RANGPUR, Oct 19, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies celebrated the 57th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in the city on Sunday night.
Leaders and workers of the district unit of AL and its associate bodies attended limited-scale programmes arranged for celebrating the birthday maintaining health directives of the government in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
They also placed wreaths at the portrait of Sheikh Russel followed by a discussion, milad and doa mahfil at its office at night.
They prayed for eternal peace for the departed souls of Sheikh Russel and other martyrs, including the architect of the country’s independence Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Presided over by President of district AL Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, its General Secretary Advocate Reazul Karim Razu addressed the discussion as keynote speaker.
Vice-presidents of district AL Mazed Ali Babul and Utpal Sarker, its Joint General Secretary Motahar Hossain Mandal Mowla, Organising Secretary Wazedul Islam, Office Secretary Amin Sarker, Publicity Secretary Latifa Shawkat, leaders of Jubo League, Swechchasebak League, Mohila AL and Chhatra League addressed the discussion.
Advocate Reazul Karim Razu said the conspirators assassinated Sheikh Russel mercilessly and brutally aiming at reversing independence and sovereignty of the newly liberated country through eliminating Bangabandhu’s blood from this soil.
Strongly condemning assassination of Bangabandhu and most of his family members, including Russel on August 15, 1975, he said Bangladesh and Bangabandhu are inseparable and no conspiracy would succeed to destroy the country’s independence.
Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed urged leaders of AL and its associate bodies to disseminate true national history among young generations and inspire them in becoming educated to take the nation forward and building a developed Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu.