Bangladesh Ambassador Ashud Ahmed, along with embassy officials, placing floral wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the embassy premises in Doha.
DOHA: The Embassy of Bangladesh in Doha observed on August 15 the “National Mourning Day” – the 43rd death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with due reverence and solemnity.
On this day in 1975, the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, along with most of his family members, was brutally killed at his Dhanmondi residence by a group of disgruntled soldiers in one of the bloodiest assassinations ever, said a statement issued by the embassy.
In the morning, the programme started with hoisting of the national flag at half-mast by Ambassador Ashud Ahmed at the Embassy premises in presence of Embassy officials and community members. After hoisting the national flag , the ambassador, along with Embassy officials paid homage by placing floral wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
This was followed by a discussion meeting on the life and works of the Father of the Nation which started with recitation from the Holy Quran. One-minute silence was observed as a mark of profound respect to the Father of the Nation and the martyrs of August 15, 1975.
In the meeting the messages from President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh on the National Mourning Day were read out.
In his speech Ambassador Ashud Ahmed recalled the heroic leadership role played by Bangabandhu in the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent country. He mentioned that the 15th August is the darkest chapter in the history of Bangladesh.
He also said as a nation we must learn a lesson here – our mourning should be turned into our strength and we should work hard to fulfill the dream of the Father of the Nation. He thanked the expatriate Bangladeshis in Qatar for their hard labour and contribution to the nation building towards fulfilling the dream of Bangabandhu and for demonstration of unity, fraternity, liberal and moderate attitude.
At the end of day’s programme, a Doa and Milad Mahfil was offered seeking the eternal peace of Bangabandhu, martyrs of August 15 and also for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of Bangladesh. The reading of the Holy Qur’an for Khatme Qur’an by a group of maulanas was also performed on the occasion of the Day. A documentary on the life and works of Bangabandhu was also screened during the event.
Bangladesh Ambassador Ashud Ahmed alongwith Embassy officials placing floral wreaths at the protrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
