The movement to secure the rights of Bengalis in Pakistan persisted until it culminated in the Bangladesh Liberation War, which led to the birth of the independent country of Bangladesh. However, following Bangladesh's independence, left-wing intellectuals portrayed Islam as a powerful opposing force in the Liberation War to further their political agenda. Despite this, historical evidence shows that the conflict aimed to establish justice within Islam rather than to oppose the religion itself. Islam played a crucial role in all the activities of the Bangladesh Awami League, the leading party in the war. In his March 7th speech, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made an indirect declaration of independence, expressing his assurance of independence using the word Inshallah, an Islamic expression. After achieving victory, the temporary president of Bangladesh thanked Allah and called on the people to seek Allah's guidance and help in his official radio speech. Although the declaration of independence of Bangladesh aimed to ensure equality, human dignity, and social justice, the subsequent constitution did not fully address these goals in its four fundamental principles, which included secularism. During the war, 12%-14% of religious scholars supported the independence war, while 16%-18% opposed it. Among Islamic parties, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh supported the independence war, while the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Nizam-e-Islam Party opposed it. Nevertheless, after independence, all types of Islamists were blamed for opposing the independence war, and Islam was presented as a force against the war of independence, with the Islamic symbol being used as anti-independence in popular culture. Bangladesh Awami League The Bangladesh Liberation War was spearheaded by the Bangladesh Awami League, which was founded on June 23, 1949, in Dhaka. During the Awami League's founding conference, their primary objective was to establish state sovereignty under the divine leadership of Allah and draft a constitution that reflected Islamic, democratic, and representative principles. Wartime speeches and activities In 1971, during his historic speech on March 7th, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman pledged to free the people of Bangladesh and invoked the Islamic expression "Insha'Allah." The temporary radio broadcasting center during the Bangladesh Liberation War was the Kalurghat, which broadcast thirteen episodes from March 26th to 30th. Role of Islamists During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was in favor of the war. While the Jamaat-e-Islami and Nezam-e-Islami parties opposed the Liberation War, the Nezam-e-Islami was comparatively weaker in terms of its organizational structure. Popular culture During the Liberation War, some