Our Indian High Commissioner spoke excellently and it was so nice of him to cordially praise Ashraful Islam for his commendable work in organising the event and even committing to getting the event widely reported in the Indian Press. This historic inaugural event to mark the birth anniversary of Netaji in Bangladesh has now initiated the course for future events annually like this and it is hoped that the flame that has thus been lit will continue to blaze in the years to come making Netaji a household name in Bangladesh once more as he was in the years gone by. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was much inspired by Netaji and is said to have met him once as well in the late 1930s. What had transpired then between the two is for historians to unearth. Mujib was then a youth and Netaji in full bloom as a political leader and the latter must have cast such a deep impression on the former's mind that years later at the height of the Bangladesh Liberation War (the Mukti Yuddha) Bangabandhu had like Netaji given the clarion call for the shedding of blood for the liberation of the motherland. What Ashraful Islam has achieved is of momentous significance for the rediscovery of Netaji in Bangladesh and it seems that the movement thus initiated by him can only gain momentum as the years roll by. May Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose bless Ashraful for his selfless service in this grand cause and may we all offer him unstinted support and encouragement for advancement of his future programmes! Jai Bangla! Jai Hind!
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