Declare Bangabandhu as Father of the Nation
Demand civil society members
Staff Correspondent
Members of the civil society yesterday demanded that the government immediately declare Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as Father of the Nation and execute the verdict of the Bangabandhu Murder Case.The demand came at a human chain in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Road no 32 in the city. The human chain was formed at about 7:00am on the very first day of August, 'the mourning month', marking the 32nd death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was assassinated along with most of his family members in a military coup on August 15, 1975. The organisers, mostly cultural activists and poets placed a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu there and observed a minute's silence. Poet Nirmalendu Goon, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan, Golam Kuddus, Anwara Syed Haque, Salauddin Badal, Aslam Sani, Rabindra Gop, Afzal Hossain, Shahadat Hossain Nipu, Bulbul Mahalanabis, Ayat Ali Patwari, Sheikh Abdul Kader also took part in the human chain.
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Members of several organisations place bouquets at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman near Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city yesterday to mark his 32nd death anniversary. Bangabandhu was killed along with most of his family members on August 15, 1975. PHOTO: STAR |
