Lauded by some as a master of diplomacy and realpolitik, he remains, in the eyes of others, a war criminal who should have been held accountable for his actions.

Today marks the first Victory Day of Bangladesh being celebrated without the existence of Henry Kissinger

The policies he implemented cemented his image as a ruthless figure in Bangladesh's history, a position he carved out for himself.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died at the age of 100, for his role in the Liberation War of 1971

Kissinger remains an influential thinker in geopolitics who has deeply shaped US foreign policy but his legacy is indeed bloody.

Despite the controversy, Kissinger’s statement on disequilibrium should be reckoned with.

Bangladesh is set to mark tomorrow the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the United States that had tilted towards Pakistan in 1971 while a key US policymaker at that time, Henry Kissinger, later called the stance “a case history of political misjudgment”.