Bangabandhu and Bangladesh
It was a delightful morning for me to see the coverage and the picture of three Chiefs of Armed forces, the President and the Chief Adviser paying tribute to our father of the nation on the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Bangabandhu. Bangabandhu and Bangladesh are synonymous. General Moeen and his colleagues have displayed maturity and good sense. Let us not disgrace the father of the nation anymore. During the time when Awami League was in power Bangabandhu's image was restored to some extent.
I was then in Nairobi. A distinguished career diplomat and a highly intellectual High Commissioner of Bangladesh (unfortunately was underemployed) organised a function in his office for the Bangladeshi community to place Bangabandhu's picture officially on the wall of the Embassy reception area and I was asked to say a few words on behalf of the community. On the auspicious occasion I told the audience, "I hope Bangabandhu's picture will not be disgraced and removed once again with the change of government".
Let us pray, my countrymen, once more that we may not be cruel, unkind and disgraceful to the architect of Bangladesh, or for that matter any other national leaders including the late Ziaur Rahman. Oh Lord, may it not be repeated again.
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