Dhaka, March 26 -- Once a war cry that rallied millions, "Joy Bangla" now, for some, carries a note of caution.

For Lutfa Haseen Rosy, who fought in the 1971 Liberation War, that shift signals a profound and troubling transformation in the nation she helped bring into being.

A guerrilla member of the Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF), also known as the Mujib Bahini, she said: "I never thought that in this independent country we would have to fear speaking in favour of the Liberation War.

"Now even saying 'Joy Bangla' comes with the fear of arrest -- this is not the Bangladesh we wanted."

She made the remarks at the launch of the third volume of "Bangladesh, Penned in Blood", a Liberation War-based compilation published by bdnews24.com...