History is not a decorative ornament for nations; it is the spine that holds their identity upright. When nations forget their history, they do not merely lose memory — they lose moral direction. Bangladesh today stands at such a crossroads. The recent controversy at Dhaka University over the placement of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s photograph — followed by its removal, defacement, and denunciation — is not merely a dispute over a portrait; it is a symptom of a deeper malaise: a nation increasingly estranged from the historical forces that made its very existence possible.