AL celebrates its 67th anniversary

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BSS, Chittagong :
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its different front organizations yesterday celebrated the party’s 67th founding anniversary through various programmes in the city as elsewhere in the district.
The programmes included bringing out processions, placing wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, hoisting of the national and party flags atop all party offices and discussion meetings.
Chittagong city, north and south district units of AL and its front organisations brought out colourful processions this morning. The colourful procession of City AL started from its Party office Darulfazal Market and ended at Shahid Minar premises after parading through important city streets this noon.
Thousands of jubilant workers and supporters carrying placards, banners, portraits of Bangabandhu and his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and chanted slogans in favour of peace, progress and against politics of destruction.
Meanwhile, Chittagong city AL organised a discussion meeting, Doa Mahfil and Ifter Party at the city’s Rima Convention Center on the occasion of 67th founding anniversary of the country’s oldest and largest political party AL.
Former City Mayor and President of Chittagong city Awami League A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury presided over the function while Former MP and AL leader Ishak Mia, Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University Dr Iftakher uddin Chowdhury, AL leaders Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, Badiul Alam and Advocate Iftakher Saimul Chowdhury, among others, addressed it.
Addressing the function A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury said Bangladesh would not come into being if Bangabandhu was not born in this part of the world. He said Bangabandhu brought the county’s independence through his lifelong sacrifices, dynamism and long movement. He also said the vested quarters started black history by killing Bangabandhu and members of his family on August 15 in 1975.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has brought back the glory of Bangabandhu after long political movement against the conspirators, he added.
In the morning, AL leaders in presence of huge number of workers hoisted atop the national and party flags at the city AL office at Darul Fazal Market.
In observance of the day, Chittagong south district AL placed wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu and cut cake at its Andarkilla party office this noon.
Chittagong south district AL President Muslem Uddin Ahmed and general secretary Mafizur Rahman among others, attended the function. Besides, Chittagong north district AL also organised separate discussion meetings on the occasion of the 67th founding anniversary of Awami League.
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