Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Those who oppose the 1971 Liberation War have been defeated in the past and are destined to face the same fate in the future, Advisor Mahfuj Alam said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

His remarks, stressing the need to honour the sacrifices behind Bangladesh's birth come amid a deeply divided political landscape, with the legacy of the Liberation War continuing to shape national discourse.

Alam wrote, "Criticise what happened after the Liberation War. Analyse history. There is no problem with these things.

"Even debates about what happened during the war are valid. But all of this must be done while accepting the Liberation War as a reality."

To make his point, he said of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: "Sheikh Mujib turned out...