Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is set to celebrate its 72nd founding anniversary through various programs today (Saturday) January 4.
The largest student organization having glorious tradition of struggle and success, the BCL came into being on January 4 in 1948 at the instruction of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with a view to attaining the country’s independence.
BCL central leaders greeted all on the occasion of the organization’s 72nd founding anniversary.
Marking the anniversary, the BCL has taken three-day programs and set to celebrate the occasion colorfully.
The day’s programs will include hoisting of national and party flags at party offices at 6.30 am, placing of wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi road-32 at 7.00 am, cutting of cake at 8.00am at Dhaka University Curzon Hall,
Marking the anniversary, BCL has arranged a reunion programs at 2.30 pm at historic Suhrawardi Uddyan tomorrow. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to be present at the reunion as the chief guest.
A voluntary blood donation camp will be held on January 6 at 10.00am at Bottola besides Aparajeya Bangla in Dhaka University and educational materials would be distributed among students on January 7 at 10.00am. Besides, winter clothes will be distributed among the destitute at 4 pm on January 7 in front of Swoparjito Swadhinata Sculpture at Dhaka University.
The BCL has been leading all democratic and progressive movements in the country since its establishment in 1948. This organization attained victory in all struggles in exchange of great sacrifices.
The BCL played pioneering roles in the language movement in 1952, in the victory of Jukta Front in 1954 polls, anti-Ayub movement in 1958, education movement in 1962, six-point movement in 1966, mass upsurge in 1969, elections in 1970, the great Liberation War in 1971.