On 7 March 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman addressed a gathering of about 10 lakh people in Dhaka declaring Bangladesh's independence 18 days before the Bangladesh Liberation War.
On 17 March 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi shared the stage with 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a public rally in Dhaka and expressed admiration for Bangladesh's struggle for independence and reaffirmed India's support.
The idea of an Islamic East Bengal was preached only by orthodox groups. Now, intellectuals, activists and even some Leftist politicians hark back to 1947.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was Bangladesh's first president. Late Sultan Qaboos of Oman was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death in 2020.
Bangladesh has made rapid strides, but fear continues to persist about the country slipping into a realm of uncertainty as after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s killing.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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