Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday conferred "Friends of Liberation War Honour" on US Senator Edward M Kennedy for his great contribution to Bangladesh's Liberation War, reports BSS.
"Today I am highly delighted to hand over the "Friends of Liberation War Honour" conferred posthumously on Edward M Kennedy Sr to his worthy son Edward M Ted Kennedy Jr," she told in a dinner hosted in honor of Ted Kennedy Jr and his family members at a city hotel on Monday evening.
The Prime Minister said, "I recall with gratitude the great contributions of late senator Edward M Kennedy Sr to our Liberation War".
She added Kennedy Sr took bold stand against the genocide committed by Pakistan on innocent Bangalees despite the US government stance against Bangladesh.
The premier said Kennedy Sr also criticized the US policy to supply arms to Pakistan and boldly called to stop American military and economic aid to Pakistan till end of the war.
She also said Kennedy Sr visited the refugee camp of Bangladesh in India's West Bengal in August 1971.
Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy Jr, a former member of Connecticut State Senate, is now on seven-day visit to Bangladesh from October 29-November 5 to join the yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of US-Bangladesh relations.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
