On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, the undisputed leader and the greatest Bangali of all time, Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members was brutally assassinated at his Dhanmondi residence by a group of killers.
The August 15 is a scandalous chapter in the history of the Bangali nation. This month is also black-marked with another conspiracy of assassination. We cannot ever forget the heinous attempt of killing Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina through grenade attacks in 2004. The vested quarter, who assassinated Bangabandhu in 1975, also tried to destroy Awami League by killing its President Sheikh Hasina with grenades on an anti-terrorism rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21 in 2004.
A pall of gloom descends on the nation every year on this month. We observe with a heavy heart the month of August as the month of mourning to recall the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu and most of his family members.
The ruling Awami League
alongside pro-liberation
forces must strive to resist
all ill-efforts and conspiracies
It is clear to all now that military dictator Ziaur Rahman was the mastermind behind the assassination of Bangabandhu and most of his family members in 1975 as the BNP admits it by chanting the slogan. On the other hand, BNP fugitive Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, elder son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia was the mastermind behind the August 21 grenade attack.
Therefore, when the month of August appears, the murderous character of BNP gets desperate. We have been noticing since long that the anti-liberation and communal forces along with BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami get active across the country in every August. This year the BNP’s arson terrorism has already made people feel angry, upset and afraid ahead of the country’s general elections.
We people imbued with the spirit of the Liberation War have to remain alert against the murders and anti-liberation forces so that they could not create any unwanted situation in the country. The pro-liberation forces must devote themselves for the betterment of the country and thwart anti-state conspiracies unitedly. The ruling Awami League alongside pro-liberation forces must strive to resist all ill-efforts and conspiracies.
