricketer who wanted to play cricket in independent Bangladesh began to merge with that cry. But Jewel did not admit, they could not get a word out of his mouth.

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No trace of Jewel was found after August 31. The country became independent on 16 December. A red-green flag was found. Jewel also had red fresh blood mixed in that red color. I was really thrilled. On the other side, may the Creator keep much better.