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Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus meets with US President Joe Biden on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus meets
the margin of the UN General Assembly meeting, in New York last week as the US govern- with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,
ment’s offered full support to the Bangladesh government (ANI) in New York last week (ANI)

of Jinnah, Pakistan and Urdu in Ban- ing of Mujib. ical Islamists from prisons and cor- ed efforts underway to of re-invent
gladesh, eschewing mention of any In another event, controversial rection centers. Releasing Jashimud- the Bangladeshi identity. Regime
positive role of India in the region. Bangladeshi academic Dr Shahiduz- din Rahmani Hafi, the chief of the changes have always been followed
Many governments have come zaman, at a seminar organized by terrorist group al-Qaeda’s affiliate, with attempts on re-writing history
and gone including multiple inter- the Retired Armed Forces Officers Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) by and this is what is being witnessed in
im governments from 1971. During Welfare Association (RAOWA) in Yunus raises doubts with regard to Bangladesh now. However, it is high-
such regime changes, incumbent Dhaka on 14 September 2024, made the path the interim government is ly unlikely that any radical narrative
governments made minor changes some statements that are notewor- charting for the future of Bangla- founded on hatred and negativity
like changing the name of the in- thy. In that seminar, which was at- desh. Rahmani, after being freed will make any positive impact on the
ternational airport or government tended by retired Bangladesh Army from prison, in a video message, growth chart of Bangladesh for the
policies, or amending some policies officials, he stated that Pakistan and warned India that he would seek as- future but will certainly challenge
adopted by the previous govern- Bangladesh should establish an alli- sistance from China, Pakistan and the peace and security of the region.
ment. However, there is an attempt ance in the realm of nuclear defense Afghanistan for carrying out myriad *****
of erasing or re-writing history of the to deter the hegemonic tendencies of terrorist and secessionist activities Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee is a
nation presently, which seems un- its larger neighbor in the region. He throughout India. No steps or state- Research Fellow at the Indian Council
precedented. further went ahead to state that Pa- ments have been made by the Yunus of World Affairs, New Delhi. Views
After the Liberation War of kistan is a “most trusted and reliable government against such statements
1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was partner of Bangladesh”. Such narra- or videos. expressed are personal
universally recognized as the “Fa- tives are strengthening the anti-1971 The events and initial steps of This article first appeared in the View-
ther of the Nation”. The residence forces, re-vitalizing voices that were the Yunus’ administration narrat- point section of the website (www.icwa.
of Mujib, where he and his family suppressed in the past. ed above remain a fraction of the in) of Indian Council of World Affairs,
were assassinated in a military coup Assessing the altering narrative overall developments and concert- New Delhi, on September 26, 2024
on 15 August 1975 was turned into a that is being set forth or permitted
museum on 14 August 1994. During by the interim government, the Pa-
the recent August uprising, the mu- kistani foreign office has revived its Mobile +91 99256 73021 (Office) +91 2634 285121 Email : [email protected]
seum was not only vandalized but Bangladesh policy. Pakistan High
also set on fire. Such vandalism or Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof (Ô‰ıVÀ) 396321, ÷Î. √HÎÿı‰Ì, Ï…. fi‰ÁÎflÌ, √…flÎ÷
desecration was never seen during during a courtesy call at the Bangla- ‰‘ ‹ÎÏË÷Ì ‹ÎÀı Á_’¿Û— ’˛‹¬ lÌ ‹Î‘‰·Î· ’fl˘ÏË÷ (‹ËΉÌfl T≤©Îl‹, ωl΋B≤Ë ±Î√‚, ⁄Ì·Ì‹˘flÎ
past regimes. Numerous iconic stat- desh foreign ministry has not only ’˛√ÀΉ˘. ±Î F›˘÷ «Î·_ »ı, Œ@÷ F›˘÷‹Î_ CÎÌ ¥…‰ÎfiÌ …wfl »ı. ¤Ò·˘ ¤·ı ⁄Ì…\ ⁄‘ _‹Î-⁄Î’fiı ¤·Â˘ fiÏË.
