Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT
PM Sheikh Hasina said that the current government is firmly committed to keep intact the democratic right of the people imbued with the spirit of all democratic movements and struggles, including the historic June 7, reports BSS.
PM gave this powerful message on the occasion of historic June 7 which is an unforgettable and significant day in the history of Bangladesh.
“The historic movement for six-point demand, declared by greatest Bengali of all time Bangabandhu, took an important turn on June 7, 1966,” she said.
The premier said police and the then EPR had opened fire on unarmed people during the movement announced by Awami League to realize the six-point demand, the charter of freedom of Bangalee nation.
Eleven people including Manu Mia, Shafique and Shamsul Haque in Dhaka and Narayanganj had embraced martyrdom on that day, she added. PM showed profound respect to the memories of all martyrs of the struggle for independence including those of the June 7. She vowed to materialise the dream of the martyrs of June 7 turning the country into a middle income one by 2021 and developed one by 2041. To mark the day, different socio-political organisations including Awami League, its associate bodies and like-minded socio-cultural organisations have drawn up elaborate programmes.
The Awami League’s programmes include hoisting of the national and party flags atop Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi and central office in the capital and all unit offices across the country.
Leaders and workers of Awami League and its front organisations placed floral wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi.