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HASAN-BANGABANDHU-INDEPENDENCE
Independence earned at cost of blood got fulfillment on Jan 10: Hasan
DHAKA, Jan 9, 2021 (BSS) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud
today said the independence of the country which was earned at the
cost of blood got fulfillment after the home coming of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on January 10.
“Bangladesh achieved victory on December 16, 1971 under the
leadership of Bangabandhu. Yet, there was a black spot in the mind of
Bangalees despite the delight — when Bangabandhu will come? Finally
our independence got fulfillment after the home coming of Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on January 10 in 1972,”
he said.
The minister made the comments while addressing a discussion at an
auditorium of Jatiya Press Club in the city. Awami Hawkers League
organized the discussion marking the home coming day of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu.
Hasan said Bangabandhu taught slogans to Bangalees- ‘Bir Bangalee
Ashro Dhoro, Bangladesh Swadhin koro, tomar amar thikana, Padma,
Meghna, Jamuna. And millions of Bangalees snatched the independence
through shedding blood being inspired with the slogans, he added.
He said Bangabandhu didn’t go to his family after coming home on
January 10. He went to Suhrawardy Uddyan where millions of people were
waiting with tears to see Bangabandhu for a moment, he added.
The minister said Bangabandhu, in the human sea, told that the
people liberated the country, freed him and he was ready to repay
their debt with his own blood. “But, on that day, we couldn’t think
that he (Bangabandhu) would be assassinated by the killers on August
15, 1975,” said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.
He said the economic growth of the country was 7.4 percent when
Bangabandhu was assassinated. “Even after 40 years of his
assassination, we could not exceed that growth rate. Bangladesh
exceeded 7.4 percent GDP growth under the leadership of Bangabandhu’s
daughter Sheikh Hasina,” he added.
About a comment of BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed over the speech of the
premier, the information minister said, “I would like to urge BNP to
look into the reports and statistics of IMF, Asian Development Bank
and the United Nations on Bangladesh’s progress before criticising
blindly and deafly.”
AL Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golam, MP,
joined the meeting through online while AL Relief and Social Welfare
Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi and AL Dhaka city North unit president
freedom fighter Abu Ahmed Mannafi addressed it as special guests.
Former general secretary of Awami Hawkers League Md Jahed Ali
conducted the meeting with its former president SM Jakaria Hanif in
the chair.
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