1st prime minster of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed ( July 23, 1925 – November 3, 1975) with his wife Syeda Zohra Tajuddin (1970)

Tajuddin Ahmed was a man of history. He understood the nuances of history. He was able to analyse history in all the forensic details that such analyses called for. Of greater importance than all this preoccupation with history on his part was his own role in the making of history.

Between 17 April 1971 and 12 January 1972, Tajuddin Ahmed fashioned history. He was, and remains, our history maker. The history he forged in the darkest period of our collective life was ours.