As we remember our glorious victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the liberation of ‘Joi’ Bangladesh, we must not forget the horrendous crimes the Pakistan army committed on its own people in its eastern wing following the clear majority of the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujibur Rehman in 1970. The clamour for secession got an impetus that spiralled beyond control of those khaki-clad "beasts" in the garb of soldiers, avers Bimal Bhatia