Bangladesh liberation war

According to The Indian Express, two photographs of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have been dropped from the Std VI English book. Both the pictures were from 1972.

The relations between India and Bangladesh have been facing a downturn ever since the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown on August 5, 2024.

Fast forward to 53 years later, and the political landscape of Bangladesh has turned ironic, if not tragic. The country whose independence India had conferred through military intervention now harbours increasing hostility towards India while cuddling up to Pakistan, the very state responsible for unspeakable violence against its own population.

The Vested Property Act has been nothing but a cruel mockery of the Hindus suffering atrocities from all sides. First from the tyrant undivided Pakistan, and later from the Bangladesh government after 1971 war.

'Razakars' were a paramilitary force formed by the Pakistan Army to oppose the independence movement in Bangladesh.

A spokesman for one of the student groups stated that the protests in Bangladesh would continue.

The agitation over the reinstatement of the 30% quota to the families of the freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been ongoing for over a month.

The development comes at a time when Bangladesh is reeling under high inflation, dwindling foreign reserves and rising unemployment.

Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.