The Historic Mujibnagar Day was observed on Sunday in Gaibandha town in a befitting manner with a call to disseminate the real history of the Liberation War to the young generation.
Marking the day, the district administration arranged a discussion meeting highlighting the significance of the historic day at the conference room of the deputy commissioner (DC) this noon with DC Oliur Rahman in the chair.
Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad and also local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini attended the function as the chief guest.
Additional police super Abu Laice Md. Illiyas Ziku, chairman of Sadar upazila Parishad Shah Sarwar Kabir, former commander of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, district command unit, heroic freedom fighter (FF) Mahmudul Haque Shahjada spoke at the event as the special guests.
Deputy director of Department of Agricultural Extension Belal Uddin, Gaibandha Press Club President KM Rezaul Haque, FF Goutam Chandra Modok addressed the function among others.
On April 17 in 1971, Bangladesh government-in-exile took oath at Baidyanathtala mango grove in Meherpur, in the then Kushtia district.
The speakers in their speeches said on April 10, 1971 an exile government was formed with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the President, Syed Nazul Islam as vice president, Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister, Khondokar Mostaque Ahmed, Foreign Minister, M Mansur Ali, Finance Minister and AHM Quamaruzzaman Home and Relief Minister.
Whip Mahabub Ara Begum Gini said the Mujibnagar Government led the war of liberation in 1971 and freed the country from the clutches of the Pakistani occupation forces on December 16 the same year fighting a nine-month-long war,
DC Oliur Rahman said the proclamation of the independence was also endorsed on that day side by side taking oath of the first government of independent Bangladesh and he expected that the present generation would be able to know the real history of the Liberation War through observing the historic Mujibnagar Day.
Earlier, ADC-General Sadequr Rahman made a welcome speech marking the importance of the day.
A large number of people including district and upazila level officials, and journalists took part in the programme.
