Column by Mahfuz Anam: Pay the highest respect to Bangabandhu, but don’t forget others

I remember the first time when, in utter horror, we heard the news of the assassination of Bangabandhu along with his whole family, save the two daughters. My father, Abul Mansur Ahmad, 23 years his senior and his contemporary in Awami League politics, loved him like a younger brother, and wept openly and unstoppably upon getting the news. From across the lake I was a witness to the murder of Sheikh Moni and his young family. As one of the thousands of freedom fighters, I stood stunned and stupefied, as if the ground had been shifted from underneath my feet. I remember the time when it was not possible to use the title "Bangabandhu" in reference to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.