Bangladesh in December 1971: 'The sahibs are crying inside'

As the people of Bangladesh observe one more anniversary of their triumph on the battlefield in 1971, it is only proper that we travel back to the time when the bandwagon of freedom was beginning to move inexorably toward its destined goal- writes Syed Badrul Ahsan. We speak of those tumultuous days of December 1971. […]

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