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GRENADE-ATTACK-RAJSHAHI (with picture)
15th anniversary of Aug 21 grenade attack observed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Aug 21, 2019 (BSS)- The 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade
attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in Dhaka on August 21 in
2004 was observed in Rajshahi city today in a befitting manner as elsewhere
in the district.
Different political parties and their front organizations observed the day
paying homage to the Martyred of August 21 who sacrificed their lives for
establishing terrorism, militancy-free Bangladesh.
The day’s programmes included hoisting the national and black flags at
half-mast atop all party offices, placing wreaths at the portraits of leaders
and workers of AL including Ivy Rahman who sacrificed their lives on August
21, at 10 am at the respective party offices of AL, Qurankhwani, Milad Mahfil
and discussion meetings.
In observance of the day, city unit of Bangladesh Awami League placed
wreaths on the portraits of Martyred of August 21 at Swadhinota Crossing in
the city this morning.
City unit president and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman
Liton, Vice-president Shaheen Akhter Rainy and General Secretary Dablu Sarker
were present on the occasion.
Afterwards, the unit held a discussion meeting and doa mahfil at the party
office with Khairuzzaman Liton, who was present near the Awami League meeting
on that day, in the chair.
Recalling his memory on the occasion, Mayor Liton said the horrible grenade
attack was carried out at an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League (AL) at
Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital Dhaka on August 21 in 2004.
24 people including the then Mahila AL president and wife of late president
Zillur Rahman were killed and over 500 others injured in the attack and many
of them became crippled for life.
By the grace of the Almighty, the then opposition leader and incumbent
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other front ranking leaders of AL narrowly
escaped from the most shocking crime in the political history in the world.
The discussants condemned such heinous crimes and demanded to bring the
persons including the masterminds who were involved in the carnage without
delay.
District unit of the party also observed the day through various programmes
including discussion meeting and doa mahfil.
Special prayers were also held at different mosques and other places of
worships in the city and districts seeking eternal peace of the departed
souls of 24 leaders and workers of AL who were assassinated in the fateful
day on August 21 in 2004.
Similarly, reports of observing the 15th anniversary of August 21 reached
here from the districts of Natore, Naogaon, Chapainawabgonj, Pabna,
Sirajgonj, Bogra and Joypurhat.
BSS/AH/ARS/1826 hrs