CHATTOGRAM, April 17, 2024 (BSS)-Different social, cultural and political organizations today observed the historic Mujibnagar Day in Chattogram city and its adjacent districts in a befitting manner with various programmes.

On April 17 in 1971, Bangladesh government-in-exile took oath at the then Baidyanathtala at present Mujibnagar mango grove in Meherpur district.

Local units of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) observed the day with due respect.

Marking the day, AL leaders and workers hoisted national and party flags atop of all party offices in Chattogram and placed wreaths at the portraits of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders in the city's Darul Fazal Market area here this morning.

A discussion was organized by Chattogram City Unit AL at Theater Institute Hall here this afternoon with its city unit AL acting President Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury presided over it. 

City unit AL General Secretary and former City Mayor A J M Nasir Uddin, AL leaders Noymuddin Chowdhury, Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury Babul and Advocate Iftekhar Saimul, among others, spoke on the occasion.

People of all walks of life including politicians, educationists and freedom fighters also attended the function.

Speakers in their discussion paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders who immensely contributed to the War of Liberation of the country.

Recalling enormous importance of the historic day, the speakers said the War of Liberation got a specific dimension on this day in 1971 when the provisional government in exile took oath at Baiddonathtola in Meherpur.

In the absence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was arrested after declaration of country's independence on the night of March 25 and kept in a jail in the then West Pakistan during the whole period of liberation war, Syed Nazrul Islam took oath as acting President in the absence of Bangabandhu, Tazuddin Ahmad as the first Prime Minister, while Khandaker Mostaque Ahmed, Captain M Mansur Ali and AHM Quamaruzzaman as the cabinet ministers.

Meanwhile, another discussion organized by the district administration was held at the auditorium of the Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office this noon with DC Abul Bashar Mohammad Fakruzzaman in the chair.

Chattogram North and South district AL also organized separate discussions at their respective party offices in the city's new market and Andarkilla area respectively.