Chittagong Bureau :
The historic six-point day was observed here today with a renewed call for completing the trial of the rest of the war criminals and Bangabandhu’s unfinished tasks to materialize his dreams.
The father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujbur Rahman, on this day in 1966 announced the six-point demand at city’s Laldighi Maidan with the objective of the earning independence that later triggered strong commotion in the whole Pakistan and subsequently Bangabandhu and his party fell prey to the oppression and torture of Pakistani military ruler.
Awami League (AL), its associate organizations, different socio- cultural and professional bodies observed the day through daylong programmes.
The programmes included placing wreaths at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, discussions, bringing out processions and playing of the recorded historic speeches of Bangabandhu.
To mark the day, Chittagong city AL arranged a grand rally at Saheed Minar last afternoon.
Chittagong city AL president and former city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury presided over the meeting while Vice-chancellor of Premier University and advisory council member of AL, Dr Anupom Sen, city AL general secretary and newly-elected mayor AZM Nasir Uddin and AL leader Advocate Iftakher Saimul Chowdhury, among others, addressed it.
The historic six-point day was observed here today with a renewed call for completing the trial of the rest of the war criminals and Bangabandhu’s unfinished tasks to materialize his dreams.
The father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujbur Rahman, on this day in 1966 announced the six-point demand at city’s Laldighi Maidan with the objective of the earning independence that later triggered strong commotion in the whole Pakistan and subsequently Bangabandhu and his party fell prey to the oppression and torture of Pakistani military ruler.
Awami League (AL), its associate organizations, different socio- cultural and professional bodies observed the day through daylong programmes.
The programmes included placing wreaths at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, discussions, bringing out processions and playing of the recorded historic speeches of Bangabandhu.
To mark the day, Chittagong city AL arranged a grand rally at Saheed Minar last afternoon.
Chittagong city AL president and former city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury presided over the meeting while Vice-chancellor of Premier University and advisory council member of AL, Dr Anupom Sen, city AL general secretary and newly-elected mayor AZM Nasir Uddin and AL leader Advocate Iftakher Saimul Chowdhury, among others, addressed it.
