June 04, 2026
has been associated with relief and development activities of Bangladesh since the War of Liberation. In 2012, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the ‘Friends of Liberation War Honour’ in recognition of his work among the refugees in India in 1971 and in 2018 honoured him with full Bangladesh Citizenship. In 2019, Julian was also honoured with the award of the OBE for services to development in Bangladesh.
Julian Francis recalls how, on the 20th anniversary of Ekushey, hundreds of refugees gathered to begin their journey home, saying the spirit of the Language Movement had sustained them through exile and loss
Informed by personal experience, here is a list of recommendations on how to address the needs of friends and family with disabilities
The devastation caused by the cyclone is recounted in vivid detail in a book by Cornelia Rohde
In Bangladesh, we remember the devastating cyclone of Apr 29, 1991 - Cyclone 2B - which devastated the coastline and off-shore islands of Chattogram, Julian Francis writes
