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1. Ever wondered what happened in #Bangladesh ‘after’ #1971? I used to think about it a lot growing up. At the time it never occurred to me that it was our collective way of forgetting that 🇧🇩was ever part of our history. If you are a history buff like me, you'll enjoy this.
2. On #16Dec 1971, Sheikh Mujib was in custody in West Pakistan. He was released in Jan 1972 and arrived in Dhaka via London and New Delhi on 10 Jan 1972. Naturally, he received a hero’s welcome. The Bengalis called him Bangabandhu, Friend of Bengal.
3. He became the PM and was able to pass a new constitution within a year enshrining the principles of secularism and socialism in it. Unfortunately, running a country proved harder for him and his party, the Awami League (AL), than they had envisioned.
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