D-8 Congratulates Bangladesh on Her 38th Anniversary of Independence

Dhaka, Bangladesh | March 27, 2009 by D-8 Secretariat

A school boy runs with a Bangladeshi flag during a performance to celebrate the 38th anniversary of Victory Day in Dhaka stadium. D-8 Congratulates Bangladesh on this special occasion.

Bangladeshis celebrated 38 years of independence Thursday, with tens of thousands of people visited a national memorial outside the capital to mark the independence day.

Political parties and different cultural organisations have taken various programmes to celebrate the 39th Independence and National Day and paid homage to the valiant sons of the soil who laid down their lives to free the country from old rule.

President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed wreaths at a national memorial in Savar, 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Dhaka.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina called upon Bangladeshis to unity with one purpose in forging a modern and developed society and nation. “No country can prosper amid fear and intimidations,” said Sheikh Hasina as she handed the 2009 Independence Awards at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

Four citizens received the awards this year for outstanding contribution in their various fields. Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury received an award for Bangla literature, Abdul Matin for his work the cultural arena, Prof AM Harunur Rashid in science and technology and Begum Ivy Rahman received a posthumous award for her social and public services.

The prime minister handed the recipients a gold medal, Tk 1 lakh in prize money and a note of appreciation.

Different political parties including the ruling party Awami League and main opposition BNP celebrated the day through placing floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum in the morning. Besides, on the occasion, Awami League hoisted national flag in it offices and also places wreaths at the portrait of the country’s founder president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the Bangabandhu Memorial Mus-eum at Dhanmondi.

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia along with her party leaders after placing wreaths to National Mausoleum will go to the premises of late president Ziaur Rahman’s monument. Apart from these, national flag will remain hoisted in all party offices and a discussion meeting will be arranged by the party on March 27.

Freedom fighters, social and cultural organisations alongside the people irrespective of age, cast, creed and gender will visit the National memorial throughout the day and place flowers. Other political parties like Jatiya party, Workers Party of Bangladesh, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), National Awami party, Gano Azadi League, Symmobadi dal, Jatiya Samjtantrik dal and Ganoforum will also arrange discussion meeting with a view to celebrating Independence Day.

D-8 Organization also extend greetings to Bangladesh and hopes that the country can continue and increase to prosper. The organization also pledged that it will continue to support Bangladesh economic development through concerted cooperation within D-8 framework.

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