Leave opportunistic nature
Urge left-leaning political leaders
Former adviser to a caretaker government Justice Habibur Rahman addresses a discussion organised by Biplobider Kotha, a left-leaning think tank, in the city's Liberation War Museum yesterday marking the birth centenary of 15 revolutionaries of the Indian subcontinent.Photo: STAR
Left-leaning political leaders yesterday called upon the country's youth to leave behind opportunistic nature patronised by imperial forces and join the movements for the commoners' interests and build a discrimination free nation. Stating that new imperialism is promoting consumerism and division in the political system of developing countries like Bangladesh, they said this trend must be prevented for the sake of the country's social and economic stability. The leaders were speaking at a discussion organised by Biplobider Kotha (stories of the revolutionaries), a left-leaning think tank, in the city's Liberation War Museum marking the birth centenary of 15 revolutionaries of the Indian sub-continent. The revolutionaries are anti-British movement leaders Dinesh Gupta, Preetilata Waddedar, Bina Das, Saroj Mukherjee, Barin Dutta, Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Binoy Chowdhury, Gopal Basu, Prankrishana Chakravorty, Jyotirindra Moitra, Promothnath Nandi, Sudha Roy, Tribid Chowdhury, Chanchal Kumar Sharma and Shudhi Prodhan. Addressing as the chief guest, former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman said many state of affairs of today create frustration but there are people at various corners of the globe rising with new hopes. “For our own sake, we have to join in to meet our aspiration for betterment,” he said. Communist Party of Bangladesh General Secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal General Secretary Khalequzzaman, Engineer Sheikh Mohammad Shahidulla, journalist Mozammel Haque Monju, anti-British movement leader Comrade Jasimuddin Mandal and Sheikh Rafiq, editor of Ognijuger Biplobi, also spoke.
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