The day was a crisp and sunny winter day. The world has moved on since then, and we are celebrating our Victory Day, basking in the happiness of the near completion of the Padma Bridge. With the dawn of December this year, it has been the 12th month that the Covid pandemic has swept over the planet. Joy as millions of Bangladeshis celebrate “Victory Day” in our War of Liberation, inspired and fought in the light of Bengali nationalism, under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his able colleagues. Sadness due to the loss of my mother and my elder brother, a veteran freedom fighter who had died on December 16, our Victory Day, years later.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 15, 2020 20:15 UTC