UNB, Dhaka :
The Democracy Day will be observed in the country on today, marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990.
On December 6, 1990, military dictator Ershad stepped down in the face of a mass upsurge, and handed power over to a caretaker government ending his nine years of autocratic rule which began through grabbing power in a coup on March 24, 1982.
Different political parties and socio-cultural organisations have taken various programmes to mark the day.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a message greeting the countrymen on the occasion.
In her message, the prime minister said December 6 is a remarkable day in the history of reclaiming democracy.
In two decades since 1990, Bangladesh Awami League played a responsible role in protecting democracy and the voting rights, and the path for grabbing power illegally has been stopped through the 15th amendment to the constitution, she said.
The Democracy Day will be observed in the country on today, marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990.
On December 6, 1990, military dictator Ershad stepped down in the face of a mass upsurge, and handed power over to a caretaker government ending his nine years of autocratic rule which began through grabbing power in a coup on March 24, 1982.
Different political parties and socio-cultural organisations have taken various programmes to mark the day.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a message greeting the countrymen on the occasion.
In her message, the prime minister said December 6 is a remarkable day in the history of reclaiming democracy.
In two decades since 1990, Bangladesh Awami League played a responsible role in protecting democracy and the voting rights, and the path for grabbing power illegally has been stopped through the 15th amendment to the constitution, she said.
