The red Toyota

With the passing of Ghulam Azam, those of us who lived in Dhaka in 1971 are reminded of the red Toyota sedan which frequently stopped outside the doors of friends and neighbours and collected a member of the household who was never seen again. The vehicle was one of those used by Ghulam Azam's Al-Badr and Al-Shams' Razakars to spirit away people who were thought to be the enemies of Pakistan.

That red Toyota returned to Dhaka recently. Ask not, Ghulam Azam, for whom the red Toyota came, it came for thee. And may the flames that engulf you now be as red as that Toyota, as you face eternal damnation.

Syed Hamde Ali
The Nawab Palace
Bogra