2-day programme for celebration of 5 decades of ‘Bangabandhu’ title

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DHAKA, Feb 23, 2019 (BSS) – Awami League (AL) Publicity and Publication Sub-Committee has chalked out a two-day programme to observe the golden jubilee of bestowing ‘Bangabandhu’ title on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

On the occasion, a photo exhibition and discussion will be organized at Shilpakala Academy in the city on February 25 and 26, said an AL press release here today.

AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will inaugurate the photo exhibition at 3 pm on Monday while AL Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed will be present as the chief speaker.

AL Publicity and Publication Sub-Committee Chairman and Political Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister HT Imam will preside over the function.

The exhibition will remain open for all till 6 pm on Tuesday.

AL Publicity and Publication Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud requested all to be present at the function in time.

On February 23, the then Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice-President and Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad Convenor Tofail Ahmed conferred the title on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, subsequently the Father of the Nation, behalf of the people at a mass rally at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan (Race Course), after he was freed from jail in the Agartala conspiracy case.