DHAKA, MARCH 16, 2019 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today urged all to make the new generation enlightened and patriotic citizens by providing them with proper education and knowledge.
“Build our young generation with the spirit of noble qualities from their very childhood. . . Let us make them enlightened and worthy citizens through proper education,” he said in a message on the occasion of the 99th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day.
Noting that Bangabandhu is the eternal source of our inspiration, he hoped that his policies and ideals would spread from generation to generation and nourish brave, sacrificial and idealistic leadership.
The President called upon all to build the young generation with the spirit of noble qualities so that they can materialize Bangabandhu’s dream of transforming the country into ‘Sonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal).
“The Father of the Nation was born in Tungipara of Gopalganj district on 17 March in 1920. He was the architect of independent Bangladesh. Since his boyhood this most distinguished person was very kind and generous to the people but uncompromising on attaining rights,” the President said.
The leadership quality of Bangabandhu was noticed from his school life, he said, adding in the early forties of the last century as a young student leader, he (Bangabandhu) actively participated in politics having close association with Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Sher-e-Bangla A K Fazlul Haque.
The President said Bangabandhu was the dreamer of Bangalee nation and an ardent exponent of Bangali nationalism and he led the nation in every movement towards attaining democracy and autonomy including the Language Movement in 1952, Jukta-Front Election in 1954, movement against Martial Law in 1958, Six-Point Movement in 1966, Mass Upsurge in 1969 and the General Elections in 1970.
He said Bangabandhu was the symbol of policy and ideology in politics and had struggled throughout his life for the welfare and rights of the country and the people. “For this, he was sent to jail several times and had to bear inhuman sufferings, he said. Despite manifold challenges, he did never compromise with the Pakistani rulers on the question of establishing rights,” he added.
He said the UNESCO has recognized the 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu as part of the ‘World’s Documentary Heritage’ and included it in the ‘Memory of the World International Register’ on October 30, 2017.
“As the Bangali, we feel proud of this. For his extraordinary contributions to the people, Bangabandhu and Bangladesh, thus, emerged as a unique symbol to the people of Bangladesh,” he added.
President Hamid prayed to the Almighty for the eternal peace of the departed soul of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birthday.
“I welcome the observance of Bangabandhu’s birthday as the `National Children Day’ because our new generation will be able to know the life and works of Bangabandhu through observing the day and will contribute to building the nation imbued with the spirit of patriotism,” he added.