In that fateful August, I was a senior student at Dhaka University, residing in Sergeant Zohurul Haque Hall. As a freedom fighter, I was filled with exhilaration, at the thought of welcoming Bangabandhu to our campus.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the role played by the Indian Army in Bangladesh’s freedom war and said the blood of those who fought for their liberation and the blood of Indian soldiers are flowing together and this blood will form such a relationship that will not break down under any type of pressure.
In 1971, as a college student, I witnessed how our people sacrificed their valued lives with deep patriotism in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to achieve Bangladesh