ues of Mujib have been vandalized proposed to revive the Joint Eco- ¤Î¥-⁄Ëıfi˘ ±Î’÷˘ ÿÎfi-’ÒH› …wfl ¿fl÷Î_ Ë¢. ‹ËΉÌfl T≤©Îl‹fiı ·Î_⁄˘ ËÎ◊ ¿flÌ ‹Îfi‰÷ÎfiÌ F›˘÷
and demolished by third-generation nomic Commission between the two lÌ‹_÷, ‰ÎV÷, ’ÒH›◊ÌÏ÷ fi˘¿flÌ ‹‚‰‰ÎfiÌ ¬ÂÌ T≤©Îl‹‹Î_ ÷ÌÏ◊ ¤˘…fi ±Î’Ì Â¿Â˘. ωÿı‹Î_ flËı÷Î ‹ÎflÎ
protestors, who are either bereft of nations but also requested to ease Áı‰Î¤Î‰Ì ¤Î¥-⁄Ëıfi˘, Á_√Ãfi˘, ‹ÏË·Î ‹_Õ‚ ›◊΄@÷ ŒÎ‚˘ ‹˘¿·Î‰Ì ¿ı »ı. ¤Ï‰W›fi_ ¤Î◊ …L‹Ïÿfi,
the narrative and memory of the mis- the issuance of visas and resump- ‹¿‰Îfi_ ±Î›˘…fi Âw ¿fl‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰ı· »ı. ±Î_√‚Ì Ï«_K›Îfi_’ÒH› V‰ˆ„E»¿ Á_V◊α˘, Ï·Ï‹ÀıÕ ¿o’fi̱˘,
ery, sacrifice and victory of the com- tion of direct flights between the two ¿ı »ı. ±ı¿ ‰Ê˝ ‹ÎÀı w. 20000, » ‹ÏËfiÎ ‹ÎÀı w. 10000 Á_V◊Îfiı FCRAfiÌ ‹_…^flÌ ‹‚ı· »ı. ÿÎ÷ÎlÌfiı flÁÌÿ
¥-‹ı¥· ‹ÎflŒ÷ı ‹˘¿·‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰Âı. ¿˘fl˘fiÎ ¿Î‚‹Î_ V‰…fi˘ Q≤I› ’΋ı·Î ˢ› ÷ı‹fiÎ fi΋fiÌ fi΋Ή·Ì ÷¿÷Ì
mon man in gaining independence countries to enhance people-to-peo- T≤©Îl‹‹Î_ ÿkο ›˘…fiÎ Âw ¿fl‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰ı· »ı. ¿˘≥ ’HÎ Áı‰Î¤Î‰Ì ¤Î¥-⁄Ëıfi˘ ±Î ÿkο ›˘…fiÎfi˘ ·Î¤ ·≥
or only identify such national icons ple contacts. The last direct flight ’˛¤ ’˛Î◊˝fiÎ. ±Î Á_V◊Îfiı Ïÿ·ıfl ÿÎ÷ÎfiÌ ÷Î÷Ì …wfl »ı. e· fiËŸ ÷˘ e·fiÌ ’Î_¬ÕÌ w’ı ¤ıÀ ‹˘¿·Î‰Ì ¿˘ »˘.
and history as political symbols as between Pakistan and Bangladesh ±‹ÎflÎ CÎHÎÎ-⁄‘Î ÿÎ÷Îḻ˘ V‰√˝‰ÎÁ ◊›Î ±ı‹fiÌ ±ÎI‹Îfiı ’fl‹¿Ú’΂ ’fl‹ÎI‹Î ¬Ò⁄ ¬Ò⁄ ÂÎ_Ï÷ ±Î’ı ÷ı‰Ì
the propaganda of the ousted Awa- was operated by the Pakistan Inter- ⁄ËıflÎ-‹_√α˘fiı ’˛‰ı ±Î’‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰ı »ı. ±Î Á_V◊Î Ïÿ·ıfl ÿÎ÷α˘fiÎ ÁË›˘√◊Ì «Î·ı »ı. ¿˘fl˘fiο΂‹Î_
mi League. Protestors stopped com- national Airlines in 2018. Maroof √Ωfl÷Πˢ› ÷ı‰Î ÏfiflΑÎfl …ı‹fiÌ ¿˘≥ ÁÎflÁ_¤Î‚ flάfiÎfl fi ˢ›, ÏfiflΑÎfl ω‘‰Î ⁄Ëıfi˘, ±_‘-±’_√,
memoration of the death anniversa- also stated that Bangladeshis will not fiÌ« ‘‹˝ ¿ı ¤ıÿ¤Î‰ ÏÁ‰Î› ’˛‰ı ±Î’‰Î‹Î_ ±Î‰ı »ı. µ’fl ±Î¿Î ˢ› fiÌ«ı ‘fl÷Ì‹Î÷ÎfiÎ ÁËÎflı ∞‰fi
ry of Mujib on 15 August throughout have to pay visa fees anymore for ‹ËΉÌfl ¿S›ÎHÎ ±fiı ω¿ÎÁ ÀˇVÀ ‹ËΉÌfl T≤©Îl‹fiÌ Áı‰Î ¿Î›˝fl÷ »ı. ±Î T≤©Îl‹‹Î_ fiÎ÷-Ω÷, µE«-
travelling to Pakistan.
were even found celebrating the kill- One more policy by the interim
government has been to release rad-

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