Today is August 21, the 7th anniversary of the deadly grenade attack on Awami League anti-terrorism rally on Bangabandhu Avenue that killed 24 Awami League leaders and workers including front-line leader Ivy Rahman, and injured over 500 others.
The shock and horror that the nation felt on that day will be remembered with tears and tributes and deepest sympathy for the families of the martyrs.
The Awami League in a statement said under direct patronisation of the BNP-Jamaat government enemies of humanity and terrorist killer squad launched the grenade attack and gun fire to kill the Awami League chief, Sheikh Hasina.
Although Hasina, daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, survived by the grace of Almighty Allah, Awami League women affair secretary Ivy Rahman and 23 other party leaders and workers were killed.
'Such heinous act is unprecedented in the history of human civilisation,' the Awami League said.
It alleged that the then BNP-Jamaat government did not take any legal action against this dastardly massacre.
The ruling party further alleged that top leaders and workers of the BNP-Jamaat alliance were directly involved in this heinous act.
It said it was the demand of the time to give exemplary punishment to the killers and the perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack.
The Awami League has drawn up two-day programmes to observe the day. The programmes include placing wreaths at the altar of the memorial in front of the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue and PM's iftar with the members of the slain and wounded families at Ganabhaban today.
On Monday the party will hold discussion at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the afternoon. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will address the discussion as chief guest.
The AL general secretary, Syed Ashraful Islam, requested all units of the party, associate organisations and like-minded parties to observe the day with due sombreness.
Source : New Age
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