As my name came here, please allow me. Yes I belong to post 1971 generation. It was not my choice that Bangladesh was given to me as my country and I was known to be the citizen of a country whose founding father is Bongobondhu. It means very little to me, who was his political rival and who was his friends. But it matters a lot to me that I should have a country whose founding father should be unconditionally above all controversy. That is what I need, to be a proud citizen and can stand tall against any other citizen of any other country. If you guys (who claimed to be elder with all my respect) have any grievences, we hope that you will take them with you to the grave and leave this new generation alone. We did not see India neither did we Pakistan. We just see them as another country which we will just have to deal with.
For one to be father of nation he has to live upto that responsibility. Did Sheikh Mujib do what a “father of nation” supposed to do????? Let people be reminded Sheikh Mujib and Awami league autocratic rule right after independence.
1) For starter Sheik Mujib was father of two thug and looters sons.
Sheikh Mujib son went to loot Bangladesh Central Bank vault and Sheikh Mujib looked the other way.
2) Sheikh Mujib son forced a national athlete (as I recall) to marry him and he looked the other way.
3) Sheikh Mujib told the nation “for three years I will not able to give the nation anything” (in Bengali - tinti bosor ami kichui diber parbona) but went ahead with his son marriage with gold and diamond crown in his daughter-in-law head.
4) Sheikh Mujib sons abused their status of President/PM son kidnapped and even raped wife of army officer and Sheikh Mujib looked the other way.
5) Sheikh Mujib destroyed Bangladesh army and instead created semi mercenary Awami league run force called Rakkhi bahini.
6) Shekih Mujib used Rakkhi bahini to tourture and kill thousands of people, political opponents who did not agree with awami looting and killing of people.
7) Sheikh Mujib virtually removed all parties using Rakkhi bahini torture and killings, created one party rule under Baksal.
These are name of few actions of Sheikh Mujib autocratic rule and repression which were far from living upto “father of Nation” stature.
Iajdani, are you comforable in your 1974 awami league issued robbed relief blanket??