DHAKA, Jan 9, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her
hope that Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebration will project his life and
works through different programmes and initiatives taken by all government,
non-government and other organisations.
On the eve of launching the countdown of birth centenary celebration of
Bangabandhu, she extended her greetings to the countrymen and said “In my
consideration, Bangabandhu belongs to all.”
She said the countdown starts on January 10, the Homecoming Day of the
greatest Bangalee of all times Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman.
She said through the grand inauguration of the birth centenary of
Bangabandhu, the celebrations will commence on March 17, 2020.
The premier paid her deep homage to the memory of Father of the Nation and
also recalled with profound respect the national four leaders, 30 lakh
martyrs and two lakh oppressed women whose supreme sacrifice has brought the
country’s independence.
“Bangabandhu is the name of a courageous and fearless person,” she said,
adding that the Bangalee nation had struggled for ages to liberate themselves
from the subjugation and oppression but failed.
At last, Bangabandhu emerged as an apostle of freedom under whose
leadership the Bangalee nation achieved independence by breaking the shackle
of oppression, Sheikh Hasina added.
She said Bangabandhu was born for the wellbeing of the people and freedom
of the Bangalee nation.
The prime minister said he (Bangabandhu) had struggled throughout his life
against the rulers for establishing the rights of the people and their
freedom.
“He had to spend the best period of his life in the dark cell of the jail.
He was even ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of the people. His
lifelong aspiration was to acquire political independence along with economic
emancipation of the countrymen,” she said.
The premier said despite achieving the political freedom, the
assassination of Bangabandhu along with most of his family members by the
defeated enemies of the Liberation War on August 15, 1975 stopped the path of
achieving economic emancipation.
“Overcoming various obstacles, we have been working to build a ‘Golden
Bangladesh’ as dreamt by Bangabandhu. We have been taking practical plans and
implementing those to turn Bangladesh into a middle income country by 2021
and a developed one by 2041,” she said.
She hoped the government will certainly achieve its goals to meet the
aspiration of the people.
“We have declared March 17, 2020 to March 17, 2021 as ‘Mujib Year’ with a
view to upholding the life and works of Bangabandhu to the people, especially
to the next generation through this glorious celebration,” she said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hoped the countdown watch and the display
devices that will depict the life and works of Bangabandhu will create huge
enthusiasm among the people.
She wished all-out success of the programmes taken on the occasion of
countdown of birth centenary celebration of Bangabandhu.