, Nov. 13 -- The spirit of the War of Liberation was restored through the November 7 revolution, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam said on Friday.

"Under the leadership of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, soldiers and civilians united that day and defeated hegemonic forces," he said while addressing a drawing competition and prize-giving ceremony organised by Zia Shishu Kishore Mela at the Jatiya Press Club, marking National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

Salam, also Dhaka South City BNP convener, said the dream behind the War of Liberation had been shattered after independence, but the revolution under Ziaur Rahman's leadership on November 7, 1975, created an opportunity to uphold that spirit once again.

He ...