The Bangladesh Embassy in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, observed the 46th Martyrdom Anniversary and National Mourning Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August with due solemnity and dignity. The embassy said in a statement on Sunday, Bangladesh’s ambassador to Uzbekistan. Jahangir Alam started the day by hoisting the national flag at half-mast. At this time the national anthem is served. Later, wreaths were laid at the portrait of Bangabandhu.
At the beginning of the program, the ambassador said. Jahangir Alam President. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina read out the message. After that, the ambassador’s wife Ummul Fatema said the foreign minister’s words and administrative officer. Yusuf Nizami read out the message of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Then a minute of silence was observed in memory of Bangabandhu and the martyred members of his family.
Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Mohammad Tafazzal Hossain Mia was the chief guest at the webinar organized on the next program Zoom Platform. He said that on the night of August 15, 1975, not only did the people of Bangladesh lose their great leader, but the world lost an extraordinary statesman. He also quoted some of Bangabandhu in his speech, which encouraged the Bengali nation to jump into the war of independence. Advertising
Ambassador Md. Jahangir Alam said the killing of Bangabandhu and his family members was the worst incident in the history of the world. He expressed his deep gratitude to Bangabandhu for bringing freedom to the Bengali nation in just nine months through his visionary and fearless leadership.
Among others, Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Manish Prabhat, former Minister of Culture of Uzbekistan Tursunali Kujiev, Member of the University Grants Commission Md. Sajjad Hossain, BUET Vice Chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder, Professor of the Independent University of Bangladesh. Mamun Habib, Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Kyrgyzstan Temirbek Erkinov, Journalist Anahita Simidinova from Tajikistan, Saira Rakhimova, Teacher of Oriental Studies University in Uzbekistan, Bangladesh Community Leader Freedom Fighter Engineer Golam Nabi and others.
The speakers recalled various aspects of the life and work of this great leader of the Bengali nation and expressed deep sorrow over the immense loss of the Bengali nation in his assassination. At the end, a special prayer was offered for the souls of Bangabandhu and other martyred members of his family.
