Bangabandhu's murderers must pay for their crimes
Monday, 17 August 2009
NIXON'S America started it, recognising the People's Republic of Bangladesh in early 1972. Here are the lessons from turbulent times. While a proper restoration of history is our goal, we also realise that democracy, good governance and everything else that goes for decency and ethics in our collective life will remain a pipe dream unless justice is done, fully and absolutely, in the matter of having Bangabandhu's murderers pay for the crime they have committed.
It must be done through a smooth, careful and judicious operation of the law. And when we speak of a democratic framework for Bangladesh, we speak of a restoration of all those principles for which Bangabandhu struggled all through his political career and which underpinned our final and armed revolt against the militaristic-communal Pakistani rulers in 1971.
Let the pledge now be one of our drawing renewed inspiration and courage from his untrammelled legacy and supreme sacrifice in order for us to dedicate ourselves to the creation of the Bangalee nation he envisioned in his lifetime.
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
Gopal Sengupta
Canada
gopalsengupta@aol.com_
It must be done through a smooth, careful and judicious operation of the law. And when we speak of a democratic framework for Bangladesh, we speak of a restoration of all those principles for which Bangabandhu struggled all through his political career and which underpinned our final and armed revolt against the militaristic-communal Pakistani rulers in 1971.
Let the pledge now be one of our drawing renewed inspiration and courage from his untrammelled legacy and supreme sacrifice in order for us to dedicate ourselves to the creation of the Bangalee nation he envisioned in his lifetime.
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
Gopal Sengupta
Canada
gopalsengupta@aol.com_