Honouring Bangladesh's foreign friends
Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Some foreign friends contributed a lot for the emancipation of Bangladesh from the clutches of Pakistani occupation forces during 1971. Some days ago Bangladesh honoured those foreign friends who strongly deserved to be honoured. Our heartfelt gratitude to the friends who came to Bangladesh to be honoured. It is a good initiative by the government to honour our foreign friends who made invaluable contribution during our war of independence. They (our foreign friends) drummed up support from world leaders and mobilised financial support from different organisations, countries and individuals and provided training to Mukti Bahini. On the other hand, some countries went against the birth of Bangladesh disregarding the just struggle of Bangalee people. Sadly, a section of Bangalee people helped the Pakistani army and committed all types of war crimes. They actually did not want the independence of Bangladesh. We are waiting to see due punishment to the Pakistani collaborators in this land. Without the help of our foreign friends, it would be difficult for the independent Bangladesh to claim its position on the world map. Finally, I would like to thank our government for taking such a noble initiative to honour the true friends of Bangladesh.
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