Statesmen, Nobel laureate dubbed Bangabandhu as great humanist
City Desk :
Leaders of different countries, including heads of the government, recalled the undisputed and humanitarian leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dubbing him a great humanist and visionary statesman at the global stage.
During their visit to Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at 32 Dhanmondi in the capital in different occasions, they said Sheikh Mujib was a leader of the masses who made his supreme sacrifice for them.
They put their comments in the “Visitors’ Comment Book” kept at the historic house of Bangabandhu, now a museum, that bears the testimony to the life and work of Mujib and where the great leader along with most of his family members were assassinated under an orchestrated conspiracy, reports BSS.
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee dubbed Bangabandhu as a trailblaser who fought for establishing people’s rights and dignity in one of the most profound struggles for liberation in the twentieth century.
Bestowing Bangabandhu title on Sheikh Mujib reflects the patriotic leader’s profound love for the people of his country, the Indian president wrote in the visitor’s book on March 4 in 2013.
He added: “I salute this great visionary and international statesman, who worked for friendship between the people of our countries.
He was a leader of the masses and made the ultimate sacrifice in their service.”
During his visit to Dhaka on June 6 in 2015, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the courageous leadership of Bangabandhu, saying as a great humanitarian leader, Bangabandhu was an ardent advocate for equity and dignity for human beings.
“On behalf of the people of India, I pay tributes to a great leader, whose vision, struggle and sacrifices inspired a nation to achieve freedom and translate the dream of a Sonar Bangla into reality,”
The war of liberation led by Bangabandhu is rare in human history, he wrote in the visitor’s book.
On December 19 in 2017, former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said more than 40 years after his passing, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is still remembered and respected as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.
The appreciation and endearment for Turkey, for the Turkish Nation and for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founding father of the Republic of Tureky, which he had personally witnessed during his visit to Bangladesh touched him deeply, said Yildirim.
He said: “I particularly would like to point out that we also harbor the same warm sentiments for the Founder of Bangladesh, the late Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and keep his memory in high esteem”.
Former Indian President Sri Ram Nath Kovind wrote he was honourd to visit this hallowed ground, which bears testimony to the life and work of the beloved Father of Bangladesh and the inspirational leader of Bangladesh’s struggle for independence – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
