Dr. Rijal as freedom fighter in Bangladesh Remembering Dhaka (Bangladesh) since 1966 as a student of Dhaka medical college. He can never forget 1969 tornado in Dhaka when almost 20,000 workers in jute factory wore injured. Dr. Rijal as a student served those people continuously for 72 hours with tea and some biscuits. Our hostel (international) was almost 2km away from Dhaka medical college. Finally Principal Dr. Raheman offered me with lunch and dropped me in our hostel.
He started radio programme Pakistan (Dhaka) in 1969 as a programme organizer and news reader where he go to an opportunity to meet many celebrities Mahandi Hasan, Sahanaj Begam, firdosy Begam, Sabina Yasmin, Abdul Zabbar, Bashir Ahmad, Meena Ahmad , Khandarkar Farque, Rukshana Rehana, Flew Antish, Sabana, Nadim Beg, Sabnam, Azim kabori, and many more. He nearly conducted that programe for 6 yrs with Hem Nursing Mathke, Ananajali and Sarala Rijal and Anwari Qureshi. When
He was working in radio program and happen to meet many Pakistani official also to change my mind from simple Nepalese students to “MuktiBahini” worker. Bangladeshis were treated as second class citizen in the country. Life was miserable and politically this part was consider as “Upanibesh” a colony of Pakistan. Bangladeshi Dr. Hasi Moya Harra a good friend of Nepalese student and best friend of Dr. H.N. Shakya was abducted in 1971 and still untraceable. From that day we all started working from Bangladesh Independent Movement (Muktibahini) contributed financially to needy person and treated wounded. Gunshot injury was our daily routine.
It is not possible to express our feelings those days but when we achieved our goal we celebrated in Nepal and Dhaka equally. I am very much obliged by sincere guidance of Prof. Late N. Islam, Prof. T.A. Chaudhary, Prof. Sahla Khatun, Prof. Imam (Pharmacology) and Prof. Rehaman (Physiology) who are my God Father. My stay in Dhaka is remembered by my many friends of IGMR and DM college and also all the artist of Bangladesh. After the Independents my song “Yo Hamro Desh Kati Ramro Desh Yo Hamro desh Yo Ho Bangladesh” was one of the first song to be recorded in radio Dhaka Studio, sang by many Nepalese and Bangladesh Artist. He consider Bangladesh as my own country where spend almost eleven yrs of my golden days. Where ever I meet my friend from Bangladesh. Dr.Rijal feel happy to talk in Bangali. I have performed stage program with Bangali songs – solo or in groups
