News Desk: US unit organised a discussion meeting and cultural event on Sunday marking the historic March 7, and 102nd birthday of Bangabandhu and National Children’s Day on March 17.
Held at New York, the programme also commemorated International Women’s Day on March 8 and Independence Day on March 26 with retrospective and prospect effects.
Recalling contribution of Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the country’s liberation and people’s emancipation, they said Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is securing tremendous socioeconomic development of the country following footprint of her father Bangabandhu.
They also said BNP and its anti-liberation allies are spreading propaganda abroad to malign the government and obstruct the country’s development.
Dr Pradip Ranjan Kar presided over the programme which was attended by NRBC founder chairman freedom fighter Farasat Ali, journalist M Fazlur Rahman, freedom fighters Saidur Rahman and Sirajul Islam Sarkar, and Prof Hosne Ara, among others.
Eng Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, adv Shah Md Bakhtiar Ali, Rumana Akter and Khandker Zahidul Islam moderated the programme.
