Sheikh Hasina’s Homecoming Day observed

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BSS, Rajshahi :
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its front organisations observed the Homecoming Day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the city and its adjacent areas in a befitting manner on Friday.
Rajshahi city and district units of AL observed the day through elaborate programmes including placing wreaths at Bangabandhu’s portrait at the party office and holding discussions, milad and doa mahfil.
Rajshahi city (East) unit of AL held a discussion meeting, Doa and Iftar Mahfil at Moonlight Garden City Convention Centre with the unit president Atuqur Rahman Kalu in the chair.
City Mayor, also President of city AL, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, AL leaders Dablu Sarker, Shafiqur Rahman, Meer Iqbal, Shahadat Hossain and Muhammad Ali Kamal, among others, spoke on the occasion.
The speakers said the very existence of AL was survived after Sheikh Hasina’s return to her beloved motherland Bangladesh on May 17, 1981.
The nation fought against the autocratic ruler under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina who is still continuing her struggle to uphold the country’s democracy, they added.
Mayor Liton said the historic return of Sheikh Hasina on this day 39 years back, factually removed darkness from the country after assassination of Bangabandhu and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.
He said her return instantly re-inspired common people in re-establishing democracy to build ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Bangabandhu.
He urged party leaders and workers to further strengthen the hands of Sheikh Hasina and speed up the current pace of development for building a peaceful and developed Sonar Bangla.
Meanwhile, Rajshahi city and district units of Bangabandhu Parishad and Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee jointly organized a discussion meeting and Iftar Mahfil at Barendra College auditorium to mark the day with Bangabandhu Parishad district unit president Professor Abdul Khaleque in the chair.
District units of Bangladesh Awami League also organized a discussion meeting and doa mahfil at its office with the unit president Badruzzaman Rabu in the chair.
The meeting was also addressed, among others, by unit leaders Asaduzzaman Asad, Advocate Mokbul Hossain, Layeb Uddin and Mostafizur Rahman.
On the other hand, different units of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Awami Juba
League and other associate bodies of AL brought out several processions in different areas of the city marking the day.
BSS from Gopalganj adds: The homecoming day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was observed in Tungipara here on Friday.
To mark the day, Tungipara upazila AL paid their tributes by placing wreaths at the shrine of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman around 11 am.
Later, different associate bodies of AL, including Jubo League, Chhatra League and Mohila Awami League placed wreaths at the shrine.
Tungipara AL and it’s associate bodies also offered an special prayer for Sheikh Hasina and for the eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu and his family members who were brutally killed in 1975.
Acting President of Tungipara Upazila AL Elias Hossain, Upazila Chairman Soliman Biswas, AL leader Babul Sheikh, Chhatra League leaders Nurul Islam and Nazmul Haque were present.
Besides, district AL marked the day hoisting national and party flags at their office at Bankpara in the town.
They also placed wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. District AL also arranged a discussion meeting on the occasion at their office. President and Secretary of Gopalganj district AL spoke at the meeting.
On this day (May 17) in 1981, Sheikh Hasina returned home after six years of exile following the country’s saddest history of killing of Bangabandhu along with most of his family inmates on August 15, 1975.

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