British policeman to Bangabandhu: We had been praying for you
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By Anisur Rahman
DHAKA, Jan 10, 2021 (BSS) – A sense of fright had gripped the nation about the fate of Bangabandhu in Pakistani captivity in 1971.
But as he reached London hours after his freedom, an anonymous British police officer there made a simple one-line remark, suggesting that his safety was actually a concern of the ordinary people across the globe, as well.
“Sir, we had been praying for you.”
One of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s major aides in pre-independence years Dr Kamal Hossain told BSS in a recent interview about the background of the above remark as he was entering into Heathrow airport’s VIP lounge.