In one of his official tours to Faridpur, Bangabandhu asked me to accompany him on his inspection visit to the district jail. Since then, much time had elapsed, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became Bangabandhu and the Father of the Nation as Bangladesh emerged on the world map from its Liberation War. On one occasion, I, then information officer, accompanied a venerated German writer on her visit to Bangabandhu at his home in Dhanmondi 32. Bangabandhu received the honoured guest at the doorstep of his residence and took her to the drawing room. The writer complimented Bangabandhu for his unique leadership in the liberation movement that won freedom for the Bengali nation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 25, 2019 17:37 UTC