I am not an AL supporter. In fact i am closer to the leadership of BNP than you could dream of - so please don't try to box people according to your narrow world-view. And just because i don't want BD unbirthed like you, doesn't imply that i support Indian hegemony.
On topic: the OP's thread didn't deserve a response because the options he has provided are infantile and loaded with his prejudices.
Of course we got independence - what a foolish question. If we are not independent, how are all China, India and the USA our largest trade partners and investors? If you people had any brains, you would realise the simple truth behind this fact - and the ultimate truth about our success.
Crunch these stats with your minds if you can (if you can't, i'll tell you the meaning in the end):
BD top 5 import orgins:
China (29%),
India (18%),
Singapore (6.0%),
Malaysia (5.4%), and
South Korea (5.3%)
(in 2008 China stood at 15.8% and India at 15.7%)
BD top 5 export destinations:
United States (19%),
Germany (15%),
United Kingdom (10%),
France (6.8%), and
Spain (5.2%)
If we are India's slaves, why are we increasingly trading with its greatest rival? Please answer this.
China is investing billions into Bangladesh: the Padma bridge project, Sonadia sea port, Patuakhali power plant... Japan is investing $5.8bn into infrastructure. If we are an Indian puppet, why is China strengthening it's rival? Are you the only smart people in the world who have worked out the truth - or actually the dumbest?
The truth is this: we are successful because we are useful to everyone in the region. We are useful because we are diligent workers, we have a decent literacy rate and
most importantly because we are are impartial. China favours us because we offer strategic advantage against India, India needs to look after us because we can become its weakness. We are happy not to take sides and trade with EVERYBODY, which is why our economy is doing so well.
Now what kind of fool would take unnecessary sides in foreign relations?