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Govt doesn't recognise Sheikh Mujib as Father of the Nation: Adviser Nahid

Published : Thursday, 17 October, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 433
Staff Correspondent
Information, and Posts and Telecommunications Adviser Nahid Islam on Wednesday said that the interim government does not recognise 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman' as the 'Father of the Nation'.

While talking to media at his Secretariat office, the Adviser also informed that the government is planning to introduce a new 'Mass Uprising Day' excluding the eight national days including March 7, the previous Awami League government introduced during their regime.

"Awami League made 'Bangabandhu' controversial. As a party, AL was in power through fascist tactics - snatching people's voting rights, abductions, murders, and even genocide. So, who called him the 'Father of the Nation', and which day they declared as National Day, none of that will continue in the new Bangladesh. We want to rebuild Bangladesh," he said.

In response to a question whether the interim government acknowledges Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation, Nahid asserted, "Of course not".

"Our history didn't begin in 1952. We have anti-British struggles, 1947, 1971, 1990, and now 2024. We have many founding fathers, and our freedom came through their collective struggles," the adviser stated.

Regarding cancellation of nationals days, Nahid also noted, "The national days being canceled were 'imposed' by the Awami League, describing this as 'fascist behavior'. Those are the national days of AL and imposed in the government's list. The government finds these days unimportant, so they are being canceled."

"The Awami League destroyed the history. They have also ruined 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman'. It has become a part of the 'fascist ideology'," he added.

Earlier in the day, the interim government officially announced the cancellation of eight national days, including Historic 7 March, which commemorates Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib's historic speech at Suhrawardy Udyan in1971 where he gave the call for independence of Bangladesh and 15 August  marking Bangabandhu's assassination. The official Facebook account of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus carried the decision of the government to cancel the eight national days.



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