Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das on Monday described Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the founder of “modern Bangladesh” and one of the “most influential and courageous” leaders of the 20th century.
Reflecting back on Bangabandhu’s rich legacy, the High Commissioner said that Bangabandhu also laid the foundations for India-Bangladesh relations.
She was speaking at a ‘Book Gifting Session’ in Bangabandhu organised by the High Commission of India in Dhaka as part of Mujib Borsho celebrations.
Books on Bangabandhu and the Liberation War written by acclaimed authors and historians have been gifted to 100 Universities and Colleges across Bangladesh, including those situated in Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet, among others.
The High Commissioner expressed hope that through these books, young students would better appreciate and understand Bangabandhu and help realize his dream of ‘Sonar Bangla’.
Mujib Borsho is being celebrated marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.
Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Deputy Minister for Education, spoke on Bangabandhu and his message for the Post Liberation generation in his keynote address.
He thanked the High Commission for this “notable initiative and reiterated the extraordinary strength and warmth that India and Bangladesh relations enjoy”.
Vice Chancellors of select Universities who participated in the event were Prof. Satya Prasad Majumder of BUET, Prof Mohammed Fayek Uzzaman of Khulna University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Rafiqul Alam of CUET, Chittagong, Farid Uddin Ahmed of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Prof. M. Abdus Sobhan of Rajshahi University, and Prof. Gautam Buddha Das of CVASU, Chittagong.