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Vol. 5 Num 220 Tue. January 04, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


BCL founding anniversary today


Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the opposition Awami League (AL), will observe its 57th founding anniversary today with a vow to free the country from, what the BCL said, the 'misrule' of the BNP-Jamaat coalition government.

To observe the day BCL has chalked out elaborate programmes.

BCL General Secretary Nazrul Islam Babu said the BCL will start its journey along with the people from today to free the country from the misrule of the BNP-Jamaat alliance government. "Our promise in this founding anniversary is to resist the 'corrupt' coalition government," Babu added.

The BCL will celebrate the grand opening of the founding anniversary at the first hour today through cutting cakes and lighting 57 candles at Curzon Hall of Dhaka University (DU). Hoisting national and party flag at the central office at 6:00am, the BCL leaders will place wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at 9:00am at Bangabandhu Bhaban in the city.

The BCL will also bring out a colorful procession from the foot of Aparajey Bangla of DU at 11:00am.

On the other hand the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) backed-BCL will also celebrate the day through cutting a birth anniversary cake at Curzon Hall at 12:01am, hoisting national and party flags at the central office at 6:00am, paying tributes at the Central Shaheed Minar at 7:00am.