Today is Tangail free day, a memorable day in the history of Tangail. 

After freeing Tangail from the occupational Pakistani forces, freedom fighters, the brave sons of the soil, hoisted the flag of independent Bangladesh on this day in 1971.

During the Liberation War, the brave freedom fighters of Tangail created history in various ways and stories of their braveness.

The heroism of the Kaderia Bahini, led by the then Chhatra League leader and brave freedom fighter Abdul Kader Siddique, will always be remembered in the history of our independence.

The 'Zila Swadhin Bangla Gono Mukti Parishad' was formed on the first of March in 1971. Local youths started organising while the training of the freedom fighters was continuing.

On April 3, the Pakistani army entered the Tangail town after breaking the resistance of the freedom fighters at Goran-Satiachara in Mirzapur and the freedom fighters went to safer places.

Within a few days, the Kaderia Bahini got united again and started fighting with the Pakistani army in different area of Tangail.

On the other hand, another group of the freedom fighters led by Khandakar Abdul Baten got organised and started defending the occupation forces. 

However, the Kaderia Bahini played the main role in resisting the enemies and the Pakistani army were bewildered by their attacks from all sides.

On December 10, confidence of the Pakistani army broke down with the landing of around 2,000 paratroopers of the 'Mitro Bahini' (Indian Troops) in Poulee near Tangail town and they started turning back to Dhaka.

On December 11 in 1971, the brave freedom fighters entered Tangail town while general people came down to the streets and started celebrations.