Instead of celebrating independence, the neighborhood will be transformed into an occupied zone, with closed streets, armed checkpoints and residents required to carry ID to get into their own homes.
The Awami League (AL) has seen its activities banned by Bangladesh's interim government while a tribunal investigates its role in last year's deadly unrest, citing national security.
This discordance is of course especially powerful at Harvard, the current epicenter of a ferocious and lawless attack on higher education that might make Viktor Orbán blush.