We shall forever be in their debtAs coordinator of Oxfam’s refugee relief program in India which cared for 600,000 women, men, and children, I was worried about many things in December 1971. In November/December 1971, what worried me most was that many people were dying from the cold, and death from cold is as terrible as death through hunger. But the memories of the suffering in the camps will be fresh in my mind always. MOST SHELTER MATERIALS SUCH AS BAMBOOS REPORTED DESTROYED BY PAKISTAN ARMY.”There are so many sad and painful memories of 1971 and, of course, memories of December 1971 are still very clearly etched on my mind. Julian Francis has been associated with relief and development activities of Bangladesh since the War of Liberation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 26, 2020 20:15 UTC