Bangamata remembered on 89th birth anniversary

The 89th birth anniversary of Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib was observed with due respect in the capital and elsewhere in the country yesterday.

Begum Fazilatunnessa, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, embraced martyrdom along with Bangabandhu and other family members in a brutal attack by some army personnel on August 15 in 1975.

Fazilatunnesa, who struggled for an independent Bangladesh alongside Bangabandhu, was born in Tungipara village of Gopalganj on August 8, 1930.

Marking the occasion, the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs organised a discussion at Bangabandhu International Conference Center. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury addressed the discussion as the chief guest. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatunnesa Indira chaired the discussion while chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki and Jatiya Mahila Sangstha Chairman Prof Momtaj Begum took part in the discussion.

A documentary on Bangamata was screened after the discussion.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the day. Besides, Awami League, its associate bodies and other like-minded organisations paid tributes to Bangamata by placing wreaths on her grave at Banani graveyard in Dhaka.