Chittagong Bureau :
Different social, cultural and political organizations observed the historic Mujibnagar Day in Chittagong city and its adjacent districts befittingly on Friday .
Local units of Bangladesh Awami League observed the day when the provisional Bangladesh government in exile took oath in the mango grove of Baiddyanathtala (Mujibnagar) under the then Meherpur Sub-division on April 17 in 1971.
Marking the day, the AL leaders and workers hoisted national and party flags atop all party offices in Chittagong and placed wreaths at the portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders at Darul Fazal Market of Bangladesh Awami League yesterday morning.
In this connection a discussion meeting was organized by Chittagong City Unit AL at a local community center this afternoon. Former Mayor and President of Chittagong city AL A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury presided over the function while AL presidium Member and Vice Chancellor of Premier University Dr Anupom Sen addressed the function as main speaker.
City AL general Secretary and Mayor candidate in the coming election A Z M Nasir Uddin, AL leaders M A Rashid, Altaf Hossain Baccu, Jahirul Alam Dobash, Khurshed Alam Sujan, Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Babul and Advocate Iftekhar Saimul, among others, spoke.
People of all walks of life including politicians, educationists and freedom fighters also attended the function.
Speakers paid glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders who immensely contributed during the liberation war in the country.
The speakers recalled the events of the day when the exiled leaders took the most momentous decision of forming a legal government taking oath by elected people to give our demand a legal platform in order to draw the global attention.
The formation of the government headed by Syed Nazrul Islam as acting president in the absence of Bangabandhu along with Tajuddin Ahmed as the Prime Minister at Baiddyanathtala later named as Mujibnagar was a great leap forward towards achieving independence, the speakers added.
Meanwhile, another discussion meeting organized by district administration of Chittagong was held at the auditorium of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office this noon with DC Mohammad Mezbahuddin in the chair.
Different social, cultural and political organizations observed the historic Mujibnagar Day in Chittagong city and its adjacent districts befittingly on Friday .
Local units of Bangladesh Awami League observed the day when the provisional Bangladesh government in exile took oath in the mango grove of Baiddyanathtala (Mujibnagar) under the then Meherpur Sub-division on April 17 in 1971.
Marking the day, the AL leaders and workers hoisted national and party flags atop all party offices in Chittagong and placed wreaths at the portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders at Darul Fazal Market of Bangladesh Awami League yesterday morning.
In this connection a discussion meeting was organized by Chittagong City Unit AL at a local community center this afternoon. Former Mayor and President of Chittagong city AL A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury presided over the function while AL presidium Member and Vice Chancellor of Premier University Dr Anupom Sen addressed the function as main speaker.
City AL general Secretary and Mayor candidate in the coming election A Z M Nasir Uddin, AL leaders M A Rashid, Altaf Hossain Baccu, Jahirul Alam Dobash, Khurshed Alam Sujan, Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Babul and Advocate Iftekhar Saimul, among others, spoke.
People of all walks of life including politicians, educationists and freedom fighters also attended the function.
Speakers paid glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders who immensely contributed during the liberation war in the country.
The speakers recalled the events of the day when the exiled leaders took the most momentous decision of forming a legal government taking oath by elected people to give our demand a legal platform in order to draw the global attention.
The formation of the government headed by Syed Nazrul Islam as acting president in the absence of Bangabandhu along with Tajuddin Ahmed as the Prime Minister at Baiddyanathtala later named as Mujibnagar was a great leap forward towards achieving independence, the speakers added.
Meanwhile, another discussion meeting organized by district administration of Chittagong was held at the auditorium of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office this noon with DC Mohammad Mezbahuddin in the chair.
