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Friday | November 06, 2026 | Dhaka

ORGANISATION SNIPPET

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 09 March 2016

Samajtantrik Mahila Forum
A rally organised by Samajtantrik Mahila Forum was held in front of Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday marking International Women’s Day. In the rally the speakers demanded removal of disparity between male and female. They called upon all to ensure rights and dignity of women in the society. The speakers also urged people from all walks of life to build united resistance against repression on women. The event was addressed, among others, by central committee member of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal Zahedur Haque Milu, Central Advisory Committee Member Shamsun Nahar Joyotsona, General Secretary Engineer Shampa Basu, Member Ruksana Afroj Asha, organizer Jesmin Aktar, General Secretary of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, Dhaka city unit Mukta Baroi and Vice-President of the organisation, Eden Mahila College unit Jayosree Roy. A procession also paraded different city streets to meet its demands. President of the forum Rawshon Ara Rusho presided over the programme.
Center for Research and Information
A color-versioned documentary on Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech was screened by Center for Research and Information (CRI) at the Army Stadium on Monday. A concert was also performed on the occasion. Imbued with the spirit of 1971 Liberation War, thousands of people specially youth thronged the city’s Army Stadium to enjoy the massive programme. Seven leading bands of the country-Warfaze, Shironamhin, Arbovirus, Lalaon, Cryptic Fate, Nemesis and Shunno performed on the stage to enthrall the crowd in the mega concert. Besides, the telecast of the historic speech and the ambience of March 7, 1971 were recreated through the performance of a group of artistes. The CRI staged the concert for the second consecutive years coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the speech. Over 30,000 people specially youth enjoyed the concert.