Bangladesh to honour Indian soldiers killed in 1971 war

[Jaat Rock]

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to honour nearly 2,000 Indian soldiers who were killed along with the freedom fighters in the 1971 war against Pakistan Army to liberate East Pakistan. She will convey her decision in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bangladesh on June 6-7, officials from Dhaka told ET.

While Hasina is due to hand over a crest (trophy) to Modi to honour former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his contribution in the 1971 freedom movement, she will also express her interest in honouring the war heroes of India, officials said.

The decision in this regard was taken by Hasina herself, they said. As many as 1,984 Indian Army men were killed in the war, according to the Bangladesh government.

Officials said the Hasina government wants to address the long-pending issue of honouring the Indian war heroes at the earliest.

The Hasina government - which had earlier honoured other Indian supporters of Bangladesh freedom movement, including writers and politicians - proposes to hand over certificates and crests to the family members of the slain army men as an honour to further cement India-Bangladesh ties and fulfil an unfinished agenda. The Pakistan Army had surrendered to Indian Army in December 1971, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh to honour Indian soldiers killed in 1971 war - The Economic Times

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

To each country their own.

I'm sure Pakistanis honor Gandhi, and various Indians who supported the independence of the British Raj.

 

[Jaat Rock]

To each country their own.

I'm sure Pakistanis honor Gandhi, and various Indians who supported the independence of the British Raj.

No Sir they don't honor Gandhi they honor mughals though like Aurangzeb

 

[East or West India Best]

No Sir they don't honor Gandhi they honor mughals though like Aurangzeb

And people who slaughtered their ancestors like Babur and Gazni.

 

[livingdead]

To each country their own.

I'm sure Pakistanis honor Gandhi, and various Indians who supported the independence of the British Raj.

no.. not really.. pakistanis worship and idolize jinnah, and gandhi/nehru are villian. But then thats expected, what is not expected is a large number of Indians trying to belittle gandhi/nehru because in their eyes they were not 'man enough'.

 

[Ajai Ghale]

 

[MarkovChain]

. If they were smarter they would have preferred Iqbal for their islamo-nationalist competition with Nehru, who was surely a greater man than Nehru for obvious reasons.

While Jinnah wanted a separate country for muslims, he was by and large secular. A lot of muslims in British India saw him as a moderate who valued islamic ideals while being progressive at the same time, which is why they supported him instead of a right winger like Iqbal who would have sunk Pakistan instantly into chaos. I actually feel sad Pakistan never ended up being the nation Jinnah wanted it to be after the 70s, having done significantly better than India during the first 20 years.

 

[Gauss]

While Jinnah wanted a separate country for muslims, he was by and large secular. A lot of muslims in British India saw him as a moderate who valued islamic ideals while being progressive at the same time, which is why they supported him instead of a right winger like Iqbal who would have sunk Pakistan instantly into chaos.

This is pure BS. If you can read urdu do read Iqbal otherwise try translations. Iqbal is the man who brought modern philosophy to muslims of india, presenting it as a prerogative of muslims. Yes the same modernism you see from Newyork to Tokyo. As Vincent Simith said, "....(iqbal) outmoderned the moderns".

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

This is pure BS. If you can read urdu do read Iqbal otherwise try translations. Iqbal is the man who brought modern philosophy to muslims of india, presenting it as a prerogative of muslims. Yes the same modernism you see from Newyork to Tokyo. As Vincent Simith said, "....(iqbal) outmoderned the moderns".

Iqbal is too big for small people to understand..leave him !

Jinnah was not even half the man Nehru was. Jinnah was so working class while Nehru was more aristocratic. Pakistanis cant spot the obvious because working-class mentality has been pervaded in the pakistani society intentionally. Emotional intelligence, the hallmark of nobility, has been systematically discouraged in Pakistani society. The result is a whole nation with working class mentality, with typical working-class features like lack of reverence rampant on a national scale. So they cant see the failing in Jinnah and the finery in Nehru. If they were smarter they would have preferred Iqbal for their islamo-nationalist competition with Nehru, who was surely a greater man than Nehru for obvious reasons.

Nobility ? Nobility doesn't tell you I bang mountbatiens wife ... It doesn tell you to be a two faced prick...



JINNAH was a gentleman .. An honourable man ...

no.. not really.. pakistanis worship and idolize jinnah, and gandhi/nehru are villian. But then thats expected, what is not expected is a large number of Indians trying to belittle gandhi/nehru because in their eyes they were not 'man enough'.

We don't like Nehru .. But educated people do tend to respect Gandhi.. I do.. My father and even grandfather did.. But do you respect your founding father ? Coz I see Alot of indian actually cursing him and even worshipping his killer nathoram godse !

The campaign to turn godse into a hero was started in the 50s by hindu nationalist (although not as openly as it is today).

And people who slaughtered their ancestors like Babur and Gazni.

Only if stupid c^nts like yourself had a little grasp over history.

 

[Bang Galore]

Nobility ? Nobility doesn't tell you I bang mountbatiens wife ... It doesn tell you to be a two faced prick....

Seriously? you want to go there....? Friend's daughter......?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Seriously? you want to go there....? Friend's daughter......?

He married her ..... He wasn't banging another guys wife like a snake ... (Should I also talk about the South African wrestler,black kafirs,sleepin with nieces stuff too?).

 

[Bang Galore]

He married her .. He wasn't banging another guys wife like a snake ... (Should I also talk about the South African wrestler,black kafirs,sleepin with nieces stuff too?).

You probably would, that's where you seem to want to take the discussion. My point was that you leave the personal life alone, once you go there, the gutter is where everyone will end up....

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

You probably would, that's where you seem to want to take the discussion. My point was that you leave the personal life alone, once you go there, the gutter is where everyone will end up....

I was stating facts ... Wasn't he doing all that? Signs of "nobility" ?

And marriage isn't "taboo"...

 

[Bang Galore]

I was stating facts ... Wasn't he doing all that? Signs of "nobility" ?

And marriage isn't "taboo"...

Marriage may not be taboo but there was a betrayal of a friend. As for Nehru, there is no evidence to suggest a physical relationship, there might have been one but no real evidence. Great affection yes but anything more might be over thinking on the part of others. He was not exactly a young man (not that it would have stopped one) and a PM with quite a bit on his hands. People will think what they wish to, about Jinnah, about Nehru, about Gandhi. Their personal lives however should largely be left out of a reasonable discussion, nothing but mud throwing will result from that.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Marriage may not be taboo but there was a betrayal of a friend. As for Nehru, there is no evidence to suggest a physical relationship, there might have been one but no real evidence. Great affection yes but anything more might be over thinking on the part of others. He was not exactly a young man (not that it would have stopped one) and a PM with quite a bit on his hands. People will think what they wish to, about Jinnah, about Nehru, about Gandhi. Their personal lives however should largely be left out of a reasonable discussion, nothing but mud throwing will result from that.

Betrayed ? He married her not "rape" her.

As for personal life sure but his personal life effected the regional politics...It effected mountbatiens (cockhold) decisions through his wife mainly.