Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Abraham Lincoln remains a consequential figure in history. The anniversary of his birth having gone -- he was born on 12 February 1809 -- it is for those interested in the annals of great men and women inhabiting particular periods in time to go back in search of the man Lincoln was. To this day, he continues to stamp his influence on not only Americans but on everyone who around the world regards him as an integral part of definitive politics.

The generation growing into youth in the 1960s and 1970s around the globe recalls Lincoln in a kind of fervour that it does not associate with any other political figure. The reason is understandable. Lincoln was a statesman, a President who saved the United States (US) from comi...