Muktijudho
Suhrawardy Udyan Suhrawardy Udyan to be conserved as the birthplace of Liberation War
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, February 14: A specific place of Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital will be conserved as the birthplace of the liberation war.
Minister for Liberation War Affairs, AKM Mozammel Haque, said this. He said, "We want to conserve certain places of the historic Suhrawardy Udyan as the birthplace of the Liberation War, where people can go and know the history of liberation war."
The minister said this while addressing a function on the occasion of 50th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad at Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday (February 13). The event was organized by Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command.
Mozammel Haque said, "We are conserving the places where the battles took place during the liberation war. Besides, if any freedom fighter dies, they will be given graves of similar design. As if seeing a grave even after 50 years, it will be understood that it is the grave of a heroic freedom fighter."
He said the heroic freedom fighters are now getting an allowance of at least Rs 20,000. Besides, 30,000 homes are being constructed for the indigent freedom fighters.
Mozammel Haque said that the heroic freedom fighters are getting free medical services in the hospitals. He said that anti-independence forces are still involved in anti-national conspiracies. We are taking an oath today - we will unite all the heroic freedom fighters and stop their conspiracy.
Mentioning that the Awami League government has always worked and is working for the welfare of the heroic freedom fighters, the minister said when others were in power, they only looted.
Md. Zahurul Islam Rohel, Administrator of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad and Director General of National Muktijoddha Council, presided over the function. Leaders of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and members of Awami League Presidium Shajahan Khan, Member of Parliament Benazir Ahmed, Bir Muktijoddha Mahbub Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram) and other elected leaders of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad spoke at the event.
