President Abdul Hamid said, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is not just a name. Bangabandhu is an institution, an entity, a history. Bangabandhu is as strong as the living Bangabandhu. As long as there is Bangladesh, there will be Bengalis, there will be the people of this country, Bangabandhu will be the source of inspiration for all. He has enlightened the world by being a beacon of liberation for oppressed people. Therefore, everyone must be enterprising so that our future generation can be inspired by Bangabandhu's principles, ideals and the spirit of the liberation war.
The President said this while addressing a special session of Jatiyo Sangsad on the occasion of Mujib Year on Monday (November 9). Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury presided over the session and the President started his speech at 6:35 evening.
"We have to protect the freedom we have snatched from the Pakistani aggressors in exchange for a sea of blood," he said. The benefits of freedom must be passed on to every household. Unity is the biggest need to implement Bangabandhu's promise to build 'Golden Bengal', the unity of the people, especially the pro-liberation forces. The unity that united us in the war must be built against communalism, dictatorship, intolerance and violence. To institutionalize democracy, political parties need to build a culture of tolerance and mutual respect. Those who want to disrupt the peace and progress of the country by misleading the open-minded people of the country by making fictional stories and situations by denying the real, must be motivated in the spirit of ‘71 and build resistance. Only then will the golden Bengal of Bangabandhu's dream be established, the celebration of Bangabandhu's birth centenary will be success
He said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a man with a big heart. He used to dream for himself and show dreams to people. His confidence, love and trust towards the people of the country were immense. By sacrificing his life, he has reciprocated the love of the people of Bengal. He has indebted the Bengali nation. The decision to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu from 17 March 2020 to 16 March 2021 as Mujib Year is very significant. Through the celebration of Mujib Year, Bangabandhu's life-work, thoughts-consciousness and philosophy should be spread to the young generation all over the world including Bangladesh. Bangabandhu's life and political philosophy for the liberation of the freedom-loving people of the world will be fully relevant, modern and up-to-date in the 21st century and will remain immortal in the future as well. The celebration of Mujib Year is an appropriate step to spread the meaning of Bangabandhu's life thought and political philosophy. The ‘Asamapta Atmajiboni’ of Bangabandhu, the Kargarer Rojnamcha, the autobiographical book 'Amar Dekha Naya Chin' published by the Prime Minister have created immense opportunity for the new generation at home and abroad to know about the life and works of Bangabandhu. I hope that the country's eminent politicians, historians, academics, researchers and journalists will make an important contribution to spreading Bangabandhu's life, work and ideals worldwide.
The President said there is no chance to see Bangabandhu and Bangladesh separately. If you want to know Bangladesh, you have to know about the liberation struggle and liberation war of Bengalis, you have to know Bangabandhu. Those who have tried to look at these two entities separately have failed. The biggest proof of today's reality. Let the nation move forward on the path of building a prosperous Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty by embracing the spirit of the war of liberation and the ideals of the Father of the Nation.