B’desh to honour former Indian Army officer who rescued Hasina during 1971 war

Colonel (retd) Ashok Tara, who rescued the family of Bangabandhu from confinement during the 1971 war, will be given the Friends of Bangladesh Award. Tara, then a major of Indian Army, risked his life and freed Bangabandhu's wife Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib, his daughters Hasina and Rehana, and his youngest son Seikh Russel on 17 December, 1971.