Dhaka, June 29 -- Julian Francis, a true friend of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War who managed relief for refugees in the border regions, is now recalling those historic days. He emphasised that the assistance extended by the Indian government and its people at the time was extraordinary and profoundly significant.

"They [India] supported greatly, and, of course, a lot of armed forces personnel lost their lives. The way the government supported, that was important," Julian Francis told ANI.

"So many memories of 1971, when Oxfam looked after 600,000 or so Bangladeshis in different parts of the border areas with India. The situation was extremely difficult, with a lot of misery and a lot of death, but there was also a lot of hope and res...