BCL founding anniversary today

The 55th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will be observed in the country today. Different groups of BCL have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the founding anniversary of the country's leading and old student organisation.

Awami League-backed BCL will launch its programmes through hoisting national and party flags at the party office at 6am.

It will place wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibor Rahman at 8am.

Later, BCL will bring out a procession from the 'Aparajeo Bangla' to the party office at Bangabandhu Avenue.

Former BCL presidents, general secretaries, former DUCSU members along with other ex-members will attend the inaugural function.

BCL has also organised a reunion at the Engineers Institution auditorium on January 16. Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina will attend the reunion as chief guest.

As part of the anniversary programmes, a three-day special extended meeting and training workshop of BCL will be held at Tungipara in the first week of February.

Meanwhile, JSD (Inu)-backed BCL will hold a rally on the Dhaka University campus at 11-30am today and bring out a procession at 1pm. JSD president Hasanul Haq Inu will attend the rally as chief guest.