C T Online Desk: April 17, 2022- Different sociocultural and political
organisations observed the historic Mujibnagar Day in the city in a
befitting manner today.
On April 17 in 1971, Bangladesh government-in-exile took oath at
Baidyanathtala mango grove in Meherpur, in the then Kushtia district.
Local units of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) observed the day with elaborate programmes.
Marking the day, AL leaders and workers hoisted national and party flags atop
all party offices in Chattogram and placed wreaths at the portraits of Father
of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders in
the city’s Darul Fazal Market area this morning.
A discussion was organised by Chattogram City Unit AL at international
convention centre this afternoon with its acting city unit AL President
Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury in the chair. The meeting concluded followed by
an iftar.
City Unit AL General Secretary and former City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin, AL
leaders Noymuddin Chowdhury, Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury Babul and
Advocate Iftekhar Saimul, among others, spoke on the occasion.
People of all walks of life including politicians, educationists and freedom
fighters also attended the function.
Speakers during their speech paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, who immensely
contributed to the country’s Liberation War.
Recalling enormous importance of the historic day, the speakers said the War
of Liberation got a specific dimension on this day in 1971 when the
provisional government in exile took oath at Baiddonathtola in Meherpur.
In absence of Bangabandhu, who was arrested after declaration of the
country’s independence at the night of March 25 and kept in a jail in the
then West Pakistan during the whole period of the Liberation War, Vice
President Syed Nazrul Islam was entrusted with the charge of Acting
President.
Besides, Tajuddin Ahmed was appointed as the first prime minister while
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, Capt M Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman were named
as cabinet members.
Meanwhile, the district administration, also organised a discussion at
the auditorium of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC’s) office this afternoon
with DC Mohammad Mominur Rahman in the chair.
On the occasion, Chattogram North and South district AL also organised
separate discussion meetings at their respective party offices in the city’s
New market and Andarkilla areas respectively.
Earlier, Bangabandhu Sanskritik Jote also organised a discussion at the
city’s Theatre Institute auditorium this noon to mark the event.
