Dhaka: Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad, has said, “I was with Awami League in the past. I am and will always be with the party.
The former state minister for home affairs made the comment while attending the ongoing national council of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Friday afternoon.
Earlier, AL president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 21st national council of the party at the historic venue. She opened the 2-day council by releasing the symbol of peace pigeon at 3:05pm.
Wishing the council a success, Sohel Taj said, “Through the council, the country will move forward towards ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The council will make our independence, earned by dint of the sacrifice of the blood of 30 lakh martyrs, more meaningful.”
