BSS , Gaibandha :
The 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital on August 21 in 2004 was observed in the district with due respect.
Marking the day, AL, District Unit, its front and associate bodies and its left leaning allies and other political parties and socio-cultural and professional organizations chalked out elaborate programmes in the district.
The programmes included hoisting the national and black flags at half-mast atop at all party offices, bringing out mourning procession, placing floral wreaths at the portraits of Bangabandhu and 24 leaders and workers of Awami League including Ivy Rahman who sacrificed their lives on August 21.
Special prayers and munajat were also offered at different mosques and other places of worships in the district seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of 24 leaders and workers of AL who were assassinated in the fateful day.
Apart from it, a discussion meeting at the arrangement of Sadar upazila AL was held on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar of Gaibandha Poura Park with president of upazila Awami League Rejaul Karim Reja in the chair.
President of district AL Advocate Syed Shams-ul-Alam Hiru addressed the meeting as chief guest and general secretary Abu Bakar Siddique was present as special guest while general secretary of upazila Awami League Aminur Zaman Rinku moderated the function.
The speakers said the gruesome grenade attack was carried out at an anti- terrorism rally of AL at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital aiming to bankrupt the party leadership during the BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
A total of 24 people including the then Women Affairs secretary of AL and wife of late Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman Ivy Rahman were killed and over 500 others injured in the attack and many of them became crippled for life, they also said.
They condemned such the heinous crimes and demanded to bring the persons including the masterminds who were involved in the carnage without delay. Almost all the leaders and the workers of district AL and its front and associate organizations participated in the meeting spontaneously.
BSS from Khulna reports: Khulna mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque on Wednesday urged the party leaders and workers to remain careful about conspiracy of making attempt on the life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to destroy Awami League leadership.
“Conspiracy is still going on to kill Sheikh Hasina,” he said in a meeting in front of party office after a procession on the occasion of observing 21 August grenade attack day.
Mayor Khaleque, also president of Khulna city unit of Awami League, led the procession which paraded different streets. Local Member of Parliament Akteruzzaman Babu, among others, was present.
Mayor Khaleque said the August 21 grenade attack in 2004 was aimed at killing Sheikh Hasina as parts of deep-rooted conspiracy to make a great vacuum in the Awami League leadership.
BNP-Jamaat instigated politics of hatred through the grenade attack, he said and demanded for unveiling masks of all masterminds behind the attacks to ensure their exemplary punishments.
Earlier, district and city units of AL at their respective offices paid tributes to victims of the gruesome grenade attack.
Elaborate daylong programmes were taken in observance of the day. The programs included hoisting of the national flag, party flag at half mast, placing wreaths to portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and martyrs of August 21 grenade attack and observance of one-minute silence.
BSS from Rajshahi says : The 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in Dhaka on August 21 in 2004 was observed in Rajshahi city on Wednesday in a befitting manner as elsewhere in the district.
Different political parties and their front organisations observed the day paying homage to the Martyred of August 21 who sacrificed their lives for establishing terrorism, militancy-free Bangladesh.
The day’s programmes included hoisting the national and black flags at half-mast atop all party offices, placing wreaths at the portraits of leaders and workers of AL including Ivy Rahman who sacrificed their lives on August 21, at 10 am at the respective party offices of AL, Qurankhwani, Milad Mahfil and discussion meetings.
In observance of the day, city unit of Bangladesh Awami League placed wreaths on the portraits of Martyred of August 21 at Swadhinota Crossing in the city this morning.
City unit president and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Vice-president Shaheen Akhter Rainy and General Secretary Dablu Sarker were present on the occasion.
Afterwards, the unit held a discussion meeting and doa mahfil at the party office with Khairuzzaman Liton, who was present near the Awami League meeting on that day, in the chair.
Recalling his memory on the occasion, Mayor Liton said the horrible grenade
attack was carried out at an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League (AL) at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital Dhaka on August 21 in 2004.
24 people including the then Mahila AL president and wife of late president Zillur Rahman were killed and over 500 others injured in the attack and many of them became crippled for life.
By the grace of the Almighty, the then opposition leader and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other front ranking leaders of AL narrowly escaped from the most shocking crime in the political history in the world.
The discussants condemned such heinous crimes and demanded to bring the persons including the masterminds who were involved in the carnage without delay.
District unit of the party also observed the day through various programmes including discussion meeting and doa mahfil.
Special prayers were also held at different mosques and other places of worships in the city and districts seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of 24 leaders and workers of AL who were assassinated in the fateful day on August 21 in 2004.
Similarly, reports of observing the 15th anniversary of August 21 reached here from the districts of Natore, Naogaon, Chapainawabgonj, Pabna, Sirajgonj, Bogra and Joypurhat.
The 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in the capital on August 21 in 2004 was observed in the district with due respect.
Marking the day, AL, District Unit, its front and associate bodies and its left leaning allies and other political parties and socio-cultural and professional organizations chalked out elaborate programmes in the district.
The programmes included hoisting the national and black flags at half-mast atop at all party offices, bringing out mourning procession, placing floral wreaths at the portraits of Bangabandhu and 24 leaders and workers of Awami League including Ivy Rahman who sacrificed their lives on August 21.
