DHAKA, March 26, 2021(BSS) – State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud
Chowdhury today said Liberation War, Bangladesh and Bangabandhu are
intertwined with each other.
“After killing Bangabandhu and his family in 1975, Bangabandhu’s name, Joy
Bangla slogan and speech on March 7 were banned, history was tampered… War
criminals were rehabilitated, Bangabandhu’s killers were rewarded. But they
failed to kill Bangabandhu, because Bangabandhu means Bangladesh,” Khalid
said.
He said while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion titled
‘Bangabandhu’s State Thought, Success and Recent Achievements’ organized by
the Ministry of Shipping on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of
Independence at Motijheel BIWTA Bhaban here.
Mentioning that Bangabandhu’s ideology is not only for Bangladesh but also
relevant for the whole world, the state minister said, “Bangabandhu has shown
how a state can be a secular state even after the majority of the people are
Muslims. Bangabandhu has taken Bangladesh forward in a non-communal spirit,”
said the release.
Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury
presided over the function.
Chairman of Bangladesh Land Ports Authority KM Tariqul Islam, Director
General of Shipping Department Commodore AZM Jalal Uddin, Chairman of BIWTA
Commodore Golam Sadeq, among others, spoke on the occasion.
Prominent journalist and media personality Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul presented
the keynote paper at the event.
Earlier, the state minister unveiled a sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman at the BIWTA Bhaban.