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Anniversary of Mujib's death observed

Trial of killers demanded

By Staff Correspondent
The 16th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed Thursday with due solemnity.
The day's programmes included milad mahfll. Quran khwant. rallies, mourning processtons. discussion meetings and feeding of destitutes.
Fateha was offered at the mazar of the late leader at Tunglpara and also at the Bananl Graveyard where other victims of August. 15 were burled.
Bouquets were placed at the portrait of Sheikh Mujib by different political parties and socio cultural organisations at Bangabandhu Bhaban where the national and the Awaml League flags flew at half mast
Party flags remained at half mast along with black flags in all AL offices.
Awaml league and other organisations observed August 15 as National Mourning Day
Destitute were fed at Bangabandhu Bhaban Thursday where a milad mahfll was arranged after the Asr prayer
Sheikh Haslna. leaders and workers of the AL and other organisations participated in
the milad mahfll.
In the cRy. milad mahfils and feeding of destitutes were arranged by different ward committees and other organisations
Bangabandhu's March 7 speech and patriotic songs were played over loudspeakers In different areas of the city throughout the day.
On August 15 in 1975. Bangabandhu was killed along with the members of his family in a military putsch.
His daughters Sheikh Haslna and Sheikh Rehana were abroad at that time.
The family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, killed that day Included his wife Begum Faztlatunnesa. three sons Sheikh Kamal. Sheikh Jamal. Sheikh Russel, daugh-ters-ln-law Sultana and Rosy brother Sheikh Naser, relatives Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mont. Abdur Rab Serniabat and others.
National Mourning Day observance committee, held a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar Thursday morning and organised a procession to ob
serve the day
The brief rally was presided over by Justice K M Sobhan and was addressed among others by AL leader Sajeda Chowdhury. Abdur Razzak. Oanatantri Party leader Azizul Islam Khan. Communist Party leader Aloy Roy. Dr. 9 A. Malek of Bangabandhu Parisad. and Nasrin Siddiqi wife of Kader Siddiqi
Speakers at the rally called for passage of the Indemnity (repeal) Bill to pave the way for trying the killers of Ban^bandhu.
K M Sobhan said that without eradicating terrorism, a government cannot be stable and that the anti-terrorism drive will start with the passage of the Indemnity (repeal) Bill The Indemnity Ordinance has blackened the Constitution, he added
Sajeda Chowdhury said that Bangladesh would not exist without Mujlb but the nation had to struggle for 16 years for the trial olhto- killers "From now on we will resist not protest." she added
She expressed her resentment over the non-broadcasting of any programme on radio and television on Mujlb
She said that the present government was misleading the people Just a few days ago during the anti-autocratic movement Begum Zia said that the media would be the peo pie’s media but what were the people now getting from it. she questioned
Abdur Razzak said that It Is In no way possible to give democracy a Institutional shape without the trial of Mujlb • killers
Later, a largely attended si lent procession was brought out from the Sha heed Mlnar which ended at Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondl
Our Gopalgonj Correspondent adds: The 16th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed in a befitting manner in Tungipara.
The day's programme included Quran khwani. milad mahfll. special prayers, discussion meetings and feeding of destitutes.
Awaml League central leaders Abdul Jalil. K M Jahangir. MP. and Rahmat All. MP. laid floral wreaths at the mazar of Bangabandhu.
A huge mourning meeting was held at the mazar premises in the evening. Organised by the Tungipara upazila AL unit, it was presided over by Rustum All Mollah and was attended by the AL central leaders.
Students of various schools and colleges and members of the public also laid floral wreaths at the mazar of Bangabandhu
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