Dhaka, March 25 -- Marking Bangladesh's 'Genocide Day', Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, recalling the nation's darkest day, slammed the Pakistan Army's notorious 1971 operation, codenamed 'Operation Searchlight', and termed it a "pre-planned massacre" which is emblematic as "one of the most disgraceful and brutal days" in history.
In a statement on X, Rahman, remembering the butchery carried out more than five decades ago, said "In the history of freedom-loving Bangladesh, 25 March 1971 remains one of the most disgraceful and brutal days.
"On that dark night, the Pakistani occupation forces carried out one of the most heinous genocides in history against the unarmed people of Bangladesh in the name of 'Operation Searchlight'."Recalling the...