Mujibnagar Day observed

The government is observing the historic Mujibnagar Day on Saturday with many programmes.

The Bangladesh government was formed in Kushtia’s Meherpur area on this day in 1971 with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman named as the president, Syed Nazrul Islam as the vice president and acting president and Tajuddin Ahmed as the prime minister.

The government is for the first time holding programmes in Meherpur, as well as in Dhaka, to make the day.

Parliament deputy leader and Awami League presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, finance minister AMA Muhith and other central leaders laid floral tributes at the graves of three national leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed and M Mansur Ali in Dhaka’s Banani in the morning.

In Meherpur, local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam, son of Syed Nazrul Islam, the state minister for liberation war affairs ABM Tajul Islam and other central and local leaders laid tributes at the Mujibnagar mausoleum at around 10am.

A meeting will be held beside the mausoleum later in the day with Syed Ashraf as the chief guest.

The Awami League has also organised a discussion in Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and AL chief Sheikh Hasina will be the chief guest there.