Dhaka district AL’s triennial conference draws huge crowd

Staff Reporter :
Thousands of Awami League (AL) followers, activists and leaders gathered at Dhaka’s Sher-E-Bangla Nagar old trade fair ground on Saturday to join the triennial council of the party’s Dhaka district unit.
AL Presidium Member Advocate Kamrul Islam inaugurated the council while the general secretary of the party Obaidul Quader was present as the chief guest.
The event ground took a festive look with Awami League leaders and activists wearing colourful T-shirts.
Many said they were enjoying the festive atmosphere and arrangement.
Leaders started the meeting by hoisting the party and national flags and releasing balloons and pigeons.
A troupe rendered the national anthem and AL’s party song.
Organisers informed that a total of 22,000 chairs were set up at the venue.
Traffic congestion was seen at one of the entry points of Dhaka-Gabtoli area due to the huge presence of leaders and activists.
Meanwhile, Benjir Ahmed has been made the president of Dhaka district unit of Awami League while Paniruzzaman Tarun the general secretary of the unit for the next three years.
AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader announced their names after the council.
Speaking in front of huge crowd, Obaidul Quader urged BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, to inquire about the number of people who attended the triennial council of Dhaka district unit of the ruling party.
“What’s about Fakhrul Saheb? He is sleeping in the warehouse of money. Try to know how many people attended the Dhaka district council where our leader (Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina) was not present,” he said.
Urging Mirza Fakhrul to see the pictures of today’s capital city turning into human sea marking the council, Quader said, “(Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina will go to Poloround in Chattogram. We will gather 10 lakh people there”.
“We saw how many people joined BNP’s rally,” he said, adding that a drama is being staged centering BNP’s rally in Rangpur.
Noting that game will be played against vote rigging and forgery, corruption and those who play with the fates of 17 crore people through demonstrations and elections, Quader said democracy, independence and Liberation War spirit are not safe in the hands of communal and killer government.
If BNP comes to state power again, it will manipulate elections and killed people as well as the democracy, he said, adding that no matter how many rallies BNP holds, none could defeat the united AL. Terming Sheikh Hasina as the most efficient administrator of the country, the AL general secretary said, “Sheikh Hasina is the most successful diplomat. The name of the most courageous leader is Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Hasina is our crisis manager”.
AL presidium members Dr Abdur Razzaque and Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, AL Joint General Secretary Dr Dipu Moni, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman, AL Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretary Mirza Azam, Liberation War Affairs Secretary Advocate Mrinal Kanti Das, Legal Affairs Secretary Advocate Najibullah Hiru, Women Affairs Secretary Maher Afroz Chumki, Education and Human Resource Affairs Secretary Shamsun Nahar Chapa, Forestry and Environmental Affairs Secretary Delwar Hossain and Central Working Committee members Advocate ABM Riazul Kabir Kawsar, Mohammad Sayeed Khokon, Sahabuddin Farazi and Anwar Hossain, Dhaka city north AL President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman and General Secretary SM Mannan Kachi addressed the gathering, among others.
Leaders and activists of seven units, including Dhamrai Upazila, Savar Upazila, Ashulia Thana, Keraniganj Upazila, Keraniganj Model Thana, Dohar Upazila and Nababganj Upazila of Dhaka district Awami League (AL) joined the council to make it a success.
Speaking at the council, Abdur Razzaque said those who talk about toppling the government often forget that they carried out 2014 mayhem and fire terrorism in 2015.
Khaleda Zia had gone to Gulshan wrapping up her movement that time, he said, adding, “We have capacity to face you”.
Addressing the council, Jahangir Kabir Nanak said, “Will you create another Bangla Bhai and communal state? We will not let it to be happened”.
Mentioning that trial of the killers of August 15 has been completed, but Ziaur Rahman remained out of the trial as he no more, he said, “Ziaur Rahman would have been hanged for killing Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel”.
Advocate Qamrul Islam said, “We want to give proof and message through today’s conference to those who made various remarks through mass gatherings in different places that Dhaka district AL council witnessed more people than yours”.
Dipu Moni said those who killed democracy and thousands of people are now shedding crocodile tears. She urged all to resist the evil force with united efforts.
Asaduzzaman said AL always believes in the mandate of the people. “The countrymen will never do wrong, they will again vote for boat to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to power,” he added.
Mirza Azam emphasized on holding public rallies and meetings at the grassroots throughout the next year.