Bangladesh had just become a member of the United Nations and Bangabandhu had spoken before the UN General Assembly. For Bangabandhu, the requirement post-liberation was the formulation and practice of a foreign policy that would expand Bangladesh’s links with the wider world. It therefore stood to reason that Bangabandhu would talk to Kissinger and later visit the White House for a conversation with President Ford. Tajuddin’s trip to Washington was one more sign of the pragmatism that was beginning to define Bangladesh’s foreign policy perceptions. The record shows that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman pushed diplomacy to the limits -- to inaugurate a new era.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 30, 2020 17:37 UTC