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Bangabandhu a towering figure of 20th century
Says US diplomat
9 March, 2021 12:00 AM
A senior diplomat of the US government said that Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a ‘towering figure of the twentieth century’ who shaped modern Bangladesh.
Acting Assistant Secretary of Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the US Department of State Dean Thompson stated this while speaking at a webinar on Sunday to commemorate the historic March 7 speech delivered by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Thompson in his speech said that the historic speech inspired the people of Bangladesh to fight for independence and continues to inspire the people of Bangladesh to develop their country even further.
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