ZCZC
BSS-31
HOMECOMING-DAY-BANGABANDHU-LEAD
Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day tomorrow
DHAKA, Jan 9, 2019 (BSS) – The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed tomorrow in a
befitting manner.
Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of
the country’s Liberation War, returned to the sacred soil of independent
Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972, after 290 days of
captivity in Pakistan jail.
To mark the day, the ruling Awami League, its associate bodies, other
political parties and socio-cultural-professional organisations have chalked
out elaborate programmes.
The day’s programme will start with hoisting of the national and party
flags at the AL central office, Bangabandhu Bhaban, and party offices across
the country around 6:30am. AL leaders and workers will place wreaths at the
portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondi here at about 7
am.
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is expected to
chair a discussion at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) in the city’s
Farmgate area at 3pm tomorrow. Besides, Bangali Sangskritik Bandhan, a
cultural alliance, will hold a discussion at Shilpakala Academy at 10 am
tomorrow.
In a statement, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and
Bridges Minister urged all party leaders and like-minded political
organisations to observe the day in a befitting manner.
President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate
messages paying profound homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the
greatest Bangali of all time.
“Today is the historic 10 January, the Homecoming Day of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Though we achieved ultimate victory
on 16 December in 1971 through armed struggle but the true essence of victory
came into being upon returning home of Father of the Nation,” Hamid said in
his message.
This year the Homecoming day is more significant than any other time as
the people of the country have cast their votes for Sheikh Hasina, the
daughter of Bangabandhu, to run the country for the three consecutive terms
and materialize the dream of Bangabandhu through the 11th parliamentary
election, he said, adding “I believe that this is the true reflection of deep
trust and confidence in Bangabandhu and the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina”.
Recalling the memories on January 10, 1971, the President said in front of
hundreds of thousand people gathered at the Racecourse Maidan, he
(Bangabandhu) said, “The dream of my life is fulfilled today. My Sonar Bangla
is now free….a sovereign state has been emerged”.
The anti-liberation forces, however, wanted to wipe out the ideal and
principle of Bangabandhu and tried to tarnish the image of sovereign
Bangladesh through the assassination of Bangabandhu and his family members on
15 August 1975, Hamid said.
“But the Bangali is a nation of intrepidity. As long as Bangladesh and the
Bangali exist, Bangabandhu will remain as the eternal source of our
inspiration,” he added.
The President said the present government under the dynamic leadership of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the illustrious daughter of Bangabandhu, is
making untiring efforts for the progress and development of the country.
“Bangladesh, in the meantime, is now being considered worldwide as a ‘role
model’ for its development in various sectors including education, health,
agriculture, information technology, empowerment of women etc. I am confident
that with this pace of development, Bangladesh will be a developed country by
2041, InshaAllah,” he added.
“On the Homecoming day of Bangabandhu, let us take the pledge to continue
the advancement of our country by implementing the unfinished tasks of this
great leader imbued with the spirit of War of Liberation,” Hamid said.
MORE/SAH/RY/1823 hrs