In the liberation war of 1971, Jayanta Ray of Pabna gave his life for a free Bangladesh. And yet, after his death, his property was snatched under the Enemy Property Act. For 36 years, his family has been fighting for justice - for the removal of his name from the Enemies list, for restoration of his property to his rightful heirs. But to no avail.

Read a post by his nephew Anjan that will make you hang your head in shame, that will make you rethink all the easy cliches, all the convenient patriotic slogans that we love so very much to treat ourselves with in this the month of our Muktijudhho.

A nation is defined not by the pride and jingoism of the majority, but by the way it treats its minorities, the weakest of its members. By that definition, we have fallen a very long way indeed.

The Enemy Property Act must be repealed now. It is the dirtiest stain on our national character.