Awami League leaders and activists at a rally in the capital city of Dhaka on Saturday vowed to resist communal evil forces side by side with facing all local and foreign conspiracies.
Thousands of people, including leaders, activists and supporters of Awami League and its affiliated bodies took part in a ‘victory procession’ in Dhakacity on Saturday afternoon brought out by the ruling party, which led the great War of Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.
The Victory Procession was brought out as part of the celebration of the country's 52nd Victory Day. At the procession, all the participants vowed to resist the communal evil forces, their allied anti-liberation forces and conspirators.
They took the oath as the anti-liberation forces, communal evil forces and conspirators at home and abroad are trying to harm the independence of the country, its democracy and stop the ongoing development process led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The victory procession started from the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, adjacent to historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital and paraded roads in Shahbagh, Elephant Road and Mirpur Road before terminating at Dhanmondi Rd-32.
Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman inaugurated the rally. The General Secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League Humayun Kabir moderated the programme.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader attended the programme as the chief guest and Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque addressed the rally.
Earlier, thousands of leaders, activists and supporters of the Awami League and its different associate bodies thronged the IEB area with banners and festoons. They also chanted various slogans against the communal forces, anti-liberation groups and conspirators.
Before the victory procession marking the Great Victory Day, a rally was held. At the rally, Awami League leaders vowed to resist communal evil forces side by side with facing all local and foreign conspiracies.
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Presidium Members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Shajahan Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Abdur Rahman, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, and Qamrul Islam, Joint General Secretaries- Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and AFM Bahauddin Nasim addressed the rally among others.
"Game will be played against killers of 1971 and 1975. We will defeat killers. We will resist communal evil forces," Obaidul Quader told the rally.
He said BNP is instigating to create rift between Bangladesh and the USA. If any problem appears, it will be dealt diplomatically, he said.
He assured all embassies in Bangladesh including the US that there is no lack of security for diplomats here.
"Everyone will remain safe in Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh, Bangabandhu's Bangladesh," he said.
Begum Matia Chowdhury said the people's right to food, clothes, shelter, education and treatment has been ensured in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"We will have to march forward defeating the anti-liberation forces," she said.
Abdur Razzaque said the AL government cannot be ousted through conspiracy.
If the people do not cast their votes in favour of Awami League, it will not stay in power, he said, adding that government changeover is not possible without polls.
Shajahan Khan said Jamaat-BNP clique is threatening AL, but AL never fears any threat.
AL along with the people will give a befitting reply to them, he said.
Jahangir Kabir Nanak said today anti-liberation force BNP-Jamaat alliance has again started hatching conspiracies.
They want to create unrest in the country by carrying out subversive acts, he said, urging all to remain united against any kind of conspiracy.
Abdur Rahman said BNP-Jamaat wants to turn Bangladesh into a Pakistan. Noting that the country achieved independence under Bangabandhu's leadership, he hoped that under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina, the country will be freed from terrorism, Razakar and militancy.
Mahbubul Alam Hanif said when the country is marching forward, the defeated force of Liberation War again started hatching conspiracy.
"In this month of victory, we want to announce that Pakistani cohorts BNP-Jamaat must be eliminated from the country," he said.
Dr Dipu Moni said: "From this victory procession, it will be our pledge that we will root out the evil force at any cost. We will not allow anyone to hatch conspiracy centering our country and our independence."
Dr Hasan Mahmud said BNP has been defeated on December 10 last. In continuation of this defeat, BNP will again fail in the next parliamentary elections, he said.
"Our oath is to eliminate Pakistani collaborator BNP-Jamaat evil force. We will build a Smart Bangladesh side by side with eliminating the evil force," Dr Hasan said.
He said BNP announced that they would say good bye to the AL government on December 10 but they themselves have been defeated on that day.
Bahauddin Nasim said BNP is a party of terrorists. The country and its people are never safe from BNP, he said.
He urged the leaders and workers to remain alert as BNP-Jamaat clique is again mounting up.
