AL pays homage to Bangabandhu on Six-Point Day

City Desk :
The Awami League (AL) on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait at Bangabandhu Museum in the city’s Dhanmondi, marking the historic Six-Point Day.
On June 7, 1966, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Charter of Liberation for the Bangalee Nation.

The AL, under the sturdy leadership of Bangabandhu, called for a day-long strike against the exploitation and deprivation of central government of the then Pakistan and demanded autonomy ending its subjugation, reports BSS.
Eleven people, including Manu Mia, Shafiq and Shamsul Haque, were martyred in police and EPR firing in Tongi, Dhaka and Narayanganj during the strike called by AL.
On the occasion, Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here.
After laying the wreath in the morning, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of the country’s independence.
Flanked by senior AL leaders, Sheikh Hasina later placed another wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait on behalf of her party.