A note from Simon Dring
It was at this hour 44 years ago today that the first Pakistani army units began moving into Dhaka - and a night of unimaginable horror began to unfold. It was my chance and my privilege to have been able to document genocide against the Bengali people that would follow. And my chance and my privilege to have played a small part in bringing this story to the world.
But it was also my privilege to have known the Bengali hotel staff who's bravery in helping myself and the late AP photographer Michel Laurent to hide and to escape the Pakistani army and to get around Dhaka to document and be the first to report the massacres at among other places the University, the Old City and Rajabargh Barracks. Those young Bengalis were truly among the first Freedom Fighters who's courage and commitment would bring Bangladesh its independence. My thanks to all of them on this night of all nights to remember.
- Simon Dring
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