Reaz Rahman on Shehabuddin book
This is with reference to the recent letters on Mr. K. M. Shehabuddin's book "There and Back Again : A Diplomat's Tale (University Press Ltd., Dhaka, 2005)" by the former state minister/adviser of Khaleda-Nizami's government - Mr. Reaz Rahman (September 24, 2007), Mr. Rezaul Karim (October 01, 2007), Mr. Mohiuddin Ahmed (October 05, 2007) and two earlier book reviews by Syed Badrul Ahsan (September 08, 2007) and Mr. Muhammad Zamir (January 17, 2006).
During the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war, the activities of Mr. Reaz Rahman and many like-minded persons betrayed the interests of Bangladesh in general and freedom loving Bengali diplomats in particular. So it is quite natural that the bizarre logic behind not joining the liberation war and continuing serving Pakistan now given by Mr. Reaz Rahman is difficult for many to accept, let alone understand. And one could not agree more with Mr. Mohiuddin Ahmed's comment, "By not joining the most momentous event of our history, Reaz Rahman has not lost anything. He has been rather more than amply rewarded. He rose to the highest position in his foreign service career, the post of foreign secretary, and finally minister of state for foreign affairs. That is why he now has the 'courage' to defend his decision not to join the liberation war and maligns the historical role of K M Shehabuddin as the first diplomatic soldier in our liberation war."
Late Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury could not complete his 1971 memoirs and there are only a few books o the 1971 Bangladesh diplomatic front. I strongly request all living diplomatic soldiers (including the non-diplomats like typists, drivers etc. in Pakistan foreign missions) to pen down their 1971 experiences in detail and let "all the cats out of the bag" to correct the already distorted liberation war history.
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