Renaming the frigate
We are really shocked that the navy frigate named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was renamed as Khalid bin Walid. The past BNP government, out of their jealousy and malice against Bangabandhu, let the frigate remain as a lame duck for long five years. The BNP withdrew the word Bangabandhu from the name of Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge and did also remove his picture from the currency. The BNP as we found, instead of showing Bangabandhu the due respect, did relentlessly try to dwarf him or obliterate him from the history of hour liberation from Pakistani occupation. They wanted to install their leader Ziaur Rahman in Bangabanhu Sheikh Mujib's place.
By changing the name of the frigate, the present CTG just did something that borders on lowering the dignity of 'the father of the nation'.
Khalid bin Walid was a great Muslim warrior and we could name some other naval war machine after him.
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