AL’s 73rd anniv today

Awami League (AL), one of the country's oldest political parties, has drawn up an elaborate programme to celebrate its 73rd founding anniversary today.

The anniversary programme will begin with hoisting the national and party flags atop all party offices, including the central office.

Later, glowing tributes will be paid to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a small scale by placing wreaths at his portrait in Dhanmondi at 8:00am.

Besides, a delegation of AL Central Working Committee (ALCWC), led by presidium member Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruq Khan, will place wreaths at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu at Tungipara at 10:30am, maintaining health protocols.

The delegation will include ALCWC members Iqbal Hossain Apu and Syed Abdul Awal Shamim.

A discussion will be held at the party's central office on the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue at 10:30am. AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually chair the discussion from Gono Bhaban.

AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged all to maintain health guidelines during the celebration. 

Awami League was founded on June 23 in 1949.