The People of Manikganj on Sunday paid rich tribute to the Language Movement martyrs at Manikganj Central Shahid Minar with call to establish such a society where no man will exploit another.
Family members of Language Martyred Rafiq Uddin Ahammed, Administrator of Zila Parishad and District AL President Advocate Golam Mohiuddin, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Lotif, Police Super Golam Azad Khan, Mayor Ramjan Ali along others district level officials placed floral wreaths at one minute past midnight and continued till 7.30am.
People from all walks of life were seen at the Central Shaheed Minar, dressed in new clothes, mostly white and black in colour, with a print of the Bangla alphabet on it, wearing a ribbon with the name and flag of Bangladesh, While people in bare feet were placing wreaths in front of the Shaheed Minar in line, those in the crowd were having their own little remembrance as well.
The national flag was at half-mast all over the Manikganj and as well as the mournful immortal chorus ‘Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February, Ami Ki Bhulite Pari’ was reverberated all around in memory of the language heroes.
District AL, leaders, led by President Advocate Golam Mohiuddin, BNP leaders, lead by Zamilur Rasid Khan, Advocate Abdus Salam-PP, other political parties, different socio-cultural organisatons, educational institutions professional organisations and people of all walks of
life throng the Central Shaheed Minar throughout the day to pay homage.District and Up-zila Administration, Different political, socio-cultural and professional organisations have chalked out their respective multifarious programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. Those included rallies, debate, discussion, recitation of poems, staging of drama, patriotic songs, sessions of dance and mass drama.
At 8.00am in the morning, a rally, organised by district administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Abdul Latif, was brought out from Central Shaheed Minar premises in the morning and it paraded
the main roads of the town.
Later, in the afternoon, family members of Language Martyred Rafiq Uddin Ahammed were honored by the district administration. On this grand occasion, a discussion meeting was also held at Manikganj Govt High School Play ground. They also organised another discussion meeting, cultural function and prize distribution to the competition winners at Manikganj.
Menwhile, thousands of people visited the house of Rafiq at ‘Rafique Nagar’ under Singair Upazila in Manikganj, where they pay homage to first Language Martyred Rafiq Uddin Ahammed at the Shahid Minar.
Family members of Language Martyred Rafiq Uddin Ahammed, Member of Parlament from Manikganj-2 constituency and folklore Queen Mamotaj Begum, Zila Parishad and District AL President Advocate Golam Mohiuddin, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Latif, Police Super Golam Azad Khan, Singair Upazila Parisad Chairman Mushfiqur Rahman Hanna, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Dipon Debonath and other people under the banner of deferments political parties, socio-cultural organisations and government institution also placed flower wreaths at the Shahid Minar of at the Shaheed Minar at the house of the language martyr at Paril village