Speakers at a meeting in Chittagong yesterday demanded to include Pritilata Waddedar's biography in children's textbooks so that future generations can learn about her ideology.
They were addressing a meeting at Muslim Institute Hall in observance of Pritilata's hundredth birth anniversary, jointly organised by Samajtantrik Mahila Forum, Samajtantrik Chhatra Front and Charan Sangskritik Kendra, Chittagong.
Speakers said Pritilata would remain an idol of the country's people for her supreme sacrifice in building movement against exploitation, deprivation and injustice.
They demanded building a sculpture of Pritilata in Chittagong and renaming Railway Officers' Club in Pahartali (the then European club) after her.
Forum Chittagong district President Papi Chakma presided over the meeting, where Prof Nasima Akhter Hossain of Jahangirnagar University, writer Ferdous Ara Aleem, Manash Nandi, Advocate Sultana Akhter Ruby and Indrani Bhattachariya also spoke.
News Source: The Daily Star (May 6, 2011)
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