Historic 6-Point Day observed

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DHAKA, June 7, 2020 (BSS) – The historic Six-Point Day, marking the
demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, was
observed today in a limited scale in wake of the fatal COVID-19.

Marking the day, Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies and
other organizations paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of
Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi-32 here.

On behalf of AL and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, AL General
Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader along
with other party leaders and workers placed wreaths at the portrait of
Bangabandhu.

AL Presidium Members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Advocate Jahangir Kabir
Nanak and Abdur Rahman, Joint General Secretaries Mahbub-Ul-Alam
Hanif, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and AFM Bahauddin Nasim,
Organizing Secretaries Ahmad Hossain, BM Mozammel Haque, Mirza Azam
and Shakhawat Hossain Shafique, Liberation War Affairs Secretary
Mrinal Kanti Das, Relief and Social Welfare Affairs Secretary Sujit
Roy Nandi, Information and Research Secretary Dr Selim Mahmud,

Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Health
Affairs Secretary Dr Rokeya Sultana, Education Affairs Secretary
Shamsunnahar Chapa, Office Secretary Barrister Biplob Barua, Deputy
Publicity Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, Deputy Office Secretary Sayeem
Khan, Members Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, AKM Jahangir and Shahabuddin
Farazi were present on the occasion, among others.

Later, Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and
General Secretary Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil and Krishak League
President Samir Chanda and General Secretary Umme Kulsum Smriti also
paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu by placing wreaths at his
(Bangabandhu’s) portrait.

Besides, the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee
organized a virtual discussion and an online quiz competition for
youths marking the day.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the virtual discussion
while Dr Syed Mamjurul Islam presented a keynote paper in the
discussion.

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque and Education Minister Dr
Dipu Moni took part in the discussion while Chief Coordinator of the
committee Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury moderated it.

Earlier, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
issued separate messages on Saturday on the occasion of the six-point
day.

On June 7 in 1966, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman launched a massive movement against the misrule of the
Pakistanis on the basis of the 6-point demand, the Magna Carta of the
Bengalis demanding autonomy for the then east Pakistan.

Eleven people, including Manu Mian, Shafique and Shamsul Haque,
were gunned down by the police and paramilitary EPR on June 7, 1966 in
Dhaka and Narayanganj during a hartal called for releasing Bangabandhu
and other leaders detained for launching the Six-Point Movement
against the then barbaric ruling clique.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launched his historic six-point
political and economic programme in Lahore on February 5 in 1966 aimed
at attaining greater autonomy for the then East Pakistan in the
backdrop of exploitation and discrimination by the then Pakistani
rulers.

The six-point demands were – creating provision in the constitution
for a Federation of Pakistan in its true sense based on the Lahore
resolution, the federal government will deal with only two subjects:
Defence and Foreign Affairs, introduction of two separate, but freely
convertible currencies for East and West Pakistan, vesting the power
of taxation and revenue collection with the federating units,
maintaining two separate accounts for the foreign exchange earnings of
the two wings and creation a separate militia or paramilitary force
for East Pakistan.