,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjba,ms4   
,ocasio-,cortez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,mr4 ,gomez1 & ,mr4 ,meeks7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! #ej?       
anniv]s>y ( ,banglade%'s indep5d5ce4    
,:]eas ! region ( ,b5gal 9 ,s\? ,asia is
 home to an anci5t civilization ) a ri* 
cultural & lit]>y tradition2 ,:]eas !   
#aidg p>tition ( ,india creat$ an ,ea/  
,b5gal prov9ce1 :i* became "p (         
,paki/an1 & 9 #aied1 z "p ( ! ,"o-,unit 
program1 ,ea/ ,b5gal became ,ea/        
,paki/an2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #aigj1     
,paki/an held its fir/ election1 &      
despite ,ea/ ,paki/an w9n+ a majority ( 
seats 9 ,p>liam5t1 ! ,we/ ,paki/an-bas$ 
milit>y lead]%ip refus$ to c$e p[] to ! 
majority & in/ead impos$ m>tial law 9   
,ea/ ,paki/an2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bf1     
#aiga1 ,%eikh ,mujibur ,rahman decl>$   
,banglade%'s indep5d5ce f ,we/ ,paki/an2

 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #aiga1 foll[+ a     
n9e-mon? long w> t result$ 9 millions ( 
displac$ p & dea?s1 ! ,paki/ani ,army   
surr5d]$ to ,indian & ,banglade%i alli$ 
=ces2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ad1 #aigb1 ! 
late ,s5ator ,edw>d ,k5n$y at a spee* at
 ,dhaka ,univ]sity said1 ,! /ruggle ( ! 
p ( ,banglade% 4 4 4 evokes ! greate/   
memories ( our pa/ & exemplifies a %>$  
love ( fre$om ) ! ,am]ican p2 & ,:]eas1 
9 ,augu/ #bjag1 cit+ p>allels betwe5 !  
displacem5t ( ,b5galis dur+ ! #aiga w>1 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,banglade% accept$ m ?an  
#gjj1jjj ,roh+ya refugees flee+ g5ocide 
9 ,burma3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes ! p ( 
,banglade% on ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( _!     
indep5d5ce2  7#b7 recognizes ! hi/orical
 significance ( ?is mile/one to ^? (    
,banglade%i h]itage2  7#c7 recognizes ! 
c\rage ( fre$om fight]s 9 ! /ruggle =   
indep5d5ce & democracy2  7#d7 expresses 
support = ! pr9ciples ( democratic      
gov]nance to :i* ! p ( ,banglade% are   
committ$2 &  7#e7 recognizes !          

contributions ( ,banglade% = ho/+       
,roh+ya refugees flee+ g5ocide 9 ,burma4