Bangabandhu's Contributions
'Rewrite them clearly in constitution'
Prof Abu Sayeed yesterday demanded reprinting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's name as the father of the nation and proclaimer of the independence “specifically and clearly” in the constitution.
Sayeed, who was the member of the drafting committee of Bangladesh Constitution, 1972, was speaking to reporters at his Dhanmondi residence in the city.
“Considering the constitutional obligation and the high court verdict on proclamation of independence, I demand his (Bangabandhu's) name be reprinted as the father of the nation and the proclaimer of the independence in a separate article of the constitution,” said Sayeed.
Former state minister for information, he said Bangabandhu was recognised as the father of the nation and proclaimer of independence of the War of Liberation in the country's first constitution, drafted and accepted in 1972.
“It would be equal to sedition if Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is denied as the father of the nation and proclaimer of the independence as he is recognised in the constitution,” he added.
Sayeed said the anti-liberation forces are engaged in dividing the nation, confusing the new generation and distorting the history of the War of Liberation.
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