DHAKA, June 28, 2024 (BSS) - State Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Mohammad Ali Arafat today called upon the new generation to engage themselves
with Awami League (AL) to build a Smart Bangladesh as it is the only party
which meets the hopes and aspirations of the people of Bangladesh.

"We want to build a Smart Awami League for building a Smart Bangladesh before
the Smart World. That's why I urge the new generation to join and engage
themselves with AL to build a Smart Bangladesh," he said.

Arafat said this while talking to journalists after visiting a photo
exhibition titled "From Bangabandhu to Sheikh Hasina in the flow of history"
arranged by Dhaka District Awami League at its office bhaban in the capital's
Tejgaon area.

The photo exhibition was arranged marking the 75th founding anniversary of
Awami League.

Highlighting the glorious history of AL, the state minister said Bangladesh
Awami League is one of the largest political parties having rich history and
heritage in the South Asia.

The party has a glorious role to lead in every democratic movement and
struggles for achieving the country's independence and sovereignty, he said.

Marking the 75th founding anniversary of AL, Arafat penned a short write-up
on why the new generation would do politics of Awami League. In answer to the
question, he mentioned in his write-up that there is no other option apart
from Awami League.
 
Like AL, there is no other political party which imbues with the spirit of
the Liberation War and which was born and brought up with the support of the
people in the mainstream, said the state minister.

 He said there are some parties which were born at the hands of the military
rulers from the cantonment and some others are directly anti-liberation
forces.

There are some other parties also which are very weak and have no capacity
without making some demands, he mentioned.
 
"Awami League is the only party which has to meet the hopes and aspirations
of the people of Bangladesh. It had met the nation's aspiration for freedom."
 
Under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman, Awami League had brought independence for the country through the
Liberation War, he said, adding: "Later, the party also contributed to
establish democracy through struggle and movement."

And now the AL government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making its
efforts in the journey of the country's development and progress, he said.

"Under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
the country is marching forward to achieve economic emancipation," Arafat
continued.

The Awami League has much more glorious roles, achievements and contributions
to the country than its flaws and failures in its long journey of 75 years.

Replying to a question, the state minister said the Information and
Broadcasting Ministry is implementing a project across the country to present
the development policies, taken to build future Bangladesh, up to union
level.

"To build a Smart Bangladesh, Smart Citizens are needed. To do this, we have
to engage the people with our vision and policies. So, we are doing the work
to communicate with the people to bring them under the common motto to
achieve the vision of building Smart Bangladesh," he said.

Dhaka District AL President Benzir Ahmed, its General Secretary Paniruzzaman
Tarun, Vice-President Kazi Shawkat Hossain, Organizing Secretaries Halima
Aktar Labanyo and Shakur Hossain Shaku, Office Secretary Arman Hossain Apu,
Deputy Office Secretary Nahidul Alam Nadim, and Deputy Publicity Secretary
Sharif Hasan were present, among others.