RAJSHAHI, April 17, 2019 (BSS) – Historic Mujibnagar Day was observed here today with befitting manner.
On April 17 in 1971, Bangladesh government-in-exile took oath at
Baidyanathtala mango grove in Meherpur, in the then Kushtia district.
Different political parties including Bangladesh Awami League, district administration and various educational institutions including Rajshahi University (RU) arranged various programmes including rally and discussion meeting highlighting significance of the day.
Local unit of Bangladesh Awami League and associate organizations observed
the day in a befitting manner. The party leaders and workers led by Mayor of
Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton garlanded the portraits of
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national
leaders at in front of the party office.
They also placed wreaths on the grave of Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman, one of
the four national leaders and cabinet ministers of the Mujibnagar Government,
at the Kadirgonj family graveyard. They also offered fateha and doa seeking
blessings of the almighty Allah for the departed soul.
Marking the day, a post-rally discussion was held at conference hall of
Deputy Commissioner largely attended by cross-section people including
freedom fighters, government and non-government officials, members of the
civil society, professional leaders and cultural personalities.
The speakers at the meeting paid glowing tributes to the Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four other national leaders who
contributed immensely to the liberation war of Bangladesh.
In the meeting, they mentioned that the formation of the government with
Syed Nazrul Islam as acting president in the absence of Bangabandhu along
with Tajuddin Ahmed as Prime Minister at Baiddyanathtala, later renamed
Mujibnagar, was a great leap forward towards achieving the independence.
Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi SM Abdul Kader, Superintendent of Police
Muhammad Shahidullah, Additional Deputy Commissioners Ruhul Amin and Alamgir
Kabir, Deputy Director of Department of Family Planning Dr Nasim Akhter and
Deputy Director of Department of Social Services Rashedul Kabir spoke on the
occasion.
The discussants recalled the events of the day when the exiled leaders
took the most momentous decision of forming a legal government to draw global
attention to the ongoing War of Liberation.
The discussion was followed by a film show at Shilpakala Academy and
cultural function at Shishu Academy on the role of Mujibnagar Government
towards intensifying the War of Liberation.
Marking the day, RU administration took out a rally in the campus and held
a meeting at its mini conference hall with Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan
in the chair. Pro-vice-chancellors Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha and Prof Muhammad
Jakaria, Registrar Prof Abdul Bari and Proctor Prof Lutfor Rahman addressed
the meeting.
Prof Abdus Sobhan pointed out that Mujibnagar government on this day got a
legal stand for demanding all sorts of help and assistance of the world
community to carry on armed struggle against the autocratic Pakistani junta
who denied our right to self-determination, refused to hand over power to the
elected representatives of the people.