Dhaka, July 25 -- I was very pleased to read in the press that the daughter and son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister met the Chief Adviser a few days ago in connection with the celebration of Tajuddin Ahmad's birth centenary on July 23rd. It is another way to remind everyone about the 1971 Liberation War.

In 1971, I was responsible for coordinating Oxfam's refugee relief work assisting about 600,000 refugees in over 50 refugee camps in Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Cooch Behar and different parts of West Bengal. I had the privilege and pleasure to meet with Tajuddin Ahmad in Calcutta on a few occasions. On every occasion, I was seeking his advice about our work in the refugee camps and also how to reach relief supplies inside the border...