Dehradun, April 1 -- In the eagerness to destroy the Awami League as a political force, the present-day authorities in Bangladesh are attempting to wipe out the legacy of the freedom struggle and the war of liberation. The latest example of this is the destruction of the mural of the Liberation War Memorial Manch in the Lalmonirhat District.
There was a section of people in the region, mostly Urdu speaking, termed Razakars, that sided with Pakistan and collaborated with its army in the attempt to brutally crush the resistance. After Bangladesh came into being, this ideology went underground. However, after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, these radicalised elements have come to the fore again. They are increasingly dominating th...