Special prayers and munajat were also offered at different mosques and other places of worships in the district seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of 24 leaders and workers of AL who were assassinated in the fateful day.
Apart from it, a discussion meeting at the arrangement of Sadar upazila AL was held on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar of Gaibandha Poura Park with president of upazila Awami League Rejaul Karim Reja in the chair.
President of district AL Advocate Syed Shams-ul-Alam Hiru addressed the meeting as chief guest and general secretary Abu Bakar Siddique was present as special guest while general secretary of upazila Awami League Aminur Zaman Rinku moderated the function.
The speakers said the gruesome grenade attack was carried out at an anti- terrorism rally of AL at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital aiming to bankrupt the party leadership during the BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
A total of 24 people including the then Women Affairs secretary of AL and wife of late Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman Ivy Rahman were killed and over 500 others injured in the attack and many of them became crippled for life, they also said.
They condemned such the heinous crimes and demanded to bring the persons including the masterminds who were involved in the carnage without delay. Almost all the leaders and the workers of district AL and its front and associate organizations participated in the meeting spontaneously.
BSS from Khulna reports: Khulna mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque on Wednesday urged the party leaders and workers to remain careful about conspiracy of making attempt on the life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to destroy Awami League leadership.
“Conspiracy is still going on to kill Sheikh Hasina,” he said in a meeting in front of party office after a procession on the occasion of observing 21 August grenade attack day.
Mayor Khaleque, also president of Khulna city unit of Awami League, led the procession which paraded different streets. Local Member of Parliament Akteruzzaman Babu, among others, was present.
Mayor Khaleque said the August 21 grenade attack in 2004 was aimed at killing Sheikh Hasina as parts of deep-rooted conspiracy to make a great vacuum in the Awami League leadership.
BNP-Jamaat instigated politics of hatred through the grenade attack, he said and demanded for unveiling masks of all masterminds behind the attacks to ensure their exemplary punishments.
Earlier, district and city units of AL at their respective offices paid tributes to victims of the gruesome grenade attack.
Elaborate daylong programmes were taken in observance of the day. The programs included hoisting of the national flag, party flag at half mast, placing wreaths to portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and martyrs of August 21 grenade attack and observance of one-minute silence.
BSS from Rajshahi says : The 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in Dhaka on August 21 in 2004 was observed in Rajshahi city on Wednesday in a befitting manner as elsewhere in the district.
Different political parties and their front organisations observed the day paying homage to the Martyred of August 21 who sacrificed their lives for establishing terrorism, militancy-free Bangladesh.
The day’s programmes included hoisting the national and black flags at half-mast atop all party offices, placing wreaths at the portraits of leaders and workers of AL including Ivy Rahman who sacrificed their lives on August 21, at 10 am at the respective party offices of AL, Qurankhwani, Milad Mahfil and discussion meetings.
In observance of the day, city unit of Bangladesh Awami League placed wreaths on the portraits of Martyred of August 21 at Swadhinota Crossing in the city this morning.
City unit president and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Vice-president Shaheen Akhter Rainy and General Secretary Dablu Sarker were present on the occasion.
Afterwards, the unit held a discussion meeting and doa mahfil at the party office with Khairuzzaman Liton, who was present near the Awami League meeting on that day, in the chair.
Recalling his memory on the occasion, Mayor Liton said the horrible grenade
attack was carried out at an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League (AL) at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital Dhaka on August 21 in 2004.
24 people including the then Mahila AL president and wife of late president Zillur Rahman were killed and over 500 others injured in the attack and many of them became crippled for life.
By the grace of the Almighty, the then opposition leader and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other front ranking leaders of AL narrowly escaped from the most shocking crime in the political history in the world.
The discussants condemned such heinous crimes and demanded to bring the persons including the masterminds who were involved in the carnage without delay.
District unit of the party also observed the day through various programmes including discussion meeting and doa mahfil.
Special prayers were also held at different mosques and other places of worships in the city and districts seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of 24 leaders and workers of AL who were assassinated in the fateful day on August 21 in 2004.
Similarly, reports of observing the 15th anniversary of August 21 reached here from the districts of Natore, Naogaon, Chapainawabgonj, Pabna, Sirajgonj, Bogra and Joypurhat.
BSS from Rangpur adds: The 21 August grenade attack day was observed here on ednesdau with due solemnity and fresh oath to root out evil forces from politics.
Political leaders here said August 21, 2004 is a scandalous day in the country’s history as renade attack was conducted on that day to kill AL President Sheikh Hasina as part of a deep-rooted conspiracy.
Awami League, its associate bodes, political, professional and socio-cultural organisations paid rich tributes to the victims of grenade attack at divisional and upazila levels.
The programs of the day included hoisting of the national and party flags at half mast and black flags and placing wreaths at portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 24 martyrs of August 21 grenade attack.
Mourning processions were brought out while milad and doa mahfils were arranged seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of the departed souls of martyrs of attack.
Acting president of district AL Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed was in the chair while general secretary Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju took part in the discussion, among others.
Mamtaz Uddin said August 21 grenade attack was a part of the blueprint to thwart out country’s independence..
