Published: 07:38 AM, 18 April 2026
Civil society pays tribute at Mujibnagar
Marking the historic Mujibnagar Day, members of civil society paid tribute to the martyrs of the 1971Liberation War at the Mujibnagar Memorial Complex on Friday.
Journalists, political leaders, and prominent citizens placed wreaths at the memorial in the afternoon, honouring the valiant sons of the soil. However, they expressed deep dissatisfaction and frustration over the absence of any official state programme to observe the occasion this year.
Following the tribute, freedom fighter, journalist, and writer Abu Sayeed Khan criticised what he described as a lack of respect for the spirit of the Liberation War.
Ruhin Hossain Prince, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and Rajekuzzaman Ratan, assistant general secretary of the Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BASAD), along with members of various organizations were present on the occasion.
The date of 17 April 1971 remains a defining moment in Bangladesh's history. On that day, at Baidyanathtala-later named Mujibnagar-the first government of independent Bangladesh formally took oath.
