Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday (August 08, 2023) said that the “evil force” called BNP must be resisted to keep the values of Liberation War and democracy safe in Bangladesh. Quader made the remark after paying tribute to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib on her 94th birth anniversary at Dhaka’s Banani graveyard this morning. Read: AL delegation to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Sunday The road, transport and bridges minister said, “Politics of murder and conspiracy started in the country since the brutal assassinations of Bangabandhu on August 15 and four national leaders on November 3 in 1975. The grenade attack on August 21, 2004, primarily targeting Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina, was a continuation of that.” “Twenty-three lives were lost, including Ivy Rahman, in that grenade attack. BNP was behind this history of bloodbath. This party initiated the politics of murder and conspiracy in Bangladesh,” Quader added. Read: AL can achieve the impossible if it stays united: Information Minister Obaidul Quader also said Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib is one of the most remarkable women in Bangladesh’s history. “From Sheikh Mujib to Bangabandhu, from Bangabandhu to the Father of the Nation – Begum Mujib was not only Bangabandhu’s wife, she was also a dedicated partner in all the struggles,” he said. 

The 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed on Monday in a befitting manner. On this day in 1930, Fazilatunnesa Mujib was born to a noble Muslim family at Tungipara village of the then Gopalganj sub-division in Faridpur district. She was assassinated along with Bangabandhu and most of her family members on August 15 in 1975. The ruling Awami League (AL), its associate bodies and other socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark her birth anniversary. Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and electronics media will broadcast special programmes while newspapers will publish special supplements to mark the day. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the day. Read: PM Hasina: Learn from the sacrifices of Bangamata In his message, President Abdul Hamid said “On the night of August 15, 1975 she (Bangamata) was assassinated along with her husband, sons, daughters-in-law and close relatives the anti-liberation forces at her residence in Dhanmondi. It is a shameful chapter in the history of the nation. Bangamata is no longer among us, we hope that the young generation will devote themselves to the welfare of the motherland by upholding her ideals.” In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said “Despite being the wife of the President and the Prime Minister, Bangmata Fazilatunnesa, known as the 'First Lady', always lived a simple life. She used to help the poor. She was the epitome of the ideal of a Bengali woman. The ideals and examples of Bangamata will continue to be a source of inspiration for Bengali women throughout the ages.” “I hope, through the study of her biography, the new generation will be inspired to patriotism and will know about the struggling life of the father of the nation, the independence movement, the great liberation war and many unknown chapters in the struggle of freedom,” she said.

The prudent leadership of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib helped Bangabandhu make crucial decisions quickly, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Friday.

Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra celebrated the 90th birth anniversary of the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, a source of inspiration, strength and courage of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Saturday.

Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday celebrated the 90th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in a befitting manner at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Mission. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib sacrificed her personal desires and demands in many ways to create a scope for Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to fully work for the country.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday urged everyone to get involved in serving the country with patriotism by following the principles and ideal of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members.