Ambassador calls to pass on legacy of Mujibnagar Day to young expatriates

Bangladesh ambassador in Thailand has called upon the expatriate Bangladeshis to pass on the legacy and lessons of Mujibnagar Day to their children to instil in them patriotism and national identity.

“Expatriate Bangladeshis in Thailand need to pass on the history and legacy of the Mujibnagar Day and the first Government to their younger generations to inculcate patriotism and Bengali national identity”, Saida Muna Tasneem said on Tuesday while observing the day at the embassy in Bangkok.

She also read out the messages from the President and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh issued on the Day. A documentary on the historic Mujibnagar government was also shown on the occasion.

A large number of expatriate Bangladeshis living in Bangkok and its suburbs participated at the discussion on the significance of the historic Mujibnagar Day including President of Thailand Awami League Mostafizur Rahman and expatriate Freedom Fighter Pijush Kanti Saha.

On Apr 17 in 1971, the first government-in-exile which was formed a week ago took oath in a mango grove of Badyanath Tala on the Bangladesh-India border.

Later it was renamed 'Mujibnagar', and the provisional government in exile there came to be known as 'Mujibnagar Government'.

Vice President Syed Nazrul Islam had taken oath as the acting president of the provisional government in exile in the absence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Tajuddin Ahmed was its first prime minister, M Monsur Ali finance minister, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad foreign minister and HM Qamruzzaman took oath as the home, and relief and rehabilitation minister.

Mujibnagar was also declared the first capital of independent Bangladesh.