President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the young generation to follow the ideology of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The President and the Prime Minister made the call in separate messages on the eve of the 88th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib who had played a pivotal role in building the nation staying beside the Father of the Nation.
President Abdul Hamid, in his message, said Bangabandhu’s wife Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib is a pride of the Bangalee nation and also a source of inspiration for the womenfolk.
He said Bangabandhu had to go to jail for many times for the sake of the country.
Staying beside her husband, Bangamata faced the difficult situations with firmness during Bangabandhu’s frequent imprisonments, he added.
The President said she ran cases of Bangabandhu, gave directives and extended cooperation for organizational activities of the party side by side with looking after her family.
Abdul Hamid said Bangamata had played a significant role from behind the scene for the Bangabandhu’s historic 7th March speech.
The President said Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib was not only the wife of the Father of the Nation but also was the behind-the-scene architect of the struggle for independence in the history of Bangladesh.”
Her contribution to the history of struggle for independence and the War of Liberation would be ever remembered, said the President.
In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said though Fazilatunnesa Mujib was the wife of the architect of an independent country, she used to lead a very simple life.
Because of that, she played a unique role in the struggle of independence, Liberation War and rebuilding of the country after the liberation side by side with doing responsibility for family members and relatives, the Prime Minister said.
