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India-Bangladesh relations are “multi-layered” and based connected “mutual inter-dependence” and determination is simply a request to prolong this narration astir the principles of “trust and understanding”, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidullah, said connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025).
Delivering a code connected Vijay Divas, which celebrates the liberation of East Pakistan astatine the High Commission of Bangladesh, Mr. Hamidullah paid tributes to the starring Indian figures of the war: Lt. Gen. J. F. R. Jacob, Lt. Gen. B. D. Hira and Maj. General G. S. Nagra. He reminded the assemblage of the sacrifice of 1,668 Indian soldiers who gave their lives for the liberation of Bangladesh.
“The War of Liberation successful 1971 and the values and aspirations stay profoundly etched successful Bangladeshis, of contiguous and the generations to come. As radical of Bangladesh and India stock civilization and contiguous geography, much truthful shared agro-ecology, securing peace, stability, and prosperity of some the radical remains successful our shared interests,” said Mr. Hamidullah.
Organic relation
The envoy described India-Bangladesh ties, which person been acold since deposed PM Sheikh Hasina fled to India connected August 5, 2024, arsenic an “organic relation”. “Bangladesh’s relations with India are heavy and multi-layered. Premised connected our treasured past, it is indispensable that we admit our communal inter-dependence and accord applicable and impactful meaning to our values and ethos for a sustainable future”, said High Commissioner Hamidullah.
“Let’s clasp each different successful shaping and advancing a model of spot and knowing wherever engagements flourish for the communal payment of some peoples,” helium added.
The Bangladeshi envoy recounted the sacrifice of young fighters successful 1971 and specially mentioned the courageous actions of galore state fighters similar Captain Aftabul Qader, who laid down his beingness connected April 27, 1971, a period aft the Pakistani subject had launched Operation Searchlight that claimed the lives of astatine slightest 1,100 of the brightest intellectuals and lakhs of others. He besides recollected the contributions of mean women and men from India, particularly successful the borderline regions of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya, who supported displaced radical who took refuge successful India portion fleeing torture by Pakistani forces